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80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
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  1. Oct 10, 2014
    80
    Hearing him on a record like this has become the quickest and truest way to take his measure.
  2. Oct 10, 2014
    80
    I've Been to Many Places sounds like the record Shipp had to make for his own edification, one that chronicles his expansive, fearless push toward the spirit of the unknown with purpose, one that deepens and widens the already expansive reach of his language.
  3. Oct 10, 2014
    78
    All the deconstructions and rebuildings on I’ve Been to Many Places are more visceral than theoretical, and you don’t have to know anything about jazz modes or music theory to drown yourself in Shipp’s waves.
  4. Oct 10, 2014
    70
    By no means a victory lap or a career capper, I’ve Been To Many Places serves merely as a mid-career assessment of where he’s been and where we may find him in the coming years.

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