Vijay Iyer - Historicity
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Artist: Vijay IyerEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2009-10-13
Music Label: Act Music & Vision
Soundtracks:
- Historicity
- Somewhere
- Galang [Trio Riot Version]
- Helix
- Smoke Stack
- Big Brother
- Dogon A.D.
- Mystic Brew [Trixation Version]
- Trident: 2010
- Segment for Sentiment #2
Free Music Notes for Historicity
Free Music Review: Trio Redefines Vijay's History
Hit: 5 Stars
Overview:
When I first heard this was going to be a trio and Rudresh Mahanthappa was not going to be playing on the CD I thought this couldn't possibly be as good as Vijay's recent releases. Vijay and Rudresh have such chemistry ... how could the trio be better? Well it is. It is way better. I love Vijay's prior albums but this one is really special. Prior to this album I never really heard bassist Crump. There was too much else going on. On this format you can really here Marcus Gilmore on drums and Stephen Crump on bass, and they are really good. And Vijay can fill up space like you wouldn't believe. Having no other leads gives Vijay lots of room and he romps all over the place. Two other important things to note about this album: #1 it is very modern and reminds me a bit of E.S.T. #2 This is the first Vijay Iyer album where it truly is a modern postbop album and not a world music/jazz fusion album. There is a tinge of world accent on the remake of Trident, but besides that this could just as easily be a modern Scandanavian trio. While I love the world accent on the previous albums, it is impressive to see Vijay move past something that was successful onto some that is even better.
Song Highlights:
Dogon A.D. - This track is a modern funky romp. Bassist Crump opens with the bow on the bass strings and gets down with it. This really reminds of of E.S.T. ...man i miss them. Dogon A.D. is an album by Julius Hemphill which was released in 1972. Vijay really dug deep in history to find this one. Thank you.
Mystic Brew - Vijay reworked a Ronnie Foster song here. Vijay does these killer staccato appegios that just rock. It's upbeat and pretty and magical.
Galang - very modern tune originaly written by Maya Arulpragasam. Sounds like an electronica sound adapted to jazz.
... All the songs are good. I could write more but you get the point. This is a real gem. Highest recommendation. Absoluely essential for Vijay Iyer fans. The other songs include 4 by Vijay Iyer (2 new, 2 remakes) 1 from West Side Story, 1 by Andrew Hill, and 1 by Stevie Wonder.
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