Compassion SR20/2 ’ as well as Willie

’ as well as Willie Dixon’s blues classic ‘I Just Want to Make Love to You

Ending on the rivetingly percussive 'Sensimilla' - the video-recorded version can be seen online - this is a worthy historical record of a timeless

‘All I Could Do Was Cry

a key mentor for the pianist

Django Bates

Compassion SR20/2 ’ as well as WilliePianist 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