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Fieldwork: Door
by Troy Collins
In the three years since their sophomore recording, Simulated Progress (Pi Recordings, 2005), the collective trio Fieldwork has expanded its scope beyond sophisticated M-Base funk to delve into more expansive territory on Door. Comprised of pianist Vijay Iyer, saxophonist Steve Lehman and drummer Tyshaw Sorey, Fieldwork operates as a true cooperative, offering a model of balanced ...
Muhal Richard Abrams: Vision Towards Essence
by Martin Longley
This is a live solo piano set from 1998's Guelph Jazz Festival, in Canada. Chicagoan-cum-New York pianist Muhal Richard Abrams performs the album's title piece, which is around an hour long and is divided into three parts. Ultimately, there are only the tiniest breaks in this improvisation and these demarcations only exist for listening convenience. Once ...
Amir ElSaffar: Two Rivers
by Laurel Gross
This exploration of Iraqi, American and Arab sensibilities, rooted in the lands and cultures bordering the Tigris and Euphrates rivers--the two flowing sources of the CD's title--is deeply affecting, musically adventurous and provocative. American-born ElSaffar, a talented New York-based trumpeter/composer, ventured to Iraq six years ago to study the music of his father's ...
Steve Lehman Quintet: On Meaning
by Troy Collins
Saxophonist Steve Lehman is a Fulbright scholar and former student of legendary saxophonists Jackie McLean and Anthony Braxton. His recent collaborations with pianist Vijay Iyer and guitarist Liberty Ellman have found him further expanding the intricate polyrhythms and asymmetrical structures that define the M- Base aesthetic. Incorporating the angular polyphony of Braxton's concepts with the advanced ...
Non-cognitive Aspects of The City
Label: Pi Recordings
Released: 2007
Track listing:
CD 1
1. Song for My Sister - 17:00; 2. The Morning Mist (AEOC) - 06:47; 3. Song for Charles -
08:52; 4. On The Mountain (AEOC) - 19:25; 5. Big Red Peaches - 07:34; 6. Odwalla -
05:21.
CD 2
1. Erika - 19:59; 2. Malachi - 09:01; 3. The J Song (J. Jarman) - 11:46; 4. Red Sand Green
Water (AEOC) - 14:28; 5. Slow Tenor and Bass - 02:27; 6. Odwalla - 03:59.
Tutte le composizioni sono di R. Mitchell, salvo dove indicato.
Two Rivers
Label: Pi Recordings
Released: 2007
Track listing: Menba' (Maqam Bayat) / Jourjina; Hemayoun; Shatt al-Arab (Maqam Hadidi); Flood (Maqam Hijaz Kar); Awj Intro; Khosh Reng (Maqam Awj); Lami Intro; Diaspora (Maqam Lami); Blood and Ink (Maqam Awshar) / Aneen (Maqam Mukhalif); Blues in E Half-Flat.
Streaming
Label: Pi Recordings
Released: 2007
Track listing: 01. Scrape - 10:02;
02. Bound - 11:02;
03. Dramaturns - 18:27;
04. Soundhear - 16:36;
05. Streaming - 17:34.
Codebook
Label: Pi Recordings
Released: 2007
Track listing: 1. The Decider - 07:04; 2. Refresh - 06:36; 3. Enhanced Performance - 06:09; 4. Further and
In Between - 08:14; 5. Play It Again Sam - 07:06; 6. Frontburner 03:46; 7. D (Dee-Dee) -
05:54; 8. Wait It Through - 06:10; 9. My Sweetest - 06:21.
Tutte le composizioni sono di R. Mahanthappa.
Vision Towards Essence
Label: Pi Recordings
Released: 2007
Track listing: Part 1; Part 2; Part 3
