Accelerando (album)
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| Accelerando | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 13, 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 through the ACT label on March 13, 2012.[1][2]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 88/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| All About Jazz |  [5] |
| The Guardian | [6] |
| Los Angeles Times | [7] |
| Pitchfork | 8.2/10[8] |
| PopMatters | [2] |
| musicOMH | [9] |
| Tom Hull | A–[10] |
The album received universal acclaim with Metacritic giving it a score of 88 from 9 reviews.[3] 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".[4] Writing for All About Jazz, Troy Collins said "Accelerando is a masterful collection that balances high-minded conceptualism with heartfelt conviction".[5] 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".[6] 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".[2]
