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Trinity is a solo album by American composer, improviser and jazz violin and viola player Mat Maneri recorded in 1999 and released in 2001 on the ECM label.[1][2][3]

Trinity
Studio album by Mat Maneri
Released	2001
Recorded	July 1999
Genre	Jazz
Length	63:52
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Mat Maneri chronology
So What? (1998) Trinity (2001) Blue Decco (2000)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars calling it "a mystifying debut by a devastatingly creative and deftly talented musician".[4]

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings described the album as "an astonishing solo performance, richly textured and deftly executed, and full of the funky simplicity of early jazz."[5]

Writing for All About Jazz, Mark Corroto commented: "The organic freedom of Maneri's playing on Trinity reveals the source of his energy: the architecture of composition combined with judicious use of space. Trinity is an admirable album of thoughtful and inspired improvisation."[6]

Critic Gary Giddins called the album "a solo recital of unexpected depth and variety," and remarked: "His adaptation of 'Sun Ship,' a stark and rather insubstantial Coltrane fragment, begins with barely a hint of the source material, then proceeds to locate it in the course of deliberate microtonal stages, building to a vigorous peak as if the Coltrane figure had to be earned."[7]

Aaron Steinberg of Jazz Times stated: "As with most nonpiano solo recitals, Trinity demands a lot from its listeners. Taking a structured, composerly approach to the violin, however, Maneri does make it easier. Rather than focus on sheer technique, Maneri's patient playing focuses on the polyphonic capabilities of his instrument. Bowing two and three notes simultaneously or bowing and plucking at the same time, Maneri often sounds like a string ensemble."[8]

Track listing

All compositions by Mat Maneri except as indicated

1. "Pure Mode" (Matthew Shipp) - 3:54
2. "Almost Pretty" - 4:39
3. "Trinity" - 10:04
4. "Sun Ship" (John Coltrane) - 7:22
5. "Blue Deco" - 8:29
6. "Veiled" - 5:08
7. "Iron Man" (Eric Dolphy) - 3:13
8. "Lattice" (Joe Morris) - 3:22
9. "November 1st" - 10:48
10. "Lady Day's Lament" (Joe Maneri) - 6:47

• Recorded at Gateway Studio in Kingston, England in July 1999

Personnel

• Mat Maneri - violin, viola

References

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