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Historicity - Vijay Iyer Trio
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87 out of 100

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7.0 out of 10

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  • Summary: Pianist Vijay Iyer debuts his first album as part of a classic trio of jazz musicians.

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  1. All Music Guide
    90
    Vijay Iyer's maturing at a rapid rate, while at the height of his powers on this incredible effort that sounds like much more than a mere piano-bass-drums mainstream jazz trio. This is an incredible CD, and a strong candidate for best jazz CD of 2009.
  2. PopMatters
    90
    Balanced, not bombastic, long-practiced, and utterly identifiable even when playing across different styles--that's a great band. And Historicity is the album they had to make.
  3. Los Angeles Times
    88
    At times Iyer and his charges exhibit so much virtuosity and skill it's almost overwhelming how quickly ideas rise and fall through a given track, but attempting to parse all this trio is trying to say is well worth the effort.

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