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

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." 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." 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."

Still Life with Commentator

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Still Life with Commentator

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

External links

2007 albums

Collaborative albums

Vijay Iyer albums

Mike Ladd albums

Still Life with Commentator