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Historicity is an album by pianist Vijay Iyer released on the ACT label in 2009.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4½ stars out of 5, stating, “Vijay Iyer has mad skills, overwhelmingly and powerfully demonstrated on all of his recordings, but especially this one. He’s also maturing at a rapid rate, while at the height of his powers on this incredible effort that sounds like much more than a mere piano-bass-drums mainstream jazz trio. This is an incredible CD, and a strong candidate for best jazz CD of 2009”.

Track listing
All compositions by Vijay Iyer except as indicated

“Historicity” – 7:50
“Somewhere” (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim) – 6:57
“Galang (Trio Riot Version)” (Justine Frischmann, Maya Arulpragasam, Ross Orton, Steve Mackey) – 2:41
“Helix” – 4:00
“Smoke Stack” (Andrew Hill) – 8:09
“Big Brother” (Stevie Wonder) – 4:48
“Dogon A.D.” (Julius Hemphill) – 9:20
“Mystic Brew (Trixation Version)” (Ronnie Foster) – 4:56
“Trident: 2010” – 9:10
“Segment for Sentiment #2” – 4:03

Personnel
Vijay Iyer — piano
Stephan Crump — bass
Marcus Gilmore — drums

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Released: October 13, 2009
Recorded: November 3, 2008 & March 31, 2009 at Systems Two Sound, NYC
Length: 61:50
Label: ACT Music ACT 9489
Producer: Vijay Iyer