John Abercrombie (Port Chester , 16 dicembre 1944 – Cortland Manor , 22 agosto 2017 ) è stato un chitarrista statunitense .
John Abercrombie è stato un chitarrista musicalmente versatile ma strettamente ancorato alla tradizione jazz di cui ha esteso i confini seguendo il suo istinto di fine improvvisatore, creatore di ampie ed emozionanti melodie, ma anche di malinconiche, spigolose e argute composizioni.
A quattordici anni imbraccia la chitarra, studia i maestri del jazz e nel 1962 frequenta la Berklee School of Music di Boston. Nel 1967 si unisce all'organista Johnny "Hammond" Smith e, a New York, ai Brecker Brothers . Negli anni settanta arrivano le collaborazioni importanti: Chico Hamilton, Gil Evans , Gato Barbieri . Da leader registra il suo primo album Timeless e poi Gateway , con Dave Holland e Jack DeJohnette , duetta con il chitarrista Ralph Towner e con il gruppo di Kenny Wheeler .
Seguono prestigiose partecipazioni: Charles Lloyd , Enrico Rava , John Surman ; alternate sino a oggi a lavori con il suo trio e quartetto, reso particolare dalla presenza del violinista Mark Feldman , come nei dischi Cat 'n' Mouse e Class Trip .
Discografia
Leader
Anno
Titolo Album
Etichetta Discografica
1974
Timeless
ECM
1974
Works
ECM
1975
Gateway w/ Jack DeJohnette & Dave Holland
ECM
1977
Gateway 2
ECM
1977
Characters
ECM
1978
Arcade
ECM
1979
Straight Flight
JAM
1979
Abercrombie Quartet
ECM
1980
M
ECM
1982
Solar w/ John Scofield
Palo Alto
1984
Night
ECM
1985
Current Events
ECM
1987
Getting There
ECM
1988
John Abercrombie / Marc Johnson / Peter Erskine [live]
ECM
1989
Animato
ECM
1989
Upon a Time an Album of Duets New
Albion
1992
While We're Young
ECM
1992
John Abercrombie/Dan Wall/Adam Nussbaum
Ecm
1992
November
ECM
1993
Speak of the Devil
ECM
1994
Nosmo King
Steeple Chase
1994
Gateway: Homecoming
ECM
1994
In the Moment (Gateway)
ECM
1996
Tactics [live]
ECM
1999
Open Land
ECM
2000
The Hudson Project w/ Peter Erskine, John Patitucci & Bob Mintzer
Stretch
2001
John Abercrombie, Marc Johnson & Peter Erskine
ECM
2001
Arcade
ECM
2002
Cat 'n' Mouse
ECM
2004
Class Trip
ECM
2006
Structures
Chesky Records
2007
The Third Quartet
ECM
2008
Coincidence
Whaling City Sound
2008
Topics
Challenge
2009
Wait till you see her
ECM
2012
Within a Song
ECM
2013
39 steps
ECM
2017
Up and coming
ECM
Collaborazioni
Anno
Artista Principale
Titolo Album
1968
Johnny "Hammond" Smith
Nasty
1971
Friends w/Marc Cohen
Oblivion
1971
Gato Barbieri
Gato
1971
Gato Barbieri
Under Fire
1971
Barry Miles
White Heat
1973
Dave Liebman
Lookout Farm
1973
Enrico Rava
Quotation Marks
1974
Billy Cobham
Shabazz
1974
Horace Arnold
Tales of the Exonerated Flea
1974
Billy Cobham
Crosswinds
1974
Billy Cobham
Total Eclipse
1974
Jack DeJohnette
Sorcery
1974
Gil Evans
Gil Evans' Orchestra Plays the...
1974
Dave Liebman
Drum Ode
1974
Clive Stevens
Atmospheres
1974
Clive Stevens
Voyage to Uranus
1975
Jack DeJohnette
Cosmic Chicken
1975
Jack DeJohnette
Works
1975
Charles Earland
Odyssey
1975
David Liebman
Sweet Hands
1975
Enrico Rava
Pilgrim and the Stars
1975
Michal Urbaniak
Fusion III
1975
Collin Walcott
Cloud Dance
1975
Collin Walcott
Works
1976
Enrico Rava
Pilgrim and the Stars
1976
Jack DeJohnette
Directions
1976
Ralph Towner
Sargasso Sea
1976
Jack DeJohnette's...
