"Human Nature" - Vijay Iyer Trio Live at KPLU

2011 Grammy nominated Vijay Iyer Trio visited the KPLU studios on February 8, 2011 and gave an amazing live performance, which included this arrangement of Michael Jackson's "Human Nature."

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• Vijay Iyer
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• KPLU
• NPR
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• Michael Jackson
• Human Nature
• Seattle
• Tacoma
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• Jazz
• Piano
• Jazz Alley
• Justin Steyer
• Nick Francis
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[Stivanification]

is it possible to purchase a copy of this recording anywhere? I'd love to listen to this in hiqh quality.

[KPLU885]

@Stivanification You can actually download the entire performance and interview with Vijay at our website - for free (though feel free to support our station if you would like): w w w .k p l u (dot) o r g (slash) post (slash) vijay-iyer-trio-live-kplu

Sorry for the odd URL, but YouTube does not allow them in comments.

[pauldaj]

@daleburt2020 I think in part you're feeling how they've changed the rhythm: in the original, the bass often breaks up 8 beats as 3+3+2. Here, Vijay they're breaking 13 up as 5+5+3. It doesn't feel that weird because 5/3=1.6666 isn't that far from 3/2=1.5. They play the same trick in their cover of Mystic brew, replacing 3+5 with 5+8, and then 8+13. In the writing section of Vijay's webpage there's an essay "Strenght in Numbers" explaining this method in connection with Fibonacci numbers.

[daleburt2020]

I like this version a lot more than the original Micheal Jackson version, somthing about, its just how the melody bounces

[sonocentric]

@Stivanification it's on the new vijay iyer trio album "accelerando"

[sonocentric]

@Stivanification the trio's album 'accelerando' comes out in march, including this song.

[et720]

Love me some old vijay jay

[MCalixte89]

@Stivanification he doesnt have a trio version to it. but he does he a solo version on his latest cd entitled "Solo". you can get it on itunes

[gribouts]

@KPLU885 thanks a million for this info, going to listen to this asap ! :)

[unclejunglebass]

@gsviews i like the way they rework it rhythmically. the groove is where the real reinterpretation is.

[JEdgarGroover]

@pauldaj Isn't Iyer a physicist? I think that's his background.