Compassion 3579907 adds to its catalogue of

adds to its catalogue of mood music

The Decca quintet date presented here as a bonus

to music inspired by modernist composer Fartein Valen

and special guest Gabrielle Garo on flute

Jamilah Barry

Compassion 3579907 adds to its catalogue ofPianist composer Vijay Iyer follows his 2021 ECM disc Uneasy the first to showcase his trio featuring bassist Linda May Han Oh and drummer Tyshawn Sorey with Compassion, another album in league with these two gifted partners. The New York Times captured the special qualities of this group, pointing to the trio's flair for playing "with a lithe range of motion and resplendent clarity while stoking a kind of writhing internal tension. Crucial to that