Accelerando | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 2012 | |||
Recorded | August 8–9, 2011 | |||
Studio | Sear Sound, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 59:49 | |||
Label | ACT Music ACT 9524 | |||
Producer | Vijay Iyer | |||
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Accelerando is a studio album by Indian-American pianist Vijay Iyer recorded in 2011 and released on the ACT label in 2012.[1]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 88/100[2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
All About Jazz | [4] |
The Guardian | [5] |
Los Angeles Times | [6] |
Pitchfork | 8.2/10[7] |
PopMatters | [8] |
musicOMH | [9] |
Tom Hull | A–[10] |
The album received universal acclaim with Metacritic giving it a score of 88 from 9 reviews.[2] Thom Jurek, in his review for AllMusic states, "Accelerando is a triumph in creativity and expert musicianship, and further underscores Iyer's status as a genuine jazz innovator".[3] Writing for All About Jazz, Troy Collins said "Accelerando is a masterful collection that balances high-minded conceptualism with heartfelt conviction".[4] The Guardian review by John Fordham awarded the album 4 stars noting "The world's full of fine jazz piano trios, but Iyer's is way up the A-list".[5] PopMatters editor John Garratt said "Accelerando is an album filled with highlights... There is a reason Vijay Iyer keeps popping up on year-end best-of lists; it’s because he synthesizes such disparate styles, some easily palatable and some requiring more effort, into a striking vision of his own".[8]
All compositions by Vijay Iyer except as indicated