Release Date: 13 January 2017
Label: ECM Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 602557233773
Genres: Jazz Contemporary
Description
Guitarist John Abercrombie - who has recorded as a leader for ECM since 1974 - returns with a second album by his quartet featuring Marc Copland on piano, along with longtime rhythm partners Drew Gress and Joey Baron.
Extolling 39 Steps, the group's 2013 album, the Financial Times said: "The emphasis is on subtle intrigue, flowing lyricism and the interplay between the leader's warm, cleanly articulated guitar and Copland's piano… with bassist Gress and drummer Baron equally supple and sinewy companions." The same virtues of lyrical melody and harmonic/rhythmic subtlety are apparent with the new Up and Coming, though with even more emphasis on the enduring values of song.
Abercrombie's liquid phrasing and glowing tone – enabled by the thumb technique he has honed since eschewing a plectrum in recent years – animate his five originals and the pair by Copland, as well as a take on the Miles Davis classic "Nardis" done in the spirit of Bill Evans. Up and Coming has a twilight atmosphere, with melodic flow the guiding light.
Personnel: John Abercrombie (guitar), Marc Copland (piano), Drew Gress (double-bass), Joey Baron (drums).
Tracklisting
Wolfgang Muthspiel; Scott Colley; Brian Blade
Maxim Rysanov; Dasol Kim; Roman Mints; Kristina Blaumane; BBC Concert Orchestra; Dobrinka Tabakova
John Taylor; Marc Johnson; Joey Baron
Vox Clamantis; Ene Salumae; Jaan-Eik Tulve
Rolf Lislevand
Keith Jarrett; Gary Peacock; Paul Motian
Signum Quartett
Mette Henriette
John Abercrombie Quartet
The Wire
