Mockroot by Tigran Hamasyan
Tigran Hamasyan's label debut, Mockroot, comprises new tracks written by Hamasyan, as well as his arrangements of traditional Armenian songs. Although trained as a classical and jazz musician, Hamasyan draws on a wide range of influences, including Armenian folk music, rock, electronica, poetry, and more. "There are many brilliant and perfectly finished young jazz pianists around," says the Telegraph, "but Hamasyan stands out because he has something important and urgent to say." "You will find it difficult if not impossible to get this disc out of your machine for quite a while," raves the Buffalo News. "Don’t count on getting it out of your head for a long while either."
Tracklist
| 1. | To Love | 2:06 |
| 2. | Song for Melan and Rafik | 5:57 |
| 3. | Kars 1 | 5:27 |
| 4. | Double-Faced | 5:30 |
| 5. | The Roads That Bring Me Closer to You | 4:16 |
| 6. | Lilac | 4:11 |
| 7. | Entertain Me | 3:20 |
| 8. | The Apple Orchard in Saghmosavanq | 4:22 |
| 9. | Kars 2 (Wounds of the Centuries) | 1:34 |
| 10. | To Negate | 5:17 |
| 11. | The Grid | 5:57 |
| 12. | Out of the Grid | 10:25 |
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With pianist/composer Tigran Hamasyan, potent jazz improvisation fuses with the rich folkloric music of his native Armenia. He’s one of the most remarkable and distinctive jazz-meets-rock pianists of his generation, a piano virtuoso with groove power.