Far from Over (Vijay Iyer album)

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

Far from Over
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)

Reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic88/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Guardian[4]
The Irish Times[5]
RTÉ[6]
PopMatters8/10[7]
Pitchfork7.7/10[8]
All About Jazz[9]
The Times[10]
Blurt[11]
Rolling Stone[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. "Reviews and Tracks for Far from Over by Viyay Iyer". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  3. 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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