John Abercrombie

The third album by the group many listeners feel is John Abercrombie's best-ever band. The American guitarist has always been, by his own account, both a “traditionalist and a free player”. The same can be claimed of is colleagues here who share a strong sense for form also while improvising together. Abercrombie: “The free improvs sound more like chamber music rather than free jazz now”: not only a reflection on the emphasis on strings – guitar, violin, bass – but also of the advanced harmonic awareness of Mark Feldman, Marc Johnson and the leader.

PERSONNEL:

JOHN ABERCROMBIE, guitar
MARC FELDMAN, violin
MARC JOHNSON, double bass
JOEY BARIN, drums

Recorded June 2006

TRACKS:

01. Banshee
02. Number 9
03. Vingt Six
04. Wishing Bell
05. Bred
06. Tres
07. Round Trip
08. Epilogue
09. Elvin
10. Fine