John Abercrombie - November (1993) {ECM Japan 1502}

Posted By: tiburon
Date: Jan. 12, 2020

John Abercrombie - November (1993) {ECM Japan 1502}
EAC 1.0b1 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 300dpi | 327MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 174MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Fusion, Post-Bop

This 1993 recording of John Abercrombie's trio with a guest appearance by British saxophone giant and composer John Surman is, without question, a trademark ECM session. There's the spacious, pristine, icy production by label boss Manfred Eicher from his studio in Oslo. Next, all the players are ECM staples with the exception of Erskine, who plays everything from pop jazz to classical music. But there are many things that distinguish it as well. For one, Surman is playing here with a fire not heard since the early '70s. Whether he is blowing a baritone or soprano saxophone or his bass clarinet, he's cutting loose. There are long, looping lines that quote everyone from John Carter to Jim Pepper to Eric Dolphy and Ben Webster. His willingness to seek out the heart of dissonance inspires his bandmates, particularly on "The Cat's Back." From a nuanced, eerie wail to a Native American folk melody to smoky phraseology taken from "Chelsea Bridge," Surman pulls out all the stops and then puts them back in to make the tune whisper. Abercrombie doesn't exactly take a back seat on this date, but he does showcase his expansive knowledge of Tal Farlow's harmonic palette by playing extended chords either inside the melody or as a dissonant counterpoint to Surman. Other standouts include the title track with its strange, even alien, crosstalk between Johnson's bowed bass and Abercormbie's short, knotted leads. On Surman's ballad "Ogeda," too, Abercrombie investigates the manner in which the jazz tradition celebrates dissonant harmonies while using a kind of lyrical improvisation to keep the tune gently swinging. 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.
Track List
01. The Cat's Back (Abercrombie-Johnson-Erskine-Surman)
02. J.S. (Abercrombie)
03. Right Brain Patrol (Johnson)
04. Prelude (Abercrombie)
05. November (Abercrombie-Johnson-Erskine)
06. Rise and Fall (Erskine)
07. John's Waltz (Abercrombie)
08. Ogeda (Surman)
09. Tuesday Afternoon (Johnson-Erskine)
10. To Be (Abercrombie)
11. Come Rain or Come Shine (Arlen-Mercer)
12. Big Music (Abercrombie)

musicians
John Abercrombie - guitar
Marc Johnson - bass
Peter Erskine - drums
John Surman - baritone and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet

Produced by Manfred Eicher


Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 1 from 15. November 2010

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John Abercrombie / November

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DR14 -2.48 dB -20.41 dB 6:15 02-J.S.
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DR13 -3.62 dB -20.65 dB 6:05 11-Come Rain Or Come Shine
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR13

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 650 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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