Accelerando
Studio album by Vijay Iyer
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
Vijay Iyer chronology
Tirtha (2011) Accelerando (2012) Holding It Down: The Veterans' Dreams Project (2013)

Accelerando is a studio album by Indian-American pianist Vijay Iyer recorded in 2011 and released on the ACT label in 2012.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
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]

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

References