Compassion

Description

After releasing the album 'Uneasy' on ECM in 2021, presenting it for the first time at the head of a prestigious trio composed of bassist Linda May Han Oh and drummer Tyshawn Sorey, pianist and composer Vijay Iyer continues with 'Compassion' his collaboration with these two talented partners.
In his eighth ECM album as a leader, Vijay Iyer persists in his desire to explore new territories while throughout making multiple nods to his masters, among whom are two prestigious musicians closely associated with the label. The album thus features a powerful interpretation of Stevie Wonder's theme 'Overjoyed' that Iyer plays here as a sort of indirect tribute to the late Chick Corea. It also includes a swirling version of the piece 'Nonaah', composed by the old sage of the avant-garde Roscoe Mitchell, another great mentor of the pianist. The bulk of the repertoire consists of the pianist's own compositions, all more melodically appealing and rhythmically stimulating _ Ranging from the meditative title track “Compassion” to much more energetic and catchy pieces like "Tempest" and “Ghostrumental".
The album was produced by Manfred Eicher and Vijay Iyer.