There is no one in music more consistently excellent than the Vijay Iyer Trio. Compassion is more of the frenetic, highly intelligent jazz they excel at. “Maelstrom,” for instance, lives up to its name and throws you right in the middle of the swirl. These are three virtuosos at work as you can see in the incredible solos of “Tempest.” They’ll take a straightforward base like in “Arch” and layer so much on top of it that the return to the origin is breathtaking. This is spectacular jazz through and through and unmissable for any fan of the music.
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