Name: Verisimilitude
Brand: Tyshawn Sorey

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Bonus disc: No

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PI70

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-04-09

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808713007022

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

PI70V

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808713007015

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Tyshawn Sorey

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Jazz

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Pi Recordings

Pi Recordings is a New York-based record label that is committed to showcasing groundbreaking music from artists who possess distinctive and influential styles. With a focus on innovation, Pi Recordings consistently releases captivating albums that push the boundaries of traditional genres.

Since its establishment, Pi Recordings has become renowned for its dedication to promoting *unique* and *defining* voices in the music industry. The label's roster includes an array of talented musicians who continuously challenge conventions and create thought-provoking compositions.

By providing a platform for these visionary artists, Pi Recordings enables listeners to discover extraordinary musical experiences that transcend conventional boundaries. Whether you're a jazz enthusiast or simply someone seeking out fresh sounds, Pi Recordings offers an extensive catalog of albums that will captivate and inspire you.

Verisimilitude continues drummer/composer Tyshawn Sorey's effort to shatter the jazz piano trio tradition by extending the form to encompass the influence of the likes of Feldman, Debussy and Xenakis.

One of the most in-demand drummers in improvised music - he has collaborated extensively with the likes of John Zorn, Vijay Iyer, Steve Lehman, Claire Chase, George Lewis, and Roscoe Mitchell, among myriad others - Sorey is also in the vanguard of artists working in that liminal space between spontaneous composition and notated music. The New Yorker calls Sorey "among the most formidable denizens of [that] in-between zone," while The Wall Street Journal has called him "a composer of radical and seemingly boundless ideas." 

Featuring Cory Smythe on piano and Chris Tordini on bass, the trio's first release, 'Alloy' (Pi 2014), was described as "shadowy and elegant" by The New York Times. His 2015 release, 'The Inner Spectrum of Variables', which also features the same group joined by a string trio, was called "devastatingly gorgeous" by The Chicago Reader and "a genuine masterwork" by Stereogum. The new work utilizes a wide array of percussion, along with judicious use of electronics to explore a wider textural soundscape. The result is a far-reaching and intensely beautiful work that daringly blurs the boundaries between composition and improvisation.

Personnel: Tyshawn Sorey (drums, percussion), Corey Smythe (piano, toy piano, electronics), Chris Tordini (bass)

Verisimilitude

Music GB