Raw Materials (2006 album)

Raw Materials is a studio album by American jazz pianist Vijay Iyer and American jazz saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa. The album was released on May 23, 2006 (2006-05-23) via Savoy Jazz label.[4]

Raw Materials
Studio album by
Vijay Iyer & Rudresh Mahanthappa
ReleasedMay 23, 2006 (2006-05-23)
RecordedOctober 4, 2005 (2005-10-04)
StudioClubhouse, Rhinebeck, NY
GenreJazz
Length1:08:58
LabelSavoy Jazz SVY 17603
ProducerVijay Iyer, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Cookie Marenco
Vijay Iyer chronology
Reimagining
(2005)		 Raw Materials
(2006)		 Still Life with Commentator
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
All About Jazz[2]
Tom HullB[3]

Reception

David R. Adler of JazzTimes stated "The two cover plenty of ground but aren’t at all longwinded. Somehow their impeccable precision enhances rather than limits their improvisational freedom. Their challenging rhythmic syntax, well documented on their respective quartet discs, takes on a greater immediacy in the duo context".[5]

Jonathan Widran of Allmusic wrote "For the first time, they distill their otherworldly, closely entwined musical language into a 13-track recording on Raw Materials -- the first 12 of which are from the suite "Sangha: Collaborative Fables," which was commissioned by the Jazz Gallery with a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation Multi-Arts Production Fund... They're a brilliantly talented, visionary but unusual pair whose debut will appeal mostly to jazz and classical fans with open minds".

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Shape of Things"Mahanthappa, Iyer3:25
2."All the Names"Iyer5:04
3."Forgotten System"Mahanthappa5:43
4."Remembrance"Iyer4:27
5."Frontlash"Iyer4:23
6."Five Fingers Make a Fist"Mahanthappa2:58
7."Inside the Machine"Iyer3:07
8."Stronger Than Itself"Iyer2:17
9."Come Back"Mahanthappa6:19
10."Fly Higher"Mahanthappa3:10
11."Common Ground"Mahanthappa5:54
12."Rataplan"Iyer4:15
13."Hope"Mahanthappa6:01
Total length:1:08:58

Personnel
  • Vijay Iyer – arranger, piano, producer
  • Rudresh Mahanthappa – arranger, composer, producer, saxophone

References
  1. Widran, Johnathan. "Vijay Iyer: Raw Materials". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  2. Olson, Paul (1 June 2006). "Vijay Iyer & Rudresh Mahanthappa: Raw Materials". All About Jazz. allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  3. Hull, Tom. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Vijay Iyer". tomhull.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  4. "Vijay Iyer & Rudresh Mahanthappa – Raw Materials". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  5. Adler, David A. (1 September 2006). "Vijay Iyer & Rudresh Mahanthappa: Raw Materials". JazzTimes. jazztimes.com. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
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