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John Abercrombie: The First Quartet

by John Kelman
February 9, 2023

With the release of Arcade (1979), Abercrombie Quartet (1980) and M (1981), John Abercrombie's entire ECM discography as a leader is finally available on CD. Looking back at these albums and their position in his oeuvre, they are revealed as seminal documents of Abercrombie's arrival as a distinctive writer, improvising guitarist and bandleader, delivering on the ...

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The First Quartet

By John Abercrombie

Label: ECM Records
Released: 2015
Track listing: CD1 (Arcade): Arcade; Nightlake; Paramour; Neptune; Alchemy. CD2 (Abercrombie Quartet): Blue Wolf; Dear Rain; Stray; Madagascar; Riddles; Foolish Dog. CD3 (M): Boat Song; M; What Are The Rules; Flashback; To Be; Veils; Pebbles.

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John Abercrombie: The First Quartet

Read "The First Quartet" reviewed by Mark Sullivan

by Mark Sullivan
December 10, 2015

In many ways guitarist John Abercrombie's recordings with his first quartet represent his real coming of age, as a jazz guitarist, composer, and bandleader. He already had a substantial ECM discography behind him, including his fusion debut Timeless (1975); the overdubbed solo record Characters (1977); the first trio with Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette, the self-titled ...

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John Abercrombie: The First Quartet

Read "The First Quartet" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann
November 23, 2015

In his more than thirty year career--almost exclusively with ECM--guitarist John Abercrombie has more often than not confined his formation to smaller groups ranging from solo through quartet. He has been less restricted in the style of music he creates and that diversity is demonstrated with mixed results on The First Quartet. The albums included in ...