Abercrombie Quartet

Abercrombie Quartet
Studio album by
the Abercrombie Quartet
Released1980
RecordedNovember 1979
StudioTalent Studios
Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz
Length45:11
LabelECM 1191
ProducerManfred Eicher
John Abercrombie chronology
Straight Flight
(1979) 		Abercrombie Quartet
(1980) 		M
(1981)

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

The AllMusic review gave the album 2½ stars.[2]

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

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Abercrombie except as noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Blue Wolf" 8:20
2."Dear Rain" 6:49
3."Stray"Richie Beirach6:39
4."Madagascar"Beirach9:00
5."Riddles"Beirach8:07
6."Foolish Dog" 6:16

Personnel

Abercrombie Quartet

References

  1. ^ ECM discography Archived 2011-02-26 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 15, 2011
  2. ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed September 15, 2011
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 3. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.