Sargasso Sea (John Abercrombie and Ralph Towner album)

Sargasso Sea
Studio album by John Abercrombie & Ralph Towner
Released 1976
Recorded May 1976
Talent Studios, Oslo
Genre Jazz
Length 41:08
Label ECM
ECM 1080
Producer Manfred Eicher
John Abercrombie chronology
Timeless
(1974)		 Sargasso Sea
(1976)		 Characters
(1977)
Ralph Towner chronology
Solstice
(1975)		 Sargasso Sea
(1976)		 Solstice/Sound and Shadows
(1977)

Sargasso Sea is an album by guitarists John Abercrombie and Ralph Towner recorded in 1976 and released on the ECM label.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 3 stars stating "An uneven recording for many listeners and critics, Sargasso Sea deserves a second chance, not as an absolutely flawed, imperfect, or unbalanced effort. Like a tale of two cities, it stands as a unique project, perhaps deserving a more refined approach".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3 stars calling it "a winsome, diffident affair on which only the timbral variation of Towner's 12-string and piano figures sustains interest... it's less than representative of Abercrombie's real strengths".[3] The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide said "The alternately pensive and vibrant electric/acoustic interplay between these two master guitarists makes this a classic album of guitar duets".[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]

Track listing

All compositions by John Abercrombie except as indicated

  1. "Fable" - 8:41
  2. "Avenue" - 5:19
  3. "Sargasso Sea" (John Abercrombie, Ralph Towner) - 4:01
  4. "Over and Gone" - 2:51
  5. "Elbow Room" (Abercrombie, Towner) -5:11
  6. "Staircase" (Towner) - 6:24
  7. "Romantic Descension" - 3:17
  8. "Parasol" (Towner) - 5:24

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ ECM discography accessed September 7, 2011
  2. 1 2 Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed September 6, 2011
  3. 1 2 Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-141-02327-4.
  4. 1 2 Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 3. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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