Uneasy (album)

Uneasy is an album by American pianist and composer Vijay Iyer recorded in December 2019 and released on ECM in April 2021. The trio features rhythm section Linda May Han Oh and Tyshawn Sorey.

Uneasy
Studio album by Vijay Iyer
Released	April 9, 2021
Recorded	December 2019
Studio	Oktaven Audio Studio Mount Vernon, New York
Genre	Free jazz[1]
Length	71:46
Label	ECM 2692
Producer	Manfred Eicher, Vijay Iyer
Vijay Iyer chronology
The Transitory Poems (2019) Uneasy (2021)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	85/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Guardian	[1]
Mojo	[4]
Pitchfork	8.6/10[5]
PopMatters	8/10[6]
Spectrum Culture	88%[7]

On Metacritic, it holds a score of 85 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim," based on six reviews.^[2]

Uneasy ranked forty-second on Pitchfork's list The 50 Best Albums of 2021.^[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Vijay Iyer except as noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Children of Flint"		6:26
2.	"Combat Breathing"		7:50
3.	"Night and Day"	Cole Porter	9:33
4.	"Touba"	Iyer Mike Ladd	7:17
5.	"Drummer's Song"	Geri Allen	6:47
6.	"Augury"		3:29
7.	"Configurations"		9:27
8.	"Uneasy"		9:11
9.	"Retrofit"		6:40
10.	"Entrustment"		5:06
Total length:			71:46

Personnel

• Vijay Iyer – piano
• Linda May Han Oh – double bass
• Tyshawn Sorey – drums