Far from Over (Vijay Iyer album)

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Far from Over
Vijay Iyer - Far from Over.jpg
Studio album by
Vijay Iyer
ReleasedAugust 25, 2017 (2017-08-25)
RecordedApril 2017
StudioAvatar Studios, New York
GenreJazz
Length57:49
LabelECM ECM 2581
ProducerManfred Eicher
Vijay Iyer chronology
A Cosmic Rhythm with Each Stroke
(2016) 		Far from Over
(2017) 		The Transitory Poems
(2019)

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

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic88/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[3]
The Guardian5/5 stars[4]
The Irish Times4/5 stars[5]
RTÉ4/5 stars[6]
PopMatters8/10[7]
Pitchfork7.7/10[8]
All About Jazz4.5/5 stars[9]
The Times4/5 stars[10]
Blurt4/5 stars[11]
Rolling Stone4/5 stars[12]

Far from Over was generally well-regarded by professional music critics on 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 five reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[2]

In his review for AllMusic, Matt Collar wrote, "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 is 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

Charts[]

Chart Peak
position
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[13] 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 160

References[]

  1. ^ "ECM Records Catalogue". ECM Records. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Reviews and Tracks for Far from Over by Viyay Iyer". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Collar, Matt. "Far from Over - Vijay Iyer, Vijay Iyer Sextet". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  4. ^ Fordham, John (17 August 2017). "Vijay Iyer Sextet: Far from Over review – spine-tingling jazz for heart, head and feet". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  5. ^ Larkin, Cormac (7 September 2017). "Vijay Iyer Sextet - Far from Over review". The Irish Times. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  6. ^ Kehoe, Paddy (2 September 2017). "Vijay Iyer Sextet - Far From Over". RTE. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  7. ^ Layman, Will (24 August 2017). "Vijay Iyer Sextet: Far From Over". PopMatters. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  8. ^ Walls, Seth Colter (24 August 2017). "Vijay Iyer Sextet Far From Over". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  9. ^ Ackermann, KArl (13 August 2017). "Vijay Iyer Sextet: Far From Over". All About Jazz. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  10. ^ Pearson, Chris (1 September 2017). "Jazz: Vijay Iyer Sextet: Far From Over". The Times. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  11. ^ Toland, Michael (25 August 2017). "VIJAY IYER SEXTET – Far From Over". Blurt. 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. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Vijay Iyer Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  14. ^ "Ultratop.be – Vijay Iyer Sextet – Far From Over" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
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