Accelerando is a studio album by Indian-American pianist Vijay Iyer recorded in 2011 and released on the ACT label in 2012.[1]
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| Released | 2012 | |||
| Recorded | August 8–9, 2011 | |||
| Studio | Sear Sound, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 59:49 | |||
| Label | ACT Music ACT 9524 | |||
| Producer | Vijay Iyer | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 88/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| All About Jazz |  [4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
| Los Angeles Times | [6] |
| Pitchfork | 8.2/10[7] |
| PopMatters |   [8] |
| musicOMH | [9] |
| Tom Hull | A–[10] |
The album received universal acclaim with Metacritic giving it a score of 88 from 9 reviews.[2] Thom Jurek, in his review for AllMusic states, "Accelerando is a triumph in creativity and expert musicianship, and further underscores Iyer's status as a genuine jazz innovator".[3] Writing for All About Jazz, Troy Collins said "Accelerando is a masterful collection that balances high-minded conceptualism with heartfelt conviction".[4] The Guardian review by John Fordham awarded the album 4 stars noting "The world's full of fine jazz piano trios, but Iyer's is way up the A-list".[5] PopMatters editor John Garratt said "Accelerando is an album filled with highlights... There is a reason Vijay Iyer keeps popping up on year-end best-of lists; it’s because he synthesizes such disparate styles, some easily palatable and some requiring more effort, into a striking vision of his own".[8]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Vijay Iyer except as indicated
- "Bode" - 2:18
- "Optimism" - 7:23
- "The Star of a Story" (Rod Temperton) - 5:46
- "Human Nature" (Steve Porcaro, John Bettis) - 9:39
- "Wildflower" (Herbie Nichols) - 4:10
- "Mmmhmm" (Stephen Bruner, Steve Ellison) - 4:33
- "Little Pocket Size Demons" (Henry Threadgill) 7:14
- "Lude" - 4:54
- "Accelerando" - 2:51
- "Actions Speak" - 5:38
- "The Village of the Virgins" (Duke Ellington) - 5:17
Personnel
edit- Vijay Iyer — piano
- Stephan Crump — bass
- Marcus Gilmore — drums
References
edit- ^ ACT discography accessed September 16, 2014
- ^ a b Metacritic summary, accessed September 16, 2014
- ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "Accelerando - Vijay Iyer". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
- ^ a b Collins, Troy (2014-03-10). "Vijay Iyer: Accelerando". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
- ^ a b Fordham, John (2012-03-16). "Vijay Iyer: Accelerando review". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
- ^ Barton, Chris (13 March 2012). "Album review: Vijay Iyer Trio's 'Accelerando'". LA Times Blogs - Pop & Hiss. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ Tangari, Joe (12 April 2012). "Vijay Iyer Trio: Accelerando". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ a b Garratt, J., PopMatters Review, March 25, 2012
- ^ Paton, Daniel (5 March 2012). "Vijay Iyer Trio – Accelerando". musicOMH. musicomh.com. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ Hull, Tom. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Vijay Iyer". tomhull.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.