Iyer, Vijay Sextet / Far From Over
| Album: | Far From Over | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Iyer, Vijay Sextet | Added: | Sep 2017 | |
| Label: | Ecm Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2017-09-14 | Pull Date: | 2017-11-16 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Oct 22 | Oct 8 | Oct 1 | Sep 24 | Sep 17 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 19, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
Poles |
4. | Sep 29, 2017: | Rebop
Far From Over |
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| 2. | Oct 17, 2017: | New Bottles, Vintage Wine
Nope |
5. | Sep 28, 2017: | Neural facilitation
Down To The Wire |
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| 3. | Oct 07, 2017: | Old Fart at Play
Good On The Ground |
6. | Sep 28, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
Into Action |
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-09-04
Reviewed 2017-09-04
Reviewed: 2017-09-04
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: "Iyer's compositions are both dazzlingly complex and furiously funky. If you're looking for the shape of jazz to come, here it is." - Hank Shteamer (Rolling Stone)
If You Like; Kamasi Washington, Cecil Taylor, Kenny Wheeler
Track Review (favorites denoted by *): *1/ Poles (7:49) - piano starts quiet> slow tempo jam swings into full tilt jam> sax solo> slows into midtempo jam> trumpet solo> quick fade *2/ Far from Over (6:15) - piano starts> uptempo jam> rockin' trumpet solo> sax solo> trumpet/sax interplay> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick stop 3/ Nope (5:41) - piano starts> slow tempo funk jam> piano solo> trumpet solo> quick stop 4/ End Of The Tunnel (2:17) - drums start> slow tempo space jam> fade *5/ Down To The Wire (7:43) - piano starts slow & quiet> swings into uptempo jam> lightning fast piano solo> fast tempo jam gets wild & wooly> drum solo> crescendo end 6/ For Amiri Baraka (3:22) - piano starts> slow and meditative trio jam> slows to stop 7/ Into Action (5:00) - heavy piano starts> uptempo jam with chanting> trumpet solo> funky piano solo settles into a slow groove> slow fade *8/ Wake (4:46) - trumpet starts like a conch shell> slow tempo & quiet jam> slow fade *9/ Good On The Ground (6:32) - drums start> uptempo jam> sax solo> swinging piano solo> drum solo> quick stop *10/ piano starts> slow & quiet jam> builds in intensity & slows to fade
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: "Iyer's compositions are both dazzlingly complex and furiously funky. If you're looking for the shape of jazz to come, here it is." - Hank Shteamer (Rolling Stone)
If You Like; Kamasi Washington, Cecil Taylor, Kenny Wheeler
Track Review (favorites denoted by *): *1/ Poles (7:49) - piano starts quiet> slow tempo jam swings into full tilt jam> sax solo> slows into midtempo jam> trumpet solo> quick fade *2/ Far from Over (6:15) - piano starts> uptempo jam> rockin' trumpet solo> sax solo> trumpet/sax interplay> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick stop 3/ Nope (5:41) - piano starts> slow tempo funk jam> piano solo> trumpet solo> quick stop 4/ End Of The Tunnel (2:17) - drums start> slow tempo space jam> fade *5/ Down To The Wire (7:43) - piano starts slow & quiet> swings into uptempo jam> lightning fast piano solo> fast tempo jam gets wild & wooly> drum solo> crescendo end 6/ For Amiri Baraka (3:22) - piano starts> slow and meditative trio jam> slows to stop 7/ Into Action (5:00) - heavy piano starts> uptempo jam with chanting> trumpet solo> funky piano solo settles into a slow groove> slow fade *8/ Wake (4:46) - trumpet starts like a conch shell> slow tempo & quiet jam> slow fade *9/ Good On The Ground (6:32) - drums start> uptempo jam> sax solo> swinging piano solo> drum solo> quick stop *10/ piano starts> slow & quiet jam> builds in intensity & slows to fade
Track Listing
| 1. | Poles | 6. | For Amiri Baraka | |||
| 2. | Far From Over | 7. | Into Action | |||
| 3. | Nope | 8. | Wake | |||
| 4. | End Of The Tunnel | 9. | Good On The Ground | |||
| 5. | Down To The Wire | 10. | Threnody |