Before the World
| Before the World | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1997 | |||
| Recorded | June 14 & 15, 1995 | |||
| Venue | Akademie der Künste, Berlin | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 68:24 | |||
| Label | FMP | |||
| Producer | Jost Gebers | |||
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Before the World is an album by jazz pianist Matthew Shipp which was recorded live in 1995 and released on the FMP label. This was his first recorded solo album, although Symbol Systems was released before.