''Wiring'' is an album by Trio 3, a jazz group consisting of saxophonist

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, bassist

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and drummer

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, with guest pianist Vijay Iyer. It was recorded in 2013 and released by Intakt Records.

Background

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

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and Jason Moran.''Wiring''
at Intakt Records

Reception

The ''

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'' 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."Margasak, Peter. ''Wiring'' review. ''Down Beat'' October 14: page 64. Print. The

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review John Sharpe notes "Iyer becomes an integral part of the outfit, whether stretching out simultaneously with the saxophonist, or comping energetically behind him."Sharpe, John
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In a review for

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, 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." 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." In an article for

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, 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."

Track listing

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

Personnel

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alto saxophone The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgians, Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in the key of E♭ ( ...

* Vijay Iyer –

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References

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