Compassion

by Vijay Iyer, Linda Oh & Tyshawn Sorey

Type: Album
Released: 2 February 2024
Label: ECM
Country: United States
Length: 1:05:32
Community rating: 3.85/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Marking the trio's second studio effort together, the recording emphasizes intricate, empathetic interplay and deeply considered improvisational restraint. The compositions navigate complex rhythmic structures with a profound sense of acoustic space and lyrical warmth, reflecting on contemporary global crises.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, technical, improvisation, avant-garde, acoustic, improvised, percussive, rhythmic

Tracklist

Compassion (4:50)
Arch (6:13)
Overjoyed (7:52)
Maelstrom (4:36)
Prelude: Orison (3:43)
Tempest (6:24)
Panegyric (6:30)
Nonaah (2:32)
Where I Am (5:44)
Ghostrumental (6:38)
It Goes (3:09)
Free Spirits / Drummer's Song (7:14)

Credits

Vijay Iyer - primary artist, liner notes [english], piano, producer [produced by], composed by
Linda Oh - primary artist, double bass
Tyshawn Sorey - primary artist, drums
Sascha Kleis - design
Ryan Streber - engineer
Jan Kricke - photography by [cover photo]
Ogata - photography by [liner photo (3)]
Christian Padron - photography by [liner photo (7)]
Manfred Eicher - producer [produced by]
Eve L. Ewing - text by [quote in booklet (english)]
Stevie Wonder - composed by
Roscoe Mitchell - composed by
Geri Allen - composed by
John Stubblefield - composed by