Still Life with Commentator

Still Life with Commentator
Still Life with Commentator
Studio album by Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd
Released	March 6, 2007
Recorded	March 26–27, 2006; June 17, 2006;
Studio	Hotel Neutor, Salzburg; Listen, New York;
Genre	Jazz
Length	65:35
Label	Savoy Jazz
Producer	Vijay Iyer; Mike Ladd; Scotty Hard;
Vijay Iyer chronology

Still Life with Commentator is a collaborative studio album by American jazz pianist Vijay Iyer and American hip hop musician Mike Ladd. It was released on Savoy Jazz in 2007.

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
All About Jazz	^[1]
AllMusic	^[2]
Tom Hull	A–^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[4]

Lyn Horton of All About Jazz gave the album 5 out of 5 stars, commenting that "This work illuminates the perils within contemporary global society from the standpoint of the media and information blitz."^[1] Sean Westergaard of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, describing it as "a dense, thought-provoking piece that takes some effort to internalize."^[2] Mike Shanley of JazzTimes wrote, "This disc exists in a musical Bermuda Triangle that conjoins jazz, electronica and that mutant, undefined style of pop music created by the likes of Björk."^[5]

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Infogee Rhapsody"	4:17
2.	"Edward L. Bernays Flies the Hindenburg"	2:33
3.	"Been There Done That"	7:59
4.	"Cleaning Up the Mess"	5:13
5.	"Lake Aaron (Commentator Landscape #1: Aaron Brown)"	3:02
6.	"Jon Stewart on Crossfire"	3:22
7.	"Shep's Brook (Commentator Landscape #2: Shepard Smith)"	3:04
8.	"Riding on the Intro Graphics to Cable News"	4:09
9.	"Man Channel"	4:11
10.	"Fox 'n' Friends"	0:30
11.	"Holocaust Blog"	5:33
12.	"Cybernut Bucolia"	3:59
13.	"Mount Rather (Commentator Landscape #3: Dan Rather)"	4:28
14.	"Latex Thumbs Up"	3:24
15.	"Redemption Chant"	2:06
16.	"Blog Mom's Anthem"	2:52
17.	"The Last Atrocity"	4:51

Personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Vijay Iyer – piano, synthesizer
Mike Ladd – vocals, production, liner notes, photography
Guillermo E. Brown – vocals, electronic percussion
Pálína Jónsdóttir – vocals
Masayasu Nakanishi – vocals
Liberty Ellman – guitar
Okkyung Lee – cello
Pamela Z – vocals, electronic processing, translation
Scotty Hard – production

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Horton, Lyn (April 8, 2007). "Vijay Iyer And Mike Ladd: Still Life With Commentator". All About Jazz. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Westergaard, Sean. "Still Life with Commentator - Vijay Iyer, Mike Ladd". AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
^ Hull, Tom. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Vijay Iyer". tomhull.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 752. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Shanley, Mike (June 1, 2007). "Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd: Still Life With Commentator". JazzTimes. Retrieved January 13, 2020.

External links[edit]

Still Life with Commentator at Discogs

[allaboutjazz-1] Horton, Lyn (April 8, 2007). "Vijay Iyer And Mike Ladd: Still Life With Commentator". All About Jazz. Retrieved January 13, 2020.

[allmusic-2] Westergaard, Sean. "Still Life with Commentator - Vijay Iyer, Mike Ladd". AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2020.

[3] Hull, Tom. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Vijay Iyer". tomhull.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

[Penguin-4] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 752. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[5] Shanley, Mike (June 1, 2007). "Vijay Iyer & Mike Ladd: Still Life With Commentator". JazzTimes. Retrieved January 13, 2020.

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