Simulated Progress
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{{Infobox album
| name = Simulated Progress
| type = studio
| artist = Fieldwork
| cover = Simulated Progress cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = 2005
| recorded = September 16, 2004
| venue =
| studio = Systems Two, Brooklyn
| genre = Jazz
| length = 48:55
| label = Pi Recordings
| producer = Fieldwork & Scott Harding
| chronology = Vijay Iyer
| prev_title = Blood Sutra
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = Reimagining
| next_year = 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.[https://pirecordings.com/album/pi16 Simulated Progress] on Pi Recordings
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev2 = Tom Hull
| rev2score=A–{{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}}
|rev3 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=751}}
}}
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."{{allMusic|last=Yanow|first=Scott|class=album|id=mw0000702522|title=Fieldwork – Simulated Progress: Review|accessdate=August 10, 2017}}
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."Steinberg, Aaron. [https://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/fieldwork-simulated-progress/ Simulated Progress review] at JazzTimes
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."Olson, Paul. [https://www.allaboutjazz.com/simulated-progress-fieldwork-pi-recordings-review-by-paul-olson.php Simulated Progress review] at All About Jazz
Track listing
- "Headlong" (Vijay Iyer) – 4:07
- "Transgression" (Elliot Humberto Kavee) – 5:34
- "Trips" (Steve Lehman) – 3:57
- "Telematic" (Vijay Iyer) – 2:42
- "Media Studies" (Steve Lehman) – 5:12
- "Gaudi" (Elliot Humberto Kavee) – 4:02
- "Transitions" (Vijay Iyer) – 5:49
- "Peril" (Elliot Humberto Kavee) – 4:49
- "Reprise" (Steve Lehman) – 3:38
- "Infogee Dub" (Vijay Iyer) – 4:29
- "Durations" (Steve Lehman) – 4:36
Personnel
- Vijay Iyer – piano
- Steve Lehman – alto saxophone, sopranino saxophone
- Elliot Humberto Kavee – drums
References
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