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- Artist(s): Vijay Iyer Trio, Tyshawn Sorey, Linda May Han Oh
- Summary: The first full-length release in six years for Vijay Iyer as a part of a trio but his first with Linda May Han Oh and Tyshawn Sorey.
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- Record Label: ECM
- Genre(s): Jazz, Piano Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Modern Creative, Post-Bop, Progressive Jazz
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May 13, 2021The riveting intensity of the musical exchange throughout Uneasy shows how productive that intermediary space can be when everyone involved embraces it as a challenge.
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May 13, 2021The result is a set of modern piano jazz that covers a remarkable range and features three brilliant musical imaginations that play well together.
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May 13, 2021Uneasy offers a portrait of an emergent trio discovering a multivalently complex language while simultaneously articulating its myriad possibilities. The end result is centered, action-oriented music that is at once gloriously colorful and brilliantly articulated.
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MojoMay 18, 2021It's packed tight with wayward ideas. [Jul 2021, p.89]
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The WireJun 29, 2021The music develops through collective improvisation, but it’s supremely focused and tight. These formal qualities are combined with a keen political edge. [Jul 2021, p.58]
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May 13, 2021The title track (from Iyer’s part in Karole Armitage’s 2011 ballet UnEasy) turns quiet, low-end murmurs into Oh’s tranquil, unhurried bass solo and then fiery exchanges with the drums. The hip, distantly boppish Configurations develops some of the most exciting collective improv on a set rammed with it.
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