Vijay Iyer - C/D, S & D

I know there are some crazy structures going on that I don't understand yet, especially in the first track (which reminds me of the Bad Plus song "Big Eater" minus the melodic sense). It's kind of busy and relentless in the same way as some Greg Osby or M-Base records that I never got into, but I'll give it another shot (or at least listen to the second half of the record).

He's been given the McArthur genius grant in 2013,

Great aticle here with videos of him talking expertly about Thelonius Monk, MJ, Trane by and invliving his piano

(http://nautil.us/issue/18/genius/genius-is-in-the-groove)

I really like when he writes about piano or music in general, less so when he writes about math and music.

I scoffed when I heard he had a song on his latest album inspired by and named after Robert Hood, but had to eat some crow when I finally listened. Shit is real.

the new one with Wadada Leo Smith is awesome.

Based on the couple tracks I got to hear before the power outage, yeah, I would tend to believe that.

I have had it on in the house all morning and then on the ipod this aft, it is a real stunner. It sounds like a peak Miles/Andrew Hill collab to me - really that good.