November (John Abercrombie album)

November
Studio album by
John Abercrombie
ReleasedNovember 1993
RecordedNovember 1992
StudioRainbow Studio
Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz
Length69:17
LabelECM
ECM 1502
ProducerManfred Eicher
John Abercrombie chronology
While We're Young
(1993) 		November
(1993) 		Speak of the Devil
(1994)

November is an album by American jazz guitarist John Abercrombie recorded in November 1992 and released by ECM a year later. The trio features rhythm section Marc Johnson and Peter Erskine with reed player John Surman.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek gave the album 3 stars, stating, "It's a solid session from beginning to end, but one still wishes Eicher would take his hands off the sound controls a bit, allowing some of the rawness that each of these players shows in live settings to enter the studio."[2]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave the album 4 stars, stating, "Reconvening the trio with Johnson and Erskine was a masterstroke. Teaming them with stablemate Surman was little short of genius... Superb, evocative modern jazz."[3]

Track listing

All compositions by John Abercrombie except as indicated
  1. "The Cat's Back" (Abercrombie, Erskine, Johnson, Surman) – 6:24
  2. "J.S." – 6:14
  3. "Right Brain Patrol" (Johnson) – 9:00
  4. "Prelude" – 3:27
  5. "November" (Abercrombie, Erskine, Johnson) – 8:26
  6. "Rise and Fall" (Erskine) – 5:22
  7. "John's Waltz" – 5:40
  8. "Ogeda" (Surman) – 4:40
  9. "Tuesday Afternoon" (Erskine, Johnson) – 2:55
  10. "To Be" – 5:24
  11. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 6:04
  12. "Big Music" – 5:41

Personnel

References

  1. ^ ECM discography accessed October 24, 2011
  2. ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed October 24, 2011
  3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 3. ISBN 978-0-141-02327-4.