I've Been to Many Places

“This recording is meant as a reflection on where I have been in the music so I visit and revisit or should I say re-interpret many of the houses I have occupied. Of course this being a solo CD, the main focus is to make the piano come alive and to be a direct extension of my spirit-psyche and body. The piano here is vascular-cut it and it will bleed. When you listen to this recording you are directly listening to my brain waves and in some cases on this CD I feel I have transcended the instrument and am dealing with pure brain waves or lets say cosmic pulse” – Matthew Shipp Track Listing: Disc 1: I've Been To Many Places Summertime Brain Stem Grammer Pre Formal Web Play Tenderly Life Cycle Brain Shatter Symbolic Access Waltz Reflex Naima Where Is The Love? Light Years Where Is The Love?(reprise) Blue Astral Bodies Cosmic Wave