Far from Over (Vijay Iyer album)

Far from Over
Studio album by Vijay Iyer
Released August 25, 2017 (2017-08-25)
Recorded April 2017
Studio Avatar Studios, New York
Genre Jazz
Length 57:49
Label ECM ECM 2581
Producer Manfred Eicher
Vijay Iyer chronology
A Cosmic Rhythm with Each Stroke
(2016)
Far from Over
(2017)

Far from Over is a studio album by American jazz musician Vijay Iyer. It was released in August 2017 under ECM Records.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic88/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Guardian[4]
The Irish Times[5]
RTÉ.ie[6]
PopMatters8/10[7]
Pitchfork7.7/10[8]
All About Jazz[9]
The Times[10]
Blurt Magazine[11]
Rolling Stone[12]

Far from Over was generally well-regarded by professional music critics upon release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 88, based on 5 reviews, indicating 'universal acclaim'.[2]

In his review for AllMusic, Matt Collar stated that "What's particularly engaging about Far from Over is Iyer and his band's sense of danger and risk-taking. Ultimately, it's that balance of harmonically adventurous exploration and no-holds-barred blowing that make Far from Over nothing short of thrilling."[3]

Track listing

All music composed by Vijay Iyer.

No.TitleLength
1."Poles"7:49
2."Far from Over"6:15
3."Nope"5:41
4."End of the Tunnel"2:17
5."Down to the Wire"7:43
6."For Amiri Baraka"3:22
7."Into Action"5:00
8."Wake"4:46
9."Good on the Ground"6:32
10."Threnody"8:24
Total length:57:49

Personnel

Vijay Iyer Sextet

Technical personnel

  • Manfred Eicher – producer, mixing
  • James Farber – engineer, mixing
  • Nate Odden – assistant engineer

References

  1. "ECM Records | Catalogue". ECM Records. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Reviews and Tracks for Far from Over by Viyay Iyer". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Collar, Matt. "Far from Over - Vijay Iyer, Vijay Iyer Sextet | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  4. Fordham, John (17 August 2017). "Vijay Iyer Sextet: Far from Over review – spine-tingling jazz for heart, head and feet". The Guardian. theguardian.com. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  5. Larkin, Cormac (7 September 2017). "Vijay Iyer Sextet - Far from Over review". The Irish Times. rishtimes.com. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  6. Kehoe, Paddy (2 September 2017). "Vijay Iyer Sextet - Far From Over". RTE. rte.ie. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  7. Layman, Will (24 August 2017). "Vijay Iyer Sextet: Far From Over". PopMatters. popmatters.com. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  8. Walls, Seth Colter (24 August 2017). "Vijay Iyer Sextet Far From Over". Pitchfork. pitchfork.com. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  9. Ackermann, KArl (August 13, 2017). "Vijay Iyer Sextet: Far From Over". All About Jazz. allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  10. Pearson, Chris (1 September 2017). "Jazz: Vijay Iyer Sextet: Far From Over". The Times. thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  11. Toland, Michael (25 August 2017). "VIJAY IYER SEXTET – Far From Over". Blurt Magazine. blurtonline.com. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  12. Shteamer, Hank (24 August 2017). "Review: Vijay Iyer Sextet's 'Far From Over' Is the Shape of Jazz to Come". Rolling Stone. rollingstone.com. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
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