Far from Over (Vijay Iyer album)

Far from Over
Studio album by Vijay Iyer
Released	August 25, 2017 (2017-08-25)
Recorded	April 2017
Studio	Avatar, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	57:49
Label	ECM ECM 2581
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Vijay Iyer chronology
A Cosmic Rhythm with Each Stroke (2016) Far from Over (2017) The Transitory Poems (2019)

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

Professional ratings

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]

Track listing

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

Personnel

Vijay Iyer Sextet

• Vijay Iyer – piano
• Graham Haynes – cornet, flugelhorn, electronics
• Steve Lehman – alto saxophone
• Mark Shim – tenor saxophone
• Stephan Crump – double bass
• Tyshawn Sorey – drums

Production

• 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.