Our Lady of the Flowers (album)

Our Lady of the Flowers is an album by American jazz pianist Matthew Shipp, which was recorded in 2013 and released on the French RogueArt label. The album is named after the novel by French writer Jean Genet. It was the second disc by Shipp's Declared Enemy, the quartet he assembled for Salute to 100001 Stars with reedist Sabir Mateen, bassist William Parker and drummer Gerald Cleaver.

Our Lady of the Flowers
Studio album by Matthew Shipp
Released	2015
Recorded	June 13, 2013
Studio	Park West Studio, Brooklyn
Genre	Jazz
Length	68:56
Label	RogueArt
Producer	Michel Dorbon
Matthew Shipp chronology
The Gospel According to Matthew & Michael (2015) Our Lady of the Flowers (2015) The Conduct of Jazz (2015)

Reception

The All About Jazz review by John Sharpe states "Shipp propounds his utterly distinctive style, with nagging motifs prominent, though he reins in his customary explosions."[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Matthew Shipp

1. "Atomic Note" – 7:03
2. "New Tension" – 5:18
3. "A Different Plane" – 7:38
4. "From the Beyond" – 8:27
5. "Silence Blooms" – 4:24
6. "Irrational" – 6:46
7. "Our Lady of the Flowers" – 11:03
8. "Gasp" – 7:41
9. "Cosmic Joke" – 8:56

Personnel

• Matthew Shipp - piano
• Sabir Mateen – tenor sax, clarinet
• William Parker – double bass
• Gerald Cleaver – drums

References

1. Sharpe, John. Our Lady of the Flowers review at All About Jazz