''Door'' is the third album by Fieldwork, a collective trio consisting of

Vijay Iyer Vijay Iyer (born October 26, 1971) is an American composer, pianist, bandleader, producer and writer based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' has called him a "social conscience, multimedia collaborator, system builder, rhapsodist, histori ...

on piano, Steve Lehman on alto saxophone and

Tyshawn Sorey Tyshawn Sorey (born July 8, 1980) is an American composer, multi-instrumentalist, and professor of contemporary music. Sorey has received accolades for performances, recordings, and compositions ranging from improvised solo percussion to opera, ...

on drums replacing former drummer Elliot Humberto Kavee, which was recorded in 2007 and released on

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.''Door''
on Pi Recordings

Reception

In his review for

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, Michael G. Nastos states, "A music not for everyone in the jazz world, but those who are bold and will listen closely hear a phenomenal concept brought fully to fruition by these incredible, challenging, forward-thinking musicians." The ''

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'' review by Mike Shanley notes, "Tension and suspense are two key qualities on ''Door'': a gargled alto sax squawk lurking in the distance, stop-start beats played on the rims of the snare and bassy piano lines played in the low register more than make up for the trio’s lack of the stringed instrument."Shanley, Mike
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review by Troy Collins states, "A truly singular post-modern hybrid that draws equally from M-Base rhythms, Braxtonian structural theory and stark minimalism, ''Door'' is the formidable trio's most expansive and challenging recording to date."Collins, Troy
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Track listing

# "Of" (Tyshawn Sorey) – 3:52 # "After Meaning" (Steve Lehman) – 4:44 # "Less" (Vijay Iyer) – 4:56 # "Balanced" (Vijay Iyer) – 2:59 # "Bend" (Tyshawn Sorey) – 8:11 # "Cycle I" (Tyshawn Sorey) – 7:18 # "Pivot Point" (Tyshawn Sorey) – 2:53 # "Pivot Point Redux" (Tyshawn Sorey) – 3:08 # "Ghost Time" (Vijay Iyer) – 6:20 # "Cycle II" (Tyshawn Sorey) – 3:56 # "Rai" (Steve Lehman) – 4:35

Personnel

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piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

* Steve Lehman –

alto saxophone The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B tenor ...

sopranino saxophone The sopranino saxophone is the second-smallest member of the saxophone family. It is tuned in the key of E, and sounds an octave higher than the alto saxophone. An F sopranino (an octave above the F alto (also called mezzo-soprano) saxophone) w ...

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drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

References

{{Authority control 2008 albums Vijay Iyer albums Pi Recordings albums