A Cosmic Rhythm with Each Stroke
{{Infobox album
| name = A Cosmic Rhythm with Each Stroke
| type = Studio
| artist = Vijay Iyer and Wadada Leo Smith
| cover = A Cosmic Rhythm with Each Stroke.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2016|03|11}}
| recorded = October 17–19, 2015
| venue =
| studio = Avatar, New York City
| genre = Jazz
| length = {{Duration|h=1|m=06|s=13}}
| label = ECM ECM 2486
| producer = Manfred Eicher
| chronology = Vijay Iyer
| prev_title = Break Stuff
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = Far from Over
| next_year = 2017
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Wadada Leo Smith
| type = studio
| prev_title = Celestial Weather
| prev_year = 2015
| title = A Cosmic Rhythm with Each Stroke
| year = 2015
| next_title = America's National Parks
| next_year = 2016
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
|MC=82/100{{cite news | title=A Cosmic Rhythm with Each Stroke (Metacritic page)| url =http://www.metacritic.com/music/a-cosmic-rhythm-with-each-stroke/vijay-iyer| publisher = Metacritic | accessdate = August 7, 2017}}
| rev1 = All Music
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite news | title=A Cosmic Rhythm with Each Stroke (All Music Review)| url =http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-cosmic-rhythm-with-each-stroke-mw0002917109| publisher = All Music | accessdate = August 7, 2017}}
| rev2 = The Guardian
| rev2Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite news | title=A Cosmic Rhythm with Each Stroke (The Guardian Review)| url =https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/mar/17/vijay-iyerwadada-leo-smith-a-cosmic-rhythm-with-each-stroke-review| publisher = The Guardian | accessdate = August 7, 2017}}
| rev3 = Pitchfork
| rev3score = 8.5/10{{cite web |last1=Walls|first1=Seth Colter |title=Vijay IyerWadada Leo Smith: A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21518-a-cosmic-rhythm-with-each-stroke/|website=Pitchfork |publisher=pitchfork.com |accessdate=1 June 2018 |date=March 23, 2016}}
| rev4 = All About Jazz
| rev4score = {{rating|5|5}}{{cite web |last1=Ackermann |first1=Karl |title=Vijay Iyer & Wadada Leo Smith: A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke|date=March 9, 2016|url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/a-cosmic-rhythm-with-each-stroke-vijay-iyer-and-wadada-leo-smith-ecm-records-review-by-karl-ackermann.php|website=All About Jazz |publisher=allaboutjazz.com |accessdate=1 June 2018}}
| rev5 = The Guardian
| rev5score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last1=Fordham |first1=John |title=Vijay Iyer/Wadada Leo Smith: A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke review – charismatic and subtle |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/mar/17/vijay-iyerwadada-leo-smith-a-cosmic-rhythm-with-each-stroke-review |website=The Guardian |publisher=theguardian.com |accessdate=1 June 2018 |date=17 March 2016}}
| rev6 = RTÉ.ie
| rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last1=Kehoe|first1=Paddy|title=Iyer/Smith - a cosmic rhythm with each stroke|url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/music-reviews/2016/1124/834204-a-cosmic-rhythm-with-each-stroke/|website=RTE|publisher=RTÉ.ie|accessdate=1 June 2018|date= 13 December 2016}}
| rev7 = Blurt Magazine
| rev7Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |last1=Toland |first1=Michael |title=VIJAY IVER & WADADA LEO SMITH – A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke |url=http://blurtonline.com/review/vijay-iver-wadada-leo-smith-cosmic-rhythm-stroke/ |website=Blurt Magazine |publisher=blurtonline.com |accessdate=6 June 2018 |date=25 March 2016}}
| rev8 = Record Collector
| rev8score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web |last1=Waring|first1=Charles |title= A Rhythm With Each Stroke (***ECM) |url=https://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/jazz-collector-4 | website=Record Collector |publisher=recordcollectormag.com |accessdate=14 June 2018}}
| rev9 = Financial Times
| rev9score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last1=Hobart |first1=Mike |title=Vijay Iyer/Wadada Leo Smith: A Cosmic Rhythm with Each Stroke — review |url=https://www.ft.com/content/fe3a031e-f47e-11e5-96db-fc683b5e52db |website=Financial Times |accessdate=17 June 2018 |date=April 1, 2016}}
| rev10 = Tom Hull
| rev10score=B+{{cite web |last1=Hull |first1=Tom |title=Tom Hull: Grade List: Vijay Iyer |url=http://tomhull.com/ocston/nm/get_gl.php?n=Vijay+Iyer |publisher=tomhull.com |accessdate=30 July 2020}}
}}
A Cosmic Rhythm with Each Stroke is an album by trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith and pianist Vijay Iyer which was released in March 2016 on ECM Records.{{cite news | title= Vijay Iyer / Wadada Leo Smith A Cosmic Rhythm with Each Stroke | url= http://player.ecmrecords.com/iyer-smith-2486 | publisher= ECM Records | accessdate= August 7, 2017 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170807114635/http://player.ecmrecords.com/iyer-smith-2486 | archive-date= August 7, 2017 | url-status= dead }}
Reception
At Metacritic, that assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 82, based on seven reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".
Thom Jurek in his review for Allmusic says that:
{{Quote|text=The instincts these players offer in these works display the duo's mutual desire for intimate communication and spiritual trust through the medium of sound. Their uncompromising movement toward them results in a shared musical mind that speaks in a distinctive, unique emotional language.|source={{cite news | title=A Cosmic Rhythm with Each Stroke (All Music Review) |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-cosmic-rhythm-with-each-stroke-mw0002917109| publisher = All Music | accessdate = August 7, 2017}}}}
They also selected it as one of their Favorite Jazz Albums of 2016.{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/year-in-review/2016/favorite-jazz |title=Allmusic Favorite Jazz Albums of 2016}}
In The Guardian, John Fordham gave this album four stars and says that:
{{Quote|text=Smith’s tone and phrasing often reflect mid-period Miles Davis, but he blends free jazz into those resources with a unique poetic focus. Long high squeals and tumbling unfold over Iyer’s humming electronics, a bright brass fanfare soars over a chordal rumble, and a lamenting muted-trumpet descent invokes Sketches of Spain. Iyer mostly functions as a discreet foil, but this intimate conversation swells from interesting to enthralling as it unfolds.|source={{cite news | title=A Cosmic Rhythm with Each Stroke (The Guardian Review)| url =https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/mar/17/vijay-iyerwadada-leo-smith-a-cosmic-rhythm-with-each-stroke-review| publisher = The Guardian | accessdate = August 7, 2017}}}}
Track listing
ECM Records – ECM 2420.
{{Track listing
|all_music = Vijay Iyer and Wadada Leo Smith, except where noted
|total_length = 1:06:13
|title_width = 450px
|title1 = Passage
|writer1 = Vijay Iyer
|length1 = 6:15
|title2 = All Becomes Alive
|length2 = 9:09
|title3 = The Empty Mind Receives
|length3 = 4:55
|title4 = Labyrinths
|length4 = 6:43
|title5 = A Divine Courage
|length5 = 9:12
|title6 = Uncut Emeralds
|length6 = 7:43
|title7 = A Cold Fire
|length7 = 5:55
|title8 = Notes on Water
|length8 = 7:58
|title9 = Marian Anderson
|writer9 = Wadada Leo Smith
|length9 = 8:23
}}
Personnel
References
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Category:2016 collaborative albums