Tyshawn Sorey - Koan (2009)

482 Music: 482-1069
http://www.482music.com/albums/482-1069.html



* Tyshawn Sorey : drums
* Thomas Morgan : classical guitar, bass
* Todd Neufeld : electric guitar, classical guitar

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyshawn_Sorey
http://www.thomasmorgan.net/
http://www.toddneufeld.net/

Recorded by Richard Lamb at Systems Two Studio
in Brooklyn, NY, on May 8, 2009.

Reviews

By Phil Freeman
http://www.allmusic.com/album/koan-mw0001938214

Drummer Tyshawn Sorey is a very interesting young player. In only a few years,
he's made a substantial impact on the East Coast scene, playing with
saxophonists Anthony Braxton, Steve Coleman, and Steve Lehman, trumpeters
Wadada Leo Smith and Dave Douglas, pianist Vijay Iyer, and many others. As that
list of collaborators and employers should imply, Sorey is a cerebral and
introspective player whose work frequently eschews traditional swing for a more
fractured, impressionistic approach to rhythm and the role of percussion in
jazz. And when he's working as a leader, his work sometimes has almost nothing
to do with jazz, as this album proves. Koan is performed using guitar, bass,
and drums, and the six pieces, three of which are more than ten minutes each,
occupy a space somewhere between Bill Frisell and Morton Feldman, with a few
hints of recent recordings by Earth thrown in. The guitar and bass ring out,
single notes and gently struck chords hanging in the air like coils of smoke as
Sorey uses the drum kit as a third melodic device, only rarely attempting to
drive the other two players in one direction or another. The music's slow
motion twists and turns occasionally recall European improv, but just as
frequently hint at chamber music. This is a very beautiful album that seems to
open up a little more each time it's played.

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By Mark Corroto
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/koan-tyshawn-sorey-482-music-review-by-mark-corroto.php

By Wilbur MacKenzie
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/tyshawn-sorey-koan-the-winding-shell-and-labyrinth-by-wilbur-mackenzie.php

By Kevin Le Gendre
http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/gmcg

By Mark Saleski
http://www.blogcritics.org/music-review-tyshawn-sorey-koan/

By Ben Ratliff
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/08/arts/music/08guitar.html

Por Sergio Piccirilli (es)
http://elintruso.com/2010/01/05/tyshawn-sorey-koan/