Abercrombie Quartet
| Abercrombie Quartet | ||||
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| Studio album by the Abercrombie Quartet | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | November 1979 | |||
| Studio | Talent Studios Oslo, Norway | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:14 | |||
| Label | ECM 1191 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
| John Abercrombie chronology | ||||
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Abercrombie Quartet is an album by the Abercrombie Quartet recorded in November 1979 and released on ECM the following year. The quartet features guitarist John Abercrombie with rhythm section Richie Beirach, George Mraz and Peter Donald.[1]
Reception[edit]
The AllMusic review gave the album 2½ stars.[2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by John Abercrombie except as noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Blue Wolf" | 8:20 | |
| 2. | "Dear Rain" | 6:49 | |
| 3. | "Stray" | Richie Beirach | 6:39 |
| 4. | "Madagascar" | Beirach | 9:00 |
| 5. | "Riddles" | Beirach | 8:07 |
| 6. | "Foolish Dog" | 6:16 |
Personnel[edit]
Abercrombie Quartet[edit]
- John Abercrombie – guitar, mandolin
- Richie Beirach – piano
- George Mraz – double bass
- Peter Donald – drums
References[edit]
- ^ ECM discography Archived 2011-02-26 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 15, 2011
- ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed September 15, 2011
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 3. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