Untitled
1976
Jack DeJohnette
Pictures
1976
Barre Phillips
Mountainscapes
1976
Enrico Rava
Plot
1976
Ralph Towner
Sargasso Sea
1977
Jack DeJohnette's...
New Rags
1977
Johnny "Hammond" Smith
Storm Warning
1977
Collin Walcott with Don...
Grazing Dreams
1978
Jack DeJohnette
New Directions
1978
Clint Houston
Watership Down
1978
Terry Plumeri
Ongoing
1979
Urszula Dudziak
Future Talk
1979
Jack DeJohnette
New Directions in Europe
1979
Bobby Hutcherson
Un Poco Loco
1979
George Mraz With John...
Direct Flight
1979
Mike Nock
Climbing (check)
1980
McCoy Tyner
Four Times Four
1980
McCoy Tyner Quartet
4 X 4
1981
Ralph Towner
Five Years Later
1982
Goerge Marsh
Drum Strum 1750
1984
Andy LaVerne
Liquid Silver
1984
Don Thompson Quartet
Beautiful Friendship
1986
Don Tompson
Witchcraft
1986
Peter Erskine
Transition
1987
Richie Beirach with John...
Emerald City
1987
Tom Harrell
Visions
1987
Jeff Palmer/David Liebman...
Abracadabra
1987
Michel Petrucciani
Michel Plays Petrucciani
1988
Paul Bley
Live at Sweet Basil
1988
Peter Erskine
Motion Poet
1988
Henry Kaiser
Re-Marrying for Money
1988
Henri Texier
Colonel Skopje
1989
Andy LaVerne & John...
Natural Living
1989
John D'earth
One Bright Glance
1989
Danny Gottlieb
Whirlwind
1990
Niels Lan Doky
Friendship
1990
Danny Gottlieb
Brooklyn Blues
1990
Jim Hall & Friends
Live at Town Hall Vol. 2
1990
Joe Lovano
Landmarks
1990
Charles Mingus
Epitaph
1990
Bob Mintzer
Hymn
1991
Bob Brookmeyer
Electricity
1991
Harvie Swartz
Arrival
1991
Gust William Tsilis...
Heritage
1992
Niels Lan Doky
The Toronto Concert [live]
1992
Dreams
Dreams
1992
Bruce Gertz
Third Eye
1992
Jeff Palmer
Ease on
1992
Johnny "Hammond" Smith
Forever Taurus
1992
Hans Ulrik
Day After Day
1993
Vassar Clements
Once in a While
1993
Tim Hagans
No Words
1993
Lonnie Smith/John...
Afro Blue
1994
Bruce Ditmas
What If
1994
Bruce Gertz 5et
Discovery Zone
1994
Jeff Palmer
Shades of the Pine
1994
Jeff Palmer
Island Universe
1994
Lonnie Smith
Foxy Lady: A Tribute to Hendrix
1995
Andy Laverne
Now It Can Be Played
1995
Andy Laverne
Farewell
1995
Les Arbuckle
Bush Crew
1995
Base Line
Why Really
1995
Bruce Gertz
Blueprint
1995
Tom Harrell
Sail Away [Musidisc]
1995
Jacek Kochan
Grey Angel
1995
Lonnie Smith Trio
Purple Haze: A Tribute to Jimi...
1996
Baseline
Standards
1996
Marc Copland
Second Look
1996
Sigi Finkel
Sweet Sue
1996
Gateway
In the Moment
1996
Andy LaVerne
Where We Were
1996
Little Magic In A Noisy...
Little Magic in a Noisy World
1997
Baseline
Returns
1998
Franco Ambrosetti
Light Breeze
1998
Ethel Ennis
If Women Ruled the World
1998
Mark Soskin
Five Lands (Cinqueterre)
1999
Gato Barbieri
Best of the Early Years
1999
Bruce Gertz
Red Handed
1999
Charles Lloyd
Voice in the Night
1999
Vince Mendoza & London...
Epiphany
1999
Lars Moller Group
Colours
1999
Brooke Sofferman
Modesty's Odyssey
2000
Charles Lloyd
Water Is Wide
2000
Lee Konitz
Sound of Surprise
2000
Rudy Linka
Live It Up
2000
Johnny "Hammond" Smith
Soulful Blues
2001
Ed Byrne
Two Shades of Blue
2001
Billy Cobham
Rudiments: The Billy Cobham...
2001
Chuck Owen & The Jazz...
Madcap
Altri progetti
Collegamenti esterni
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