Shadow Theater

Not to be confused with Shadow Theatre or Shadow play.
Shadow Theater
Studio album by
Tigran Hamasyan
Released2013
Recorded2012
GenreJazz, jazz fusion, Armenian folk and other styles[1][2][3][4]
Length56:06
LabelVerve / Universal[5][2]
Tigran Hamasyan chronology
A Fable
(2011) 		Shadow Theater
(2013) 		Mockroot
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz[6]
The Guardian[2]
AAA Music[3]
Uk Vibe[7]

Shadow Theater is the fifth album by Tigran Hamasyan published in 2013.[5][8][1][9] The album contains 12 tracks and is a mix of several different styles, including jazz, jazz fusion, pop and Armenian folk.[1][4][2][5][3] The album consists of tracks which he had composed many years ago, but not released. He then adapted and changed these tracks over around six years, until the album's release in 2013.[10] This was Tigran's second release on Verve and was released in the US on Sunnyside the following year.[11][6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tigran Hamasyan

No.TitleLength
1."The Poet"4:17
2."Erishta"4:39
3."Lament"3:47
4."Drip"4:11
5."The Year Is Gone"2:38
6."Seafarer"4:27
7."The Court Jester"5:45
8."Pagan Lullaby"3:18
9."Pt1 Collapse"5:04
10."Pt2 Alternative Universe"6:36
11."Holy"5:21
12."Road Song"6:43
Total length:56:56

References

  1. ^ a b c Saleski, Mark (May 8, 2014). "One Track Mind: Tigran, "Erishta" from Shadow Theater (2013)". Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d Fordham, John (October 31, 2013). "Tigran: Shadow Theater – review". The Guardian. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "TIGRAN HAMASYAN – Shadow Theater". AAA Music. November 11, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Bungey, John (November 2, 2013). "Tigran Hamasyan: Shadow Theater". The Times. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c Vann, Karine (February 18, 2014). "Tigran Hamasyan's Shadow Theater: Jazz in Concept?". The Oxonian Review. Archived from the original on February 25, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ a b Jazz, All About. "Tigran Hamasyan: Shadow Theater". All About Jazz. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  7. ^ "Tigran Hamasyan 'Shadow Theater' (Verve) 4/5". ukvibe.org. December 3, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  8. ^ Cohen, Sharonne (May 20, 2014). "Tigran: Shadow Theater". JazzTimes. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  9. ^ "Shadow Theater - Tigran Hamasyan | Release Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  10. ^ Solomon, Jon (October 29, 2013). "Jazz pianist Tigran Hamasyan on his new album, Shadow Theater, and his Armenian influences". Westword. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  11. ^ "Tigran Hamasyan: Shadow Theater". Sunnyside Records. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
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