Open Land

Open Land is an album by guitarist John Abercrombie with trumpeter Kenny Wheeler, saxophonist Joe Lovano, violinist Mark Feldman, organist Dan Wall and drummer Adam Nussbaum recorded in 1998 and released on the ECM label^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4 stars calint it "an absorbing set of elegantly textured, poly-styled music laced with his drifting, occasionally jagged yet never overbearing guitar".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by John Abercrombie except as indicated

1. "Just in Time" - 6:35
2. "Open Land" - 10:08
3. "Spring Song" - 8:59
4. "Gimme Five" - 7:23
5. "Speak Easy" - 6:43
6. "Little Booker" - 6:13
7. "Free Piece Suit(e) (Adam Nussbaum, Dan Wall, Joe Lovano, John Abercrombie, Kenny Wheeler, Mark Feldman) - 6:53
8. "Remember When" - 7:57
9. "That's for Sure" - 4:05

• Recorded at Avatar Studio in New York in September 1998

Personnel

• John Abercrombie — guitar
• Mark Feldman — violin
• Kenny Wheeler — trumpet, flugelhorn
• Joe Lovano — tenor saxophone
• Dan Wall — Hammond organ
• Adam Nussbaum — drums

References