Tirtha (album)

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Tirtha
Tirtha.jpg
Studio album by
Vijay Iyer with Prasanna and Nitin Mitta
ReleasedFebruary 25, 2011
RecordedAugust 11 & 12, 2008 at Systems Two in Brooklyn NY
Genre
Length60:31
LabelACT Music ACT 9503
ProducerTirtha
Vijay Iyer chronology
Door
(2007) 		Tirtha
(2011) 		Accelerando
(2012)

Tirtha is an album by pianist Vijay Iyer with Prasanna and Nitin Mitta recorded in 2008 and released on the ACT label in 2011.[1]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[3]
All About Jazz4.5/5 stars[4]
The Guardian4/5 stars[5]
Los Angeles Times3/4 stars[7]
musicOMH4.5/5 stars[6]
Tom HullB+[8]

The album received universal acclaim with Metacritic giving it a score of 81 from 8 reviews.[9] Thom Jurek, in his review for AllMusic states, "Tirtha is a triumph; it is a high-water mark in hearing the constantly evolving discussion between jazz and Indian music".[3] Writing for All About Jazz, Mark F. Turner said "the recording crosses the channels of jazz and Indian music, eschewing the hybridization of the two styles; a semblance of familiarity but also something entirely fresh. The nine tracks contain robust elements of ethnicity, thriving improvisation, and exhaustive composition; steeped in modern and old worlds".[4] The Guardian review by John Fordham awarded the album 4 stars noting "Iyer and his partners sound like a spontaneous ensemble from the outset – not self-conscious participants in a fusion experiment".[5]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Vijay Iyer except as indicated

  1. "Duality" - 5:59
  2. "Tribal Wisdom" (Prasanna) - 11:06
  3. "Tirtha" - 7:04
  4. "Abundance" - 7:46
  5. "Falsehood" (Prasanna) - 6:38
  6. "Gauntlet" - 2:10
  7. "Polytheism" (Prasanna) - 5:43
  8. "Remembrance" - 6:09
  9. "Entropy and Time" (Prasanna based on a composition by T.R. Subramanyam) - 7:58

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ ACT discography accessed October 8, 2015
  2. ^ "Tirtha by Vijay Iyer". Metacritic. metacritic.com. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Jurek, Thom. Tirtha – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Turner, Mark F. (2011-03-18). "Vijay Iyer: Tirtha". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Fordham, John (2011-04-08). "Vijay Iyer: Tirtha review". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  6. ^ Paton, Daniel (21 February 2011). "Vijay Iyer with Prasanna and Nitin Mitta – Tirtha". musicOMH. musicomh.com. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  7. ^ BARTON, CHRIS (8 March 2011). "Album review: Vijay Iyer, Prasanna and Nitin Mitta's 'Tirtha'". Los Angeles Times. latimes.com. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  8. ^ Hull, Tom. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Vijay Iyer". tomhull.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  9. ^ Metacritic summary, accessed October 8, 2015
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