M (John Abercrombie Quartet album)

M
Studio album by John Abercrombie Quartet
Released 1981
Recorded November 1980
Genre Jazz
Length 45:28
Label ECM
Producer Manfred Eicher
John Abercrombie chronology
Abercrombie Quartet
(1979)Abercrombie Quartet1979		 M
(1980)		 Five Years Later
(1981)Five Years Later1981

M is an album by guitarist John Abercrombie's Quartet recorded in 1980 and released on the ECM label.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Jim Todd awarded the album 2½ stars stating "If only all of this set were as brilliantly melodic and driving as its best three tracks".[2]

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

Track listing

All compositions by John Abercrombie except as indicated
  1. "Boat Song" - 9:52
  2. "M" - 6:17
  3. "What Are the Rules?" (Richard Beirach) - 7:28
  4. "Flashback" (Beirach) - 6:13
  5. "To Be" - 5:14
  6. "Veils" (Beirach) - 5:42
  7. "Pebbles" (George Mraz) - 4:42
  • Recorded at Tonstudio Bauer in Ludwigsburg, West Germany in November 1980

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ ECM discography accessed September 15, 2011
  2. 1 2 Todd, J. Allmusic Review accessed September 15, 2011
  3. ↑ 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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