By the Law of Music

By the Law of Music
Studio album by Matthew Shipp
Released	1997
Recorded	August 5, 1996
Studio	Seltzer Sound, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	60:46
Label	HatART
Producer	Art Lange
Matthew Shipp chronology
Before the World (1997) By the Law of Music (1997) Thesis (1997)

By the Law of Music is an album by American jazz pianist Matthew Shipp which was recorded in 1996 and released on the Swiss HatART label. It was re-released on the hatOLOGY imprint in 2002.

The record marks the debut of his String Trio with violinist Mat Maneri and bassist William Parker. On all other previous recordings Maneri played electric violin, but in this session used exclusively acoustic violin. The album was conceived as a twelve-part suite, but Shipp decided to record Duke Ellington's "Solitude" as a final touch after the suite.^[1]