''Shadow Theater'' is the fifth album by
Tigran Hamasyan
Tigran Hamasyan ( hy, Տիգրան Համասյան; born July 17, 1987) is an Armenian jazz pianist and composer. He plays mostly original compositions, which are strongly influenced by the Armenian folk tradition, often using its scales and mo ...
published in 2013.
The album contains 12 tracks and is a mix of several different styles, including
jazz
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,
jazz fusion
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,
pop
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and
Armenian folk
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.
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.
This was Tigran's second release on
Verve and was released in the US on
Sunnyside the following year.
Track listing
References
2013 albums
Verve Records albums
Tigran Hamasyan albums
Sunnyside Records albums
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