John Abercrombie (guitarist)

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John Abercrombie at Bratislava Jazz Days 2007

John Abercrombie (born December 16, 1944 in Port Chester, New York) is an American Progressive jazz guitarist. Aside from his solo work he is known for his work with Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette and the Brecker Brothers. Abercrombie has recorded principally with the ECM label of Manfred Eicher. He also explores often the parameters of jazz fusion and post bop.

Abercrombie is 1967 graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston. He was presented with a Berklee College of Music Distinguished Alumni Award in 1998. Abercrombie's first notable recordings were two albums with the jazz-rock band Dreams in 1970.

The ongoing groups he has led or co-led include:

Gateway, with bassist Dave Holland and drummer Jack DeJohnette (mid-1970s, and again mid-1990s)
duo with guitarist Ralph Towner (starting mid-1970s, occasionally through mid-1990s)
quartet with pianist Richie Beirach, bassist George Mraz, and drummer Peter Donald (late 1970s to early 1980s)
trio with bassist Marc Johnson and drummer Peter Erskine (mid-1980s to early 1990s)
trio with organist Dan Wall and drummer Adam Nussbaum (through 1990s)
quartet with violinist Mark Feldman, bassist Marc Johnson, and drummer Joey Baron (starting 2000)

1 Discography
- 1.1 TV Appearances
2 Multimedia
3 External links

[edit] Discography

Timeless (1974) with Jack DeJohnette & Jan Hammer
Characters (1977) solo
Arcade (1978) quartet with Richie Beirach
Straight Flight (1979)
Abercrombie Quartet (1979) quartet with Richie Beirach
M (1980) quartet with Richie Beirach
Night (1984) with Jack DeJohnette, Jan Hammer & Mike Brecker
Current Events (1985) with Marc Johnson & Peter Erskine
Getting There (1987) with Marc Johnson, Peter Erskine & Mike Brecker
John Abercrombie/Marc Johnson/Peter Erskine (1988) live
Animato (1989) with Vince Mendoza and Jon Christensen
While We're Young (1992) with Dan Wall and Adam Nussbaum
November (1993) with Marc Johnson, Peter Erskine & John Surman
Speak of the Devil (1994) with Dan Wall and Adam Nussbaum
Tactics (1996) with Dan Wall and Adam Nussbaum
Open Land (1999) with Dan Wall, Adam Nussbaum, Kenny Wheeler, Joe Lovano, Mark Feldman
Cat 'n' Mouse (2000) with Mark Feldman, Marc Johnson, & Joey Baron
Class Trip (2003) with Mark Feldman, Marc Johnson, & Joey Baron
Structures (2006) trio with Eddie Gomez and Gene Jackson
Farewell (2006) with George Mraz, Andy Laverne, Adam Nussbaum
The Third Quartet (2007) with Mark Feldman, Marc Johnson, & Joey Baron

With Gateway with Jack DeJohnette & Dave Holland:

Gateway (1975)
Gateway 2 (1977)
Homecoming (1994)
In the Moment (1994)

With Henri Texier:

Colonel Skopje (1988; 1995)

With Ralph Towner:

Sargasso Sea (1976)
Five Years Later (1981)

With Andy LaVerne

Nosmo King (1994)
Now It Can Be Played (1995)
Where We Were (1996)
A Nice Idea (2006)

With Kenny Wheeler:

Deer Wan (1977)
Music for Large & Small Ensembles (1990)
The Widow in the Window (1990)
It Takes Two! (2006)

With Marc Copland:

Second Look (1996)
That's For Sure (2002)
...And (2002)
Brand New (2004)

With Jeff Palmer:

Abracadabra (1987)
Ease On (1993)
Island Universe (1994)
Shades of the Pine (1994)
Bunin the Blues (2001)

With Lonnie Smith

Afro Blue (1993)
Purple Haze: Tribute to Jimi Hendrix (1995)
Foxy Lady: Tribute to Jimi Hendrix (1996)

With others:

Stark Reality Discovers Hoagy Carmichael's Music Shop (1970) with Stark Reality
Eventyr (1980) Jan Garbarek and Nana Vasconcelos
Drum Strum (1982) George Marsh, reissued as Upon a Time Album of Duets (1994)
Solar (1983) John Scofield
Witchcraft (1986) with Don Thompson
Landmarks (1991) Joe Lovano with Ken Werner, Marc Johnson and Bill Stewart
Double Variations (1990) Tim Brady
Brooklyn Blues (1991) Danny Gottlieb with Jeremy Steig, Gil Golstein, Chip Jackson
Electricity (1994) with Bob Brookmeyer and the WDR Big Band
Emerald City (1994) with Richie Beirach
Bush Crew (1995) Les Arbuckle, Mike Stern ,Essiet Okon Essiet, Victor Lewis
Standard Transmission (1997) Pat LaBarbera, Jim Vivian, Jacek Kochan
The Hudson Project (2000) Peter Erskine, John Patitucci & Bob Mintzer
Animations (2003) with John Basile
Three Guitars (2003) Badi Assad, and Larry Coryell
Speak Easy (2004) with Jarek Smietana, Harvie S, Adam Czerwinski
As We Speak (2006) Mark Egan trio with Danny Gottlieb
Baseline: The Guitar Album (2007) with Hein Van De Geyn
Robert Balzar Trio: Tales (recorded 2006, released 2008)