ACCELERATED PROJECTION by ROSCOE MITCHELL - MATTHEW SHIPP

released January 22, 2018

All compositions by Roscoe Mitchell and Matthew Shipp

Recorded live on August 28th 2005 by Paolo Zucca at Sant'Anna Arresi, Sardinia, Italy
Mixing and mastering: Jean-Pierre Bouquet, L'Autre Studio, Vaires-sur-Marne, France
Liner notes: Yuko Otomo
Photographs: Agostino Mela
Cover design: Max Schoendorff
Cover realization: David Bourguignon
Executive producer: Michel Dorbon

Roscoe Mitchell, member of AACM from its early stage and founding member of Art Ensemble of Chicago is a living legend, a national treasure, involved in whether it as a solo, a duet, an ensemble or a classical music situation. Matthew Shipp, definitely a legend in his own right as well, play in many configurations witnessing his impressively brilliant creative devolvement. The experience seeing these musicians play live is equivalent to seeing/hearing Bach, Beethoven and Chopin play live if such a thing were still possible.
Here we are holding the gift of a recording of them playing together in duet. And what a gift it is!
Yuko Otomo