John Abercrombie (musicista)

chitarrista statunitense

John Abercrombie (Port Chester, 16 dicembre 1944Cortland Manor, 22 agosto 2017) è stato un chitarrista statunitense.

John Abercrombie
John Abercrombie nel 2007
NazionalitàBandiera degli Stati Uniti Stati Uniti
GenereJazz
Fusion
Musica sperimentale
Periodo di attività musicale1968 – 2017
StrumentoChitarra elettrica, chitarra acustica, mandolino elettrico, chitarra sintetizzatore
EtichettaECM
Sito ufficiale

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.

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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

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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

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