Vijay Iyer: Compassion [ Record ]

Title: Compassion
Artist: Vijay Iyer
Label: Ecm Records
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 602458351439
Genre: Jazz
Release Date: 2024-03-15
Number of Discs: 2

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."

Tracks:
1.1 Compassion
1.2 Arch
1.3 Overjoyed
1.4 Maelstrom
1.5 Prelude: Orison
1.6 Tempest
1.7 Panegyric
1.8 Nonaah
1.9 Where I Am
1.10 Ghostrumental
1.11 It Goes
1.12 Free Spirits / Drummer's Song