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John Abercrombie (guitarist)

John Laird Abercrombie (December 16, 1944 – August 22, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist.[1][2] His work explored jazz fusion, free jazz, and avant-garde jazz. Abercrombie studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. He was known for his understated style and his work with organ trios.[3]

For other people with the same name, see John Abercrombie (disambiguation).

John Abercrombie

John Laird Abercrombie

(1944-12-16)December 16, 1944
Port Chester, New York, U.S.

August 22, 2017(2017-08-22) (aged 72)
Cortlandt Manor, New York

Jazz, jazz fusion, free jazz

Musician, composer

Guitar

1969–2017

ECM

Dreams, Gateway

(ECM, 1975) with Jan Hammer, Jack DeJohnette

Timeless

(ECM, 1976) with Ralph Towner

Sargasso Sea

(ECM, 1978)

Characters

(ECM, 1979) as John Abercrombie Quartet with Richie Beirach, George Mraz, Peter Donald

Arcade

(ECM, 1980) as John Abercrombie Quartet with Richie Beirach, George Mraz, Peter Donald

Abercrombie Quartet

(Jam, 1980) as John Abercrombie Trio with George Mraz, Peter Donald

Straight Flight

(ECM, 1981) as John Abercrombie Quartet with Richie Beirach, George Mraz, Peter Donald

M

Route Two (Landslide, 1981) with , Dan Wall

David Earle Johnson

(ECM, 1982) with Ralph Towner

Five Years Later

The Midweek Blues (Plug, 1983) with David Earle Johnson, Jan Hammer

(ECM, 1984) with Michael Brecker, Jan Hammer, Jack DeJohnette

Night

Drum Strum (1750 Arch, 1984) with

George Marsh

(Palo Alto, 1984) with John Scofield

Solar

(ECM, 1986) with Marc Johnson, Peter Erskine

Current Events

All Strings Attached (, 1987) with Tal Farlow, Larry Carlton, Larry Coryell, John Scofield, John Patitucci, Billy Hart

Verve

(Pathfinder, 1987) with Richie Beirach

Emerald City

(ECM, 1988) with Marc Johnson, Peter Erskine, Michael Brecker

Getting There

My Foolish Heart (Jazz City, 1988) with , Gary Peacock, Jeff Hirshfield

Marc Cohen

(ECM, 1989)

John Abercrombie / Marc Johnson / Peter Erskine

(New Albion, 1989) with Mel Graves, George Marsh

Upon a Time

(ECM, 1989) with Vince Mendoza, Jon Christensen

Animato

Abracadabra (Soul Note, 1990) with Jeff Palmer, , Adam Nussbaum

David Liebman

Double Variations (Justin Time, 1990) with

Tim Brady

Secret Obsession (Nabel, 1991) with , Arild Andersen, John Marshall

Uli Beckerhoff

(Justin Time, 1991) with Don Thompson

Witchcraft

Yesterday's Tomorrow (European Music Productions, 1991) with , Aldo Romano

Ron McClure

The Toronto Concert (Maracatu, 1992) with , Niels Lan Doky, Adam Nussbaum

Chris Minh Doky

Ease On (, 1993) with Jeff Palmer, Arthur Blythe, Victor Lewis

AudioQuest Music

Farewell (Musidisc, 1993) with , George Mraz, Adam Nussbaum

Andy LaVerne

(ECM, 1993) with John Surman, Marc Johnson, Peter Erskine

November

(ECM, 1993) with Dan Wall, Adam Nussbaum

While We're Young

(ECM, 1994) as John Abercrombie Trio with Dan Wall, Adam Nussbaum

Speak of the Devil

(ECM, 1997) with Adam Nussbaum, Dan Wall

Tactics

Standard Transmission (GOWI Records, 1997) with , Pat LaBarbera, Jim Vivian

Jacek Kochan

(ECM, 1999) with Kenny Wheeler, Joe Lovano, Mark Feldman, Dan Wall, Adam Nussbaum

Open Land

(Stretch, 2000) with Peter Erskine, Bob Mintzer, John Patitucci

The Hudson Project

Burn'in The Blues (Consolidated Artists Productions, 2001) with Jeff Palmer, , Bob Leto

Vincent Herring

That's for Sure (Challenge, 2002) with , Kenny Wheeler

Marc Copland

(ECM, 2002) with Mark Feldman, Marc Johnson, Joey Baron

Cat 'n' Mouse

Noisy Old Men (Jam, 2002) with , Steve Swallow, Gary Chaffee

Mick Goodrick

Three Guitars (, 2003) with Larry Coryell, Badi Assad

Chesky

Animations (Underhill Jazz, 2003) with

John Basile

(ECM, 2004) with Mark Feldman, Marc Johnson, Joey Baron

Class Trip

Alone Together (Acoustic Music, 2004) with Frank Haunschild

Brand New (Challenge, 2004) with , Kenny Wheeler

Marc Copland

Echoes (Alessa, 2005) with , Gust Tillis, Mark Feldman

Arthur Blythe

(Chesky, 2006) with Eddie Gomez, Gene Jackson

Structures

(ECM, 2007) with Mark Feldman, Marc Johnson, Joey Baron

The Third Quartet

Topics (Challenge, 2007) with John Ruocco

Coincidence (, 2007) with Joe Beck

Whaling City Sound

Tales (Sony BMG, 2008) with

Robert Balzar

(ECM, 2009) as John Abercrombie Quartet with Mark Feldman, Thomas Morgan, Joey Baron

Wait Till You See Her

Cradle of Light (EFCM, 2009) with Marek Dykta

Speak to Me (Pirouet, 2011) with

Marc Copland

(ECM, 2012) as John Abercrombie Quartet with Joe Lovano, Drew Gress, Joey Baron

Within a Song

(ECM, 2013) as John Abercrombie Quartet with Marc Copland, Drew Gress, Joey Baron

39 Steps

The Angle Below (, 2013)

SteepleChase

Inspired (, 2016) with Peter Bernstein, Lage Lund, Rale Micic

ArtistShare

(ECM, 2017) as John Abercrombie Quartet with Marc Copland, Drew Gress, Joey Baron [9]

Up and Coming

on ECM Records

John Abercrombie

Notes on the Road interview with John Abercrombie

at TimBerens.com

John Abercrombie interview by Tim Berens, Cincinnati Jazz Guitar Society (March 1996)

at Perfect Sound Forever, www.furious.com

John Abercrombie interview by Mark S. Tucker (June 2005)

at JazzChicago.net

John Abercrombie - The Third Quartet (2007) album review by Brad Walseth

at AllMusic

John Abercrombie biography by Chris Kelsey, discography and album reviews, credits & releases

at Discogs

John Abercrombie discography, album releases & credits

at ProgArchives.com

John Abercrombie biography, discography, album credits & user reviews

as stream on Spotify

John Abercrombie albums to be listened