Tirtha | ||||
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Studio album by
Vijay Iyer with Prasanna and Nitin Mitta | ||||
Released | February 25, 2011 | |||
Recorded | August 11 & 12, 2008 at Systems Two in Brooklyn NY | |||
Genre | Asian-American jazz | |||
Length | 60:31 | |||
Label | ACT Music ACT 9503 | |||
Producer | Tirtha | |||
Vijay Iyer chronology | ||||
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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]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 81/100 [2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
All About Jazz | [4] |
The Guardian | [5] |
Los Angeles Times | [7] |
musicOMH | [6] |
Tom Hull | B+ [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]
All compositions by Vijay Iyer except as indicated