Accelerando (album)

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Accelerando is an album by pianist Vijay Iyer recorded in 2011 and released on the ACT label in 2012.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
All About Jazz
The Guardian
PopMatters

The album received universal acclaim with Metacritic giving it a score of 88 from 9 reviews. 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". Writing for All About Jazz, Troy Collins said "Accelerando is a masterful collection that balances high-minded conceptualism with heartfelt conviction". 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". 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".

Track listing

All compositions by Vijay Iyer except as indicated

1. "Bode" - 2:18
2. "Optimism" - 7:23
3. "The Star of a Story" (Rod Temperton) - 5:46
4. "Human Nature" (Steve Porcaro, John Bettis) - 9:39
5. "Wildflower" (Herbie Nichols) - 4:10
6. "Mmmhmm" (Stephen Bruner, Steve Ellison) - 4:33
7. "Little Pocket Size Demons" (Henry Threadgill) 7:14
8. "Lude" - 4:54
9. "Accelerando" - 2:51
10. "Actions Speak" - 5:38
11. "The Village of the Virgins" (Duke Ellington) - 5:17

Personnel

• Vijay Iyer — piano
• Stephan Crump — bass
• Marcus Gilmore — drums