Far From Over
Reviews
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
Recent airplay
Poles
No Cover, No Minimum — Oct 19, 2017
Nope
New Bottles, Vintage Wine — Oct 17, 2017
Good On The Ground
Old Fart at Play — Oct 07, 2017
Far From Over
Rebop — Sep 29, 2017
Down To The Wire
Neural facilitation — Sep 28, 2017
Into Action
No Cover, No Minimum — Sep 28, 2017
Charting
2017-09-14 — 2017-11-16
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| 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 |