Simulated Progress

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Simulated Progress
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Studio album by
Fieldwork
Released2005
RecordedSeptember 16, 2004
StudioSystems Two, Brooklyn
Genre Jazz
Length48:55
Label Pi Recordings
Producer Fieldwork & Scott Harding
Vijay Iyer chronology
Blood Sutra
(2003)		Simulated Progress
(2005)		 Reimagining
(2005)

Simulated Progress is the second album by Fieldwork, a collective trio consisting of Vijay Iyer on piano, Elliot Humberto Kavee on drums, and Steve Lehman on alto and sopranino saxophone replacing former saxophonist Aaron Stewart, which was recorded in 2004 and released on Pi Recordings. [1]

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Tom Hull A– [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow states "No fireworks occur, the originals are forgettable, and the magic that is necessary to make this type of advanced jazz project a success is lacking." [2]

The JazzTimes review by David R. Adler notes "Fieldwork’s rhythmic logic can be immensely involved, but the results are disarmingly concise. The music is also rich in paradox: dark yet uplifting, intellectually demanding yet effortlessly funky." [5]

The All About Jazz review by Paul Olson states "The greatest compliment that can be paid to Simulated Progress is that there is nothing else out there that sounds like it. This is difficult music. In its risk-taking, fragility, and fearlessness, it's also very thrilling." [6]

Track listing

  1. "Headlong" (Vijay Iyer) – 4:07
  2. "Transgression" (Elliot Humberto Kavee) – 5:34
  3. "Trips" (Steve Lehman) – 3:57
  4. "Telematic" (Vijay Iyer) – 2:42
  5. "Media Studies" (Steve Lehman) – 5:12
  6. "Gaudi" (Elliot Humberto Kavee) – 4:02
  7. "Transitions" (Vijay Iyer) – 5:49
  8. "Peril" (Elliot Humberto Kavee) – 4:49
  9. "Reprise" (Steve Lehman) – 3:38
  10. "Infogee Dub" (Vijay Iyer) – 4:29
  11. "Durations" (Steve Lehman) – 4:36

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Simulated Progress on Pi Recordings
  2. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Fieldwork – Simulated Progress: Review at AllMusic . Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  3. ↑ Hull, Tom. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Vijay Iyer". tomhull.com . Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  4. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 751. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ↑ Steinberg, Aaron. Simulated Progress review at JazzTimes
  6. ↑ Olson, Paul. Simulated Progress review at All About Jazz
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