Artist: Vijay Iyer Quartet

Autoscopy: A solo piano mixtape compiled by Vijay Iyer

Sep 16, 2007, 10:30pm Destination: OUT

We're incredibly pleased to offer this guest post by pianist and composer Vijay Iyer . He's compiled an annotated mixtape of personally significant solo piano recordings. It showcases the stunning beauty, range, and continuity of piano jazz. For those who aren't familiar with Vijay's own remarkable music, a couple of samples are included in the mix (at our suggestion). For those already in the know, it's a chance to hear his music in a new context. THIS MIX WILL ONLY UP FOR A WEEK. You can download the entire mix and/or the individual [...]

• Andrew Hill - Verona Rag
• Cecil Taylor - Pemmican
• Geri Allen - Mamma's Babies
• Randy Weston - Blues To Africa
• Sun Ra - St. Louis Blues
• various - autoscopy
• Vijay Iyer - Postlude: Prayer
• Vijay Iyer Quartet - That Much Music

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Artist:	Andrew Hill
Title:	Verona Rag
Link Text:	VERONA RAG
File Name:	Hill_Verona-Rag.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1986

Artist:	Cecil Taylor
Title:	Pemmican
Link Text:	PEMMICAN
File Name:	Taylor_Pemmican.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1981

Artist:	Geri Allen
Title:	Mamma's Babies
Link Text:	MAMMAS BABIES
File Name:	Allen_Mammas-Babies.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1985

Artist:	Randy Weston
Title:	Blues To Africa
Link Text:	BLUES TO AFRICA
File Name:	Weston_Blues-To-Africa.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1974

Artist:	Sun Ra
Title:	St. Louis Blues
Link Text:	ST. LOUIS BLUES
File Name:	Sun-Ra_St-Louis-Blues.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1977

Artist:	various
Title:	autoscopy
Link Text:	download the entire 43-minute mix here
File Name:	Autoscopy.mp3
Bitrate:	224 kbps
Year:	1985

Artist:	Vijay Iyer
Title:	Postlude: Prayer
Link Text:	POSTLUDE: PRAYER
File Name:	Iyer_Postlude-Prayer.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Vijay Iyer Quartet
Title:	That Much Music
Link Text:	THAT MUCH MUSIC
File Name:	Iyer_That-Much-Music.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2003