That caught your attention, didn't it? Well, I'll insist it's true. No guitarist has a stronger recorded legacy than Abercrombie's. He moved to New York City in 1969 and immediately began carving out a reputation as a peerless, fearless player, doing road work with organist Johnny Hammond and recording with the Brecker Brothers' Dreams group. A stint in drummer Billy Cobham's band led to more touring and recording before Abercrombie made his 1974 debut, Timeless, on the ECM label--a label for which he's done a stunning number of classic albums and with which he is still associated.
AAJ Contributing Editor Paul Olson caught up recently for some in-depth discussion about his latest release, The Third Quartet (ECM, 2007).
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