Far From Over

Jazz | Sep 2017

Reviews

Tom McCarter
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

Recent airplay

Poles
No Cover, No MinimumOct 19, 2017
Nope
New Bottles, Vintage WineOct 17, 2017
Good On The Ground
Old Fart at PlayOct 07, 2017
Far From Over
RebopSep 29, 2017
Down To The Wire
Neural facilitationSep 28, 2017
Into Action
No Cover, No MinimumSep 28, 2017

Charting

2017-09-14 — 2017-11-16 Jazz
Week EndingAirplays
Oct 22 2
Oct 8 1
Oct 1 4
Sep 24 4
Sep 17 3

Track listing

1. Poles
2. Far From Over
3. Nope
4. End Of The Tunnel
5. Down To The Wire
6. For Amiri Baraka
7. Into Action
8. Wake
9. Good On The Ground
10. Threnody