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Wiring (album)

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Wiring
Studio album by
Released2014
RecordedAugust 14–15, 2013
StudioSear Sound, New York City
GenreJazz
Length69:55
LabelIntakt
Trio 3 chronology
Refraction – Breakin' Glass
(2013)
Wiring
(2014)
Visiting Texture
(2017)

Wiring is an album by Trio 3, a jazz group consisting of saxophonist Oliver Lake, bassist Reggie Workman and drummer Andrew Cyrille, with guest pianist Vijay Iyer. It was recorded in 2013 and released by Intakt Records.

Background

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In the summer of 2013 Lake, Workman, Cyrille invited Vijay Iyer for a week long residency in New York's Jazzclub Birdland, before they recorded this album. Iyer was the fourth guest piano player cooperating with Trio 3 after Irène Schweizer, Geri Allen and Jason Moran.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Down Beat[2]
Tom Hull – on the WebB+[3]
All About Jazz[4]

The Down Beat review by Peter Margasak states "Iyer connects with the group in a substantive way; there’s nothing tentative or overly polite, even when they tackle Curtis Clark's soulful 'Chiara', a luminescent ballad stripped of any hollow sentiment."[2]

The All About Jazz review John Sharpe notes "Iyer becomes an integral part of the outfit, whether stretching out simultaneously with the saxophonist, or comping energetically behind him."[4]

In a review for Jazzwise, Kevin Le Gendre stated: "The Lake-Workman-Cyrille ensemble is proving to be a stellar contemporary supergroup, evolving periodically by way of the addition of a guest pianist... Iyer... proves to be an effective collaborator on a set that has the strength of character one would expect from such illustrious names."[5]

Irwin Block, writing for Senior Times, commented: "This is fabulous work – music that grows with listening because of its broad palette and subtle impact. The music is well-constructed, the improv parts played with care and conviction."[6]

In an article for The Telegraph, Ivan Hewett remarked: "As always with this trio, the blues is never far away, and the pull between that earthiness and the music’s freewheeling impulse is fascinating."[7]

Track listing

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  1. "The Prowl" (Vijay Iyer) – 6:42
  2. "Synapse II " (Reggie Workman) – 8:09
  3. "Willow Song" (Reggie Workman) – 8:00
  4. "Shave" (Oliver Lake) – 7:01
  5. "Rosmarie" (Lake-Workman-Cyrille-Iyer) – 6:39
  6. "Suite for Trayvon (and Thousands More) I. Slimm" (Vijay Iyer) – 5:13
  7. "Suite for Trayvon (and Thousands More) II. Fallacies" (Vijay Iyer) – 7:34
  8. "Suite for Trayvon (and Thousands More) III. Adagio" (Vijay Iyer) – 4:15
  9. "Wiring" (Oliver Lake) – 4:11
  10. "Chiara" (Curtis Clark) – 7:42
  11. "Tribute to Bu" (Andrew Cyrille) – 6:29

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Wiring at Intakt Records
  2. ^ a b Margasak, Peter. Wiring review. Down Beat October 14: page 64. Print.
  3. ^ Hull, Tom. "Jazz (1960–70s)". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Sharpe, John. Wiring review at All About Jazz
  5. ^ Le Gendre, Kevin. "Trio 3 + Vijay Iyer: Wiring". Jazzwise. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  6. ^ Block, Irwin (January 9, 2015). "CD Review: Trio 3 + Vijay Iyer: Wiring". Senior Times. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  7. ^ Hewett, Ivan (September 10, 2014). "Trio 3 & Vijay Iyer, Wiring, album review". The Telegraph. Retrieved March 16, 2022.