File under: Contemporary Avant-Garde Jazz

Vijay Iyer, Linda Oh, Tyshawn Sorey

Name: Vijay Iyer, Linda Oh, Tyshawn Sorey – Compassion
Brand: ECM Records
SKU: ECM 2760, 583 5143
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Compassion

LabelECM RecordsGenreJazz & Improvisation

2LP

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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.”

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File under: Contemporary Avant-Garde Jazz

Cat. number: ECM 2760, 583 5143

Year: 2024

Format

[inside gatefold]

Publishing:

Sonocentric Publishing (Vijay Iyer)

Jobete Music Co. Inc & Black Bull Music Inc. (Stevie Wonder)

Art Ensemble of Chicago Publishing Co. (Roscoe Mitchell)

Norahs Publishing / SteepleChase Music (John Stubblefield)

Antoinette Music / Pacific Wind Music (Geri Allen)

Recorded May 2022

Oktaven Audio, Mount Vernon, NY

Engineer: Ryan Streber

Mixed July/August 2022

Cover photo: Jan Kricke

Liner photo: Ogata

Design: Sascha Kleis

Produced by Vijay Iyer and Manfred Eicher

[on back of cover]

An ECM Production

Postfach 600331, 81203 München

www.ecmrecords.com

ECM 2760

2-LP

Made in EU

[on disc]

℗ 2024 ECM Records GmbH

Release notes

Recorded May 2022 Oktaven Audio, Mount Vernon, NY An ECM Production Publishing: Sonocentric Publishing (Vijay Iyer) Jobete Music Co. Inc & Black Bull Music Inc. (Stevie Wonder) Art Ensemble of Chicago Publishing Co. (Roscoe Mitchell) Norahs Publishing / SteepleChase Music (John Stubblefield) Antoinette Music / Pacific Wind Music (Geri Allen) ℗ © 2024 ECM Records GmbH, München [on O-card back; on tray card] ℗ © 2024 ECM Records GmbH [in booklet] ℗ 2024 ECM Records GmbH [on disc] Printed in…

Tracklist

1	Compassion	4:50
2	Arch	6:13
3	Overjoyed	7:52
4	Maelstrom	4:36
5	Prelude: Orison	3:43
6	Tempest	6:24
7	Panegyric	6:34
8	Nonaah	2:32
9	Where I Am	5:44
10	Ghostrumental	6:38
11	It Goes	3:09
12	Free Spirits / Drummer's Song	7:14