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- Summary: The third album from pianist Vijay Iyer with bassist Stephen Crump and drummer Marcus Gilmore includes several original compositions as well as cover songs from jazz, disco, R&B, and electronic music.
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- Record Label: Act Music + Vision
- Genre(s): Jazz, Piano Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Post-Bop, Progressive Jazz
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Positive: 9 out of 9
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Mixed: 0 out of 9
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Mar 16, 2012Accelerando is a rambunctious yet nimble celebration of the groove that turns as much on the fulcrum of drummer Marcus Gilmore and bassist Stephan Crump as it does on Iyer's restlessly inventive piano.
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Jun 21, 2012Interspersed in between the renditions throughout the course of Accelerando... are five outstanding Iyer-penned performances.
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Dec 10, 2012As its title suggests, Accelerando provides plenty of speed and also a very real adrenaline rush.
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Apr 12, 2012From the first shudder of the keyboard and crack of drums to that last, celebratory walk through the village of the virgins, Iyer, Crump and Gilmore keep things spellbinding.
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Mar 16, 2012The world's full of fine jazz piano trios, but Iyer's is way up the A-list.
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Mar 22, 2012Accelerando is a triumph in creativity and expert musicianship, and further underscores Iyer's status as a genuine jazz innovator.
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Mar 26, 2012Put simply, Accelerando is an album filled with highlights.
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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