Matthew Shipp Trio - Circular Temple

"At times in '#1,' Shipp's singular union of cracked-note hammering and delicate harmonic suspense suggests a duet between Erik Satie and a very pissed off Cecil Taylor."—David Fricke, Rolling Stone

tracklist-
1. Circular Temple #1 6:34
2. Circular Temple #2 (Monk's Nightmare) 10:12
3. Circular Temple #3 3:51
4. Circular Temple #4 26:24

All compositions by Matthew Shipp

Matthew Shipp - piano
William Parker - bass
Whit Dickey - drums

Recorded October 16, 1990 at Seltzer Sound, N.Y.C. by Carl Seltzer.