"Soul to Jazz" and "Soul to Jazz II
arranged by and featuring Peter Apfelbaum & his 11 piece band The NY Hieroglyphics
“This being the ballet of the forgotten
The title track is an ode to the Egyptian God Ptah (the El Daoud meaning "the beloved")
no animals were harmed in the noodling of this barnyard chorus- responds in nonlinear fashion to mutated knob twisting and various other tweaks
UnEasy LP (ECM Records) circuitbent "Soul to Jazz" and "SoulVijay Iyer's "Uneasy," his second trio album on ECM, features Tyshawn Sorey and Linda May Han Oh. Iyer's distinctive approach reflects on the political and social turbulence in today's America. The album includes Iyer's compositions spanning two decades, Geri Allen's "Drummer's Song," and a unique interpretation of Cole Porter's "Night and Day." The trio's intuitive intimacy, formed in 2014, shines through, delivering a blend of jazz, social themes,