Piano Sutras is a landmark release for Matthew Shipp whose accolades rank him as being universally acclaimed, the most brilliant pianists of his generation and one of the most original stylists in Jazz history. This solo recording is both breathtakingly beautiful, deeply companionate and intellectually upending. If you want to know where Jazz is in the present and where it will be in the future, all you have to do is listen to this release. A tour de force.
