Cat 'n' Mouse

Cat 'n' Mouse
Studio album by John Abercrombie
Released	February 19, 2002
Recorded	December 2000
Studio	Avatar, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	59:46
Label	ECM ECM 1770
Producer	Manfred Eicher
John Abercrombie chronology
Open Land (1999) Cat 'n' Mouse (2002) Class Trip (2004)

Cat 'n' Mouse is a studio album by American jazz guitarist John Abercrombie, which was recorded in December 2000 and released on ECM in 2002. The quartet features violinist Mark Feldman and rhythm section Marc Johnson and Joey Baron.[1][2]

Reception

The AllMusic review gave the album three stars, stating, "John Abercombie makes it clear on Cat 'n' Mouse exactly why he continues to be regarded as one of jazz's most creative and progressive guitarist... On the album's numerous contemplative tunes, it's a pleasure to hear Abercombie and Feldman's lines cris-crossing, creating spontaneous tone poems that bear beauty and invention in equal measure."[3]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave the album four stars, stating, "John sounds in great form but it's very often the fiddle that cuts through the mix to make the most empathic statements."[4]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Penguin Guide to Jazz	[4]

Track listing

All compositions by John Abercrombie except as indicated

1. "A Nice Idea" – 10:57
2. "Convolution" – 5:34
3. "String Thing" – 4:02
4. "Soundtrack" – 8:06
5. "Third Stream Samba" (John Abercrombie, Joey Baron, Mark Feldman, Marc Johnson) – 8:45
6. "On the Loose" – 6:00
7. "Stop and Go" – 7:04
8. "Show of Hands" (Abercrombie, Baron, Feldman, Johnson) – 9:18

Personnel

• John Abercrombie – guitar
• Mark Feldman – violin
• Marc Johnson – double bass
• Joey Baron – drums

References

1. ECM discography Archived 2012-06-16 at the Wayback Machine accessed October 25, 2011
2. "JOHN ABERCROMBIE: CAT 'N' MOUSE". sudo.3.pro.tok2.com. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
3. Rovi Allmusic Review accessed February 17, 2013
4. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 4. ISBN 978-0-141-02327-4.