2-Z is an album by the American jazz pianist Matthew Shipp with AACM saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell, recorded in 1995 and released on the 2.13.61 label. Shipp played previously with Mitchell's Note Factory on the album This Dance Is for Steve McCall, but 2-Z represents their first collaboration with Shipp as a leader.[1]

2-Z
Studio album by Matthew Shipp
Released	1996
Recorded	August 15, 1995
Studio	Seltzer Sound, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:00
Label	2.13.61
Matthew Shipp chronology
Prism (1996) 2-Z (1996) The Flow of X (1997)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

In his review for AllMusic, Chris Kelsey states: "The men speak the same language —albeit with slightly different accents— and they communicate quite well. A nice record."[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote that the album "is a meeting of generations, and Shipp sounds respectful and happy to take second place for much of it, constantly searching for some normative path that might hint at a tonal centre".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Matthew Shipp and Roscoe Mitchell

1. "2-Z" – 3:11
2. "2-Z-2" – 4:03
3. "2-Z-3" – 4:45
4. "2-Z-4" – 3:47
5. "2-Z-5" – 2:53
6. "2-Z-6" – 2:46
7. "2-Z-7" – 2:40
8. "2-Z-8" – 4:13
9. "2-Z-9" – 2:54
10. "2-Z-10" – 6:02
11. "2-Z-11 (The Physics of Angels)" – 6:46

Personnel

• Matthew Shipp - piano
• Roscoe Mitchell – alto sax, soprano sax

References