Abercrombie Quartet
1980 studio album by the Abercrombie Quartet
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| Studio album by the Abercrombie Quartet | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | November 1979 | |||
| Studio | Talent Studios Oslo, Norway | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:14 | |||
| Label | ECM 1191 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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Abercrombie Quartet is an album by the Abercrombie Quartet recorded in November 1979 and released on ECM the following year. The quartet features guitarist John Abercrombie with rhythm section Richie Beirach, George Mraz and Peter Donald.[1]
Reception
The AllMusic review gave the album 2½ stars.[2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by John Abercrombie except as noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Blue Wolf" | 8:20 | |
| 2. | "Dear Rain" | 6:49 | |
| 3. | "Stray" | Richie Beirach | 6:39 |
| 4. | "Madagascar" | Beirach | 9:00 |
| 5. | "Riddles" | Beirach | 8:07 |
| 6. | "Foolish Dog" | 6:16 |
Personnel
Abercrombie Quartet
- John Abercrombie – guitar, mandolin
- Richie Beirach – piano
- George Mraz – double bass
- Peter Donald – drums
References
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John Abercrombie
Years listed represent year of recording(s), not initial release.
- Timeless (1974)
- Sargasso Sea (with Ralph Towner, 1976)
- Characters (1977)
- Arcade (1978)
- Abercrombie Quartet (1979)
- Straight Flight (1979)
- M (1980)
- Five Years Later (1981)
- Upon a Time (1982)
- Solar (with John Scofield, 1983)
- Night (1984)
- Current Events (1985)
- Witchcraft (1986)
- Emerald City (with Richie Beirach, 1987)
- Getting There (1987)
- Animato (1989)
- Natural Living (with Andy LaVerne, 1989)
- Nosmo King (with Andy LaVerne, 1991)
- November (1992)
- While We're Young (1992)
- Now It Can Be Played (with Andy LaVerne, 1992)
- Speak of the Devil (1993)
- Open Land (1998)
- Cat 'n' Mouse (2000)
- Class Trip (2003)
- Structures (2006)
- The Third Quartet (2006)
- Wait Till You See Her (2008)
- Within a Song (2011)
- 39 Steps (2013)
- Up and Coming (2016)
- John Abercrombie / Marc Johnson / Peter Erskine (1988)
- Tactics (with Dan Wall and Adam Nussbaum, 1996)
- The Hudson Project (with Bob Mintzer, Peter Erskine, and John Patitucci, 1998)
- Stark Reality
- Dreams
- Gateway
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