℗ 2024 ECM Records, under exclusive license to Deutsche Grammophon, Berlin
| Released | February 2, 2024 |
| Duration | 1h 05m 29s |
| Record Label | ECM Records |
| Genre | Jazz |
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1.1
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Compassion
Vijay Iyer |
4:50 | |||
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1.2
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Arch
Vijay Iyer |
6:13 | |||
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1.3
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Overjoyed
Vijay Iyer |
7:52 | |||
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1.4
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Maelstrom
Vijay Iyer |
4:36 | |||
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1.5
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Prelude: Orison
Vijay Iyer |
3:43 | |||
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1.6
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Tempest
Vijay Iyer |
6:24 | |||
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1.7
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Panegyric
Vijay Iyer |
6:34 | |||
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1.8
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Nonaah
Vijay Iyer |
2:32 | |||
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1.9
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Where I Am
Vijay Iyer |
5:44 | |||
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1.10
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Ghostrumental
Vijay Iyer |
6:38 | |||
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1.11
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It Goes
Vijay Iyer |
3:09 | |||
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1.12
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Free Spirits / Drummer's Song
Vijay Iyer |
7:14 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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Pianist-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 balance is their ability to connect with each other almost telepathically.”
Compassion, Iyer’s eighth release as a leader for ECM, continues his drive to explore fresh territory while also referencing his forebears along the way, two of them long associated with the label. The album includes a lyrical homage to Chick Corea via the late pianist’s valedictory interpretation of Stevie Wonder’s “Overjoyed.” Another tip of the hat comes with “Nonaah,” a whirlwind of a piece by avant-garde sage Roscoe Mitchell, a key mentor for the pianist. Then there are Iyer’s own melodically alluring, rhythmically invigorating compositions, ranging from the pensive title track to the hook-laced highlights “Tempest” and “Ghostrumental.”
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – ECM Records Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -2.81 -6.67 to -1.25 | -22.38 -29.32 to -19.48 | -19.93 -25.50 to -17.80 | 12 11 to 14 | |
| 1 | Compassion | -4.39 | -24.07 | -20.3 | 11 |
| 2 | Arch | -1.92 | -20.56 | -18.7 | 12 |
| 3 | Overjoyed | -1.43 | -20.21 | -18.2 | 13 |
| 4 | Maelstrom | -1.89 | -21.35 | -19.1 | 13 |
| 5 | Prelude: Orison | -6.67 | -29.32 | -25.4 | 13 |
| 6 | Tempest | -1.25 | -19.48 | -17.8 | 12 |
| 7 | Panegyric | -2.24 | -20.84 | -18.4 | 12 |
| 8 | Nonaah | -2.79 | -21.40 | -18.8 | 12 |
| 9 | Where I Am | -2.54 | -21.62 | -19.6 | 12 |
| 10 | Ghostrumental | -1.29 | -19.56 | -17.8 | 12 |
| 11 | It Goes | -5.34 | -28.72 | -25.5 | 14 |
| 12 | Free Spirits / Drummer's Song | -1.94 | -21.40 | -19.5 | 12 |