| Far from Over | ||||
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| Released | August 25, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | April 2017 | |||
| Studio | Avatar, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 57:49 | |||
| Label | ECM ECM 2581 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
| Vijay Iyer chronology | ||||
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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]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 88/100 [2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| The Irish Times |  [5] |
| RTÉ | [6] |
| PopMatters | 8/10 [7] |
| Pitchfork | 7.7/10 [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]
All music is composed by Vijay Iyer
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard) [13] | 1 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [14] | 160 |
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