StandArt
StandArt is the tenth studio album by Tigran Hamasyan. It was released by Nonesuch Records on 29 April 2022.[1] It is Hamasyan's first covers album, and features eight jazz standards and one original composition.[7]
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| Released | April 29, 2022[1] | |||
| Recorded | April 11-13, 2021 at Stagg Street Studio, Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz, Bebop | |||
| Length | 47:53 | |||
| Label | Nonesuch Records[1][2] | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz |   [3] |
| DownBeat |  [4] |
| Financial Times | [5] |
| Jazzwise | [6] |
| PopMatters | 9/10[7] |
| The Times | [8] |
Critical Reception
The Times wrote; "Standards are those tunes mostly borrowed from the Great American Songbook whose harmonic richness and rhythmic flexibility make them ideal for improvising. No matter how fashions in jazz change, they remain popular, yet Tigran Hamasyan certainly tests their durability on this intriguing, challenging album."[8] PopMatters wrote; "The production is clean and loud, and Hamasyan’s dynamic playing sometimes sends notes aggressively to the center of the mix. This is jazz for people who like to sit at the edge of their seats."[7] Jazzwise wrote; "It’s perhaps the most integrated example of his highly original personal language that’s evolved through a high level, action-packed career over the past decade."[9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "De-Dah" | Elmo Hope | 4:16 |
| 2. | "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | 7:13 |
| 3. | "All The Things You Are (feat. Mark Turner)" | Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II | 5:45 |
| 4. | "Big Foot (feat. Joshua Redman)" | Charlie Parker | 7:30 |
| 5. | "When A Woman Loves A Man" | Bernard Hanighen, Gordon Jenkins, Johnny Mercer | 4:40 |
| 6. | "Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise" | Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II | 4:56 |
| 7. | "I Should Care (feat. Ambrose Akinmusire)" | Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn | 3:50 |
| 8. | "Invasion During an Operetta (feat. Ambrose Akinmusire)" | Tigran Hamasyan, Ambrose Akinmusire, Matt Brewer, Justin Brown | 2:26 |
| 9. | "Laura" | David Raksin, Johnny Mercer | 6:28 |
| Total length: | 47:53 | ||
Personnel
- Tigran Hamasyan - piano
- Matt Brewer - bass
- Justin Brown - drums
- Mark Turner - saxophone (track 3)
- Joshua Redman - saxophone (track 4)
- Ambrose Akinmusire - trumpet (tracks 7, 8)
References
- Flynn, Mike (February 17, 2022). "Tigran Hamasyan Explores The Great American Songbook On New Album Standart - Video Track Preview Of Elmo Hope's 'De-Dah'". Jazzwise. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- "Tigran Hamasyan: StandArt". AllMusic. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- Wilson, Jerome (May 1, 2022). "Tigran hamasyan: StandArt". All About Jazz.
- Myers, Joshua (June 3, 2022). "Tigran Hamasyan - StandArt". DownBeat.
- Hobart, Mike (May 6, 2022). "Tigran Hamasyan: StandArt — vivid imagination". ft.com. Financial Times.
- Harris, Selwyn. "Tigran Hamasyan StandArt review". Jazzwise.
- Honeycomb, Jay (April 25, 2022). "Tigran Hamasyan Playfully Reinterprets American Jazz Standards On 'Standart'". PopMatters.
- Pearson, Chris. "Tigran Hamasyan StandArt review". The Times.
- Harris, Selwyn (April 20, 2022). "Jazzwise Editor's Choice: May 2022 - The Best New Jazz Albums". Jazzwise.