New Album Releases: COMPASSION (Vijay Iyer, Linda May Han Oh & Tyshawn Sorey)

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Artist:
Vijay Iyer
Linda May Han Oh
Tyshawn Sorey

Genre:
Classical

Total Time:
65:29

Record Label:
ECM

Purchasing Links:
CD, Vinyl, Apple Music

Release Date
February 2, 2024




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Product Description: Pianist-composer Vijay Iyer follows his 2021 ECM disc Uneasy - the first to showcase his trio featuring bassist Linda May Han Oh and drummer Tyshawn Sorey - with Compassion, another album in league with these two gifted partners. The New York Times captured the special qualities of this group, pointing to the trio's flair for playing "with a lithe range of motion and resplendent clarity... while stoking a kind of writhing internal tension. Crucial to that balance is their ability to connect with each other almost telepathically." Compassion, Iyer's eighth release as a leader for ECM, continues his drive to explore fresh territory while also referencing his forebears along the way, two of them long associated with the label. The album includes a lyrical homage to Chick Corea via the late pianist's valedictory interpretation of Stevie Wonder's "Overjoyed." Another tip of the hat comes with "Nonaah," a whirlwind of a piece by avant-garde sage Roscoe Mitchell, a key mentor for the pianist. Then there are Iyer's own melodically alluring, rhythmically invigorating compositions, ranging from the pensive title track to the hook-laced highlights "Tempest" and "Ghostrumental."

TRACK LIST:

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1 . Compassion

2 . Arch

3 . Overjoyed

4 . Maelstrom

5 . Prelude: Orison

6 . Tempest

7 . Panegyric

8 . Nonaah

9 . Where I Am

10 . Ghostrumental

11 . It Goes

12 . Free Spirits / Drummer's Song

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