# New Orbit

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{{Infobox album
| name       = New Orbit
| type       = studio
| artist     = [Matthew Shipp](/source/Matthew_Shipp)
| cover      = New_orbit_cover.jpeg
| alt        =
| released   = 2001
| recorded   = September 14, 2000
| venue      =
| studio     = Seltzer Sound, [New York City](/source/New_York_City)
| genre      = [Jazz](/source/Jazz)
| length     = 39:08
| label      = [Thirsty Ear](/source/Thirsty_Ear_Recordings)
| producer   = [Matthew Shipp](/source/Matthew_Shipp)
| chronology = [Matthew Shipp](/source/Matthew_Shipp)
| prev_title = [Expansion, Power, Release](/source/Expansion%2C_Power%2C_Release)
| prev_year  = 2001
| next_title = [Songs](/source/Songs_(Matthew_Shipp_album))
| next_year  = 2002
}}

'''''New Orbit''''' is an album by American jazz pianist [Matthew Shipp](/source/Matthew_Shipp) recorded in 2000 and released on [Thirsty Ear](/source/Thirsty_Ear_Recordings)'s Blue Series. Shipp leads a quartet with trumpeter [Wadada Leo Smith](/source/Wadada_Leo_Smith), bassist [William Parker](/source/William_Parker_(musician)) and drummer [Gerald Cleaver](/source/Gerald_Cleaver_(musician)).

==Reception==
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [The New Rolling Stone Album Guide](/source/The_Rolling_Stone_Album_Guide)
| rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="Rolling Stone">{{cite book|last = Brackett|first = Nathan|author-link = Nathan Brackett|title = The New Rolling Stone Album Guide|edition = 4th|series = [The Rolling Stone Album Guide](/source/The_Rolling_Stone_Album_Guide)|year = 2004|publisher = Fireside|isbn = 0743201698|pages = [https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/732 732]|url-access = registration|url = https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/732}}</ref>
| rev2 = [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic)
| rev2Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>  
| rev3 = [The Penguin Guide to Jazz](/source/The_Penguin_Guide_to_Jazz)
| rev3Score = {{rating|3.5|4}}<ref name="Penguin Guide"/> 
}}
In his review for [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic), Paula Edelstein states "''New Orbit'' is an excellent delivery of avant-garde and free jazz that remains uncompromising, unrelenting, and totally individual."<ref name="Allmusic">{{allMusic|last=Edelstein|first=Paula|class=album|id=mw0000624333|title=Matthew Shipp – ''New Orbit'': Review|accessdate=October 20, 2014}}</ref>

''[The Penguin Guide to Jazz](/source/The_Penguin_Guide_to_Jazz)'' says that "The music is becoming more obviously accessible, yet more mysterious at the same time - a fascinating agenda."<ref name="Penguin Guide">{{cite book|last = Cook|first = Richard|author-link = Richard Cook (journalist)|author2=Brian Morton |author-link2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title = The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD|edition = 6th|series = [The Penguin Guide to Jazz](/source/The_Penguin_Guide_to_Jazz)|year = 2002|publisher = Penguin|location = London|isbn = 0140515216|pages = 1338}}</ref>

The [Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_Media) review by Matt LeMay states "With ''New Orbit'', Matthew Shipp has crafted an album that manages to merge the accessibility and raw appeal of ''[Pastoral Composure](/source/Pastoral_Composure)'' with adventurous new textures that go beyond anything he has produced in the past."<ref name="Pitchfork">LeMay, Matt. [https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/7117-new-orbit/ ''New Orbit'' review] at [Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_Media)</ref>

In his review for ''[PopMatters](/source/PopMatters)'', Andrew Johnson notes "Clocking in at a little under forty minutes, one of the most attractive aspects of Matthew Shipp's ''New Orbit'' is its brevity and focus."<ref name="PopMatters">Johnson, Andrew. [http://www.popmatters.com/review/shippmatthew-new/ ''New Orbit'' review] at ''[PopMatters](/source/PopMatters)''</ref>

==Track listing==
:''All compositions by Matthew Shipp''
# "New Orbit" – 2:59
# "Paradox X" – 4:31
# "Orbit 2" – 3:39 
# "Chi" – 7:50 
# "Orbit 3" – 2:23
# "U Feature" – 3:56
# "Syntax" – 7:16
# "Maze Hint" – 1:09
# "Paradox Y" – 3:54
# "Orbit 4" – 1:31

==Personnel==
*[Matthew Shipp](/source/Matthew_Shipp) – [piano](/source/piano)
*[Wadada Leo Smith](/source/Wadada_Leo_Smith) – [trumpet](/source/trumpet)
*[William Parker](/source/William_Parker_(musician)) – [bass](/source/Double_bass)
*[Gerald Cleaver](/source/Gerald_Cleaver_(musician)) – [drums](/source/drums)

==References==
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Category:Matthew Shipp albums
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