Tyshawn Sorey - Oblique-I (2011)

Pi Recordings: Pi40
http://www.pirecordings.com/album/pi40



* Tyshawn Sorey: drums (except 4)
* Loren Stillman: alto saxophone
* Todd Neufeld: electric guitar (1, 3, 5, 6, 8-10), acoustic guitar (7)
* John Escreet: piano (1, 3, 5, 6, 9), Fender Rhodes (8, 10), Wurlitzer piano (3)
* Chris Tordini: bass (except 4)

http://www.tyshawnsorey.net/
http://www.lorenstillman.com/
http://www.toddneufeld.net/
http://www.johnescreet.com/
http://www.christordini.com/

Recorded by Andy Taub on June 5th, 2011 at Brooklyn Recording, Brooklyn.
Mixed and mastered by Liberty Ellman.


Reviews

by S. Victor Aaron
http://somethingelsereviews....tes-tyshawn-sorey-oblique-i/

Drummer and composer Tyshawn Sorey is said to one of up-and-comers whose due
for an arrival. Gaining notice as a member of Steve Coleman’s Five Elements,
Steve Lehman’s combo as well as Pete Robbins’ sILENT Z, Sorey’s also studied
under Anthony Braxton and is currently studying under George Lewis. But he’s
not waiting to finish his studies to make his mark, and his third album
Oblique-I sounds to me like this is the arrival everyone’s been
predicting. Aided by Loren Stillman (alto sax), Todd Neufeld (guitars), John
Escreet (piano, electric piano) and Chris Tordini (bass), Sorey creates
fractured, labyrinthine melodies, à la Henry Threadgill, that are very
effective in creating tension amongst all the players, and also allows Sorey to
reveal just what a skilled rhythmist he truly is. “Forty” (video of a live
performance below) give testimony to that. “Seventeen” is another standout, a
tale of two distinct, dynamic rhythms each of which Sorey undertakes with
lethal, precise force as Neufield’s acoustic guitar provides an unlikely
perfect sparring partner. Tyshawn Sorey is a name to remember, and Oblique-I is
plenty enough reason why not to forget it.

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By Derek Taylor
http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/6736

By John Litweiler
http://www.pointofdeparture.org/PoD37/PoD37MoreMoments7.html

By Mike Shanley
http://jazztimes.com/articles/28842-oblique-i-tyshawn-sorey

By Daniel Lehner
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/...n-sorey-by-daniel-lehner.php

Da Negrodeath (it)
http://freefalljazz.altervista.org/blog/?p=4625

Por Jesús Gonzalo (es)
http://www.noiself.blogspot....tyshawn-sorey-oblique-i.html