Tirtha (album)

Tirtha is an album by pianist Vijay Iyer with Prasanna and Nitin Mitta recorded in 2008 and released on the ACT label in 2011.[1]

Tirtha
Studio album by
Vijay Iyer with Prasanna and Nitin Mitta
ReleasedFebruary 25, 2011
RecordedAugust 11 & 12, 2008 at Systems Two in Brooklyn NY
GenreAsian-American jazz
Length60:31
LabelACT Music ACT 9503
ProducerTirtha
Vijay Iyer chronology
Door
(2007)		 Tirtha
(2011)		 Accelerando
(2012)

Reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
All About Jazz[4]
The Guardian[5]
Los Angeles Times[6]
musicOMH[7]
Tom HullB+[8]

The album received universal acclaim with Metacritic giving it a score of 81 from 8 reviews.[9] Thom Jurek, in his review for AllMusic states, "Tirtha is a triumph; it is a high-water mark in hearing the constantly evolving discussion between jazz and Indian music".[3] Writing for All About Jazz, Mark F. Turner said "the recording crosses the channels of jazz and Indian music, eschewing the hybridization of the two styles; a semblance of familiarity but also something entirely fresh. The nine tracks contain robust elements of ethnicity, thriving improvisation, and exhaustive composition; steeped in modern and old worlds".[4] The Guardian review by John Fordham awarded the album 4 stars noting "Iyer and his partners sound like a spontaneous ensemble from the outset – not self-conscious participants in a fusion experiment".[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Vijay Iyer except as indicated

  1. "Duality" - 5:59
  2. "Tribal Wisdom" (Prasanna) - 11:06
  3. "Tirtha" - 7:04
  4. "Abundance" - 7:46
  5. "Falsehood" (Prasanna) - 6:38
  6. "Gauntlet" - 2:10
  7. "Polytheism" (Prasanna) - 5:43
  8. "Remembrance" - 6:09
  9. "Entropy and Time" (Prasanna based on a composition by T.R. Subramanyam) - 7:58

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References
  1. ACT discography accessed October 8, 2015
  2. "Tirtha by Vijay Iyer". Metacritic. metacritic.com. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  3. Jurek, Thom. Tirtha – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  4. Turner, Mark F. (2011-03-18). "Vijay Iyer: Tirtha". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  5. Fordham, John (2011-04-08). "Vijay Iyer: Tirtha review". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  6. BARTON, CHRIS (8 March 2011). "Album review: Vijay Iyer, Prasanna and Nitin Mitta's 'Tirtha'". Los Angeles Times. latimes.com. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  7. Paton, Daniel (21 February 2011). "Vijay Iyer with Prasanna and Nitin Mitta – Tirtha". musicOMH. musicomh.com. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  8. Hull, Tom. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Vijay Iyer". tomhull.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  9. Metacritic summary, accessed October 8, 2015
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