Far from Over (Vijay Iyer album) explained

Far from Over
Type:Studio
Artist:Vijay Iyer
Cover:Vijay Iyer - Far from Over.jpg
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Recorded:April 2017
Studio:Avatar, New York City
Genre:Jazz
Label:ECM
ECM 2581
Producer:Manfred Eicher
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Far from Over is a studio album by the Vijay Iyer Sextet recorded in April 2017 and released on ECM August that same year. The sextet features brass section Graham Haynes, Steve Lehman and Mark Shim and rhythm section Stephan Crump and Tyshawn Sorey.[1]

Reception

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".

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."

Personnel

Vijay Iyer Sextet

Production

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ECM Records Catalogue. ECM Records. 29 August 2017.