Accelerando (album)

Accelerando
Studio album by
Vijay Iyer
Released2012
RecordedAugust 8–9, 2011
StudioSear Sound, New York City
GenreJazz
Length59:49
LabelACT Music ACT 9524
ProducerVijay Iyer
Vijay Iyer chronology
Tirtha
(2011) 		Accelerando
(2012) 		Holding It Down: The Veterans' Dreams Project
(2013)

Accelerando is a studio album by Indian-American pianist Vijay Iyer recorded in 2011 and released on the ACT label in 2012.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic88/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
All About Jazz[4]
The Guardian[5]
Los Angeles Times[6]
Pitchfork8.2/10[7]
PopMatters[8]
musicOMH[9]
Tom HullA–[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

All compositions by Vijay Iyer except as indicated

  1. "Bode" - 2:18
  2. "Optimism" - 7:23
  3. "The Star of a Story" (Rod Temperton) - 5:46
  4. "Human Nature" (Steve Porcaro, John Bettis) - 9:39
  5. "Wildflower" (Herbie Nichols) - 4:10
  6. "Mmmhmm" (Stephen Bruner, Steve Ellison) - 4:33
  7. "Little Pocket Size Demons" (Henry Threadgill) 7:14
  8. "Lude" - 4:54
  9. "Accelerando" - 2:51
  10. "Actions Speak" - 5:38
  11. "The Village of the Virgins" (Duke Ellington) - 5:17

Personnel

References

  1. ^ ACT discography accessed September 16, 2014
  2. ^ a b Metacritic summary, accessed September 16, 2014
  3. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "Accelerando - Vijay Iyer". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
  4. ^ a b Collins, Troy (2014-03-10). "Vijay Iyer: Accelerando". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
  5. ^ a b Fordham, John (2012-03-16). "Vijay Iyer: Accelerando review". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
  6. ^ Barton, Chris (13 March 2012). "Album review: Vijay Iyer Trio's 'Accelerando'". LA Times Blogs - Pop & Hiss. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  7. ^ Tangari, Joe (12 April 2012). "Vijay Iyer Trio: Accelerando". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  8. ^ a b Garratt, J., PopMatters Review, March 25, 2012
  9. ^ Paton, Daniel (5 March 2012). "Vijay Iyer Trio – Accelerando". musicOMH. musicomh.com. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  10. ^ Hull, Tom. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Vijay Iyer". tomhull.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.