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Larry Coryell, Badi Assad, John Abercrombie – Three Guitars (2003/2005)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 57:37 minutes | 1,18 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Chesky Records
What happens when you combine three guitar masters – each with a lifetime of impressive musical experiences, and have them play together for the first time in the wonderful acoustic setting of New York’s St. Peter’s Church? You have the ideal set of ingredients for an eclectic and original masterpiece. With our signature high-resolution recording process, Chesky Records captured with amazing sonic clarity this historic combination of three original styles and creative personalities to bring you one unforgettable experience.
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John Abercrombie, Eddie Gomez, Gene Jackson – Structures (2006)
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 60:02 minutes | Scans included | 2,72 GB
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Features 2.0 Stereo and 5.0 multichannel surround sound | Chesky Records # SACD 317
This inspired trio session was recorded with the musicians sharing a single microphone, making for a particularly intimate listening experience. Guitarist John Abercrombie has never sounded better, displaying the subtle lyricism that is only one facet of his musical personality, while bassist Eddie Gómez is his usual fluid self and drummer Gene Jackson adds a soft touch, frequently sticking to brushes. Gómez opens the tasty “The Touch of Your Lips” with a warm arco solo, switching back to pizzicato as the trio gains steam. Their hushed interpretation of “Moon and Sand” is stunning, as is the understated bossa nova setting of Cole Porter’s “Everything I Love.” Their arrangement of Bill Evans’ ballad “Turn Out the Stars” (which Gómez undoubtedly played hundreds of times during his 11-plus-year tenure with the pianist) is more straight-ahead and less dramatic than its composer’s conception, though no less enticing. Originals by Abercrombie and Gómez also prove to be excellent vehicles for the trio’s musical explorations. Highly recommended.
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John Abercrombie, Eddie Gomez, Gene Jackson – Structures (2006)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:00:02 minutes | 1,21 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Chesky Records
Structures is a relaxed album of jazz standards and original compositions from this formidable trio, all captured with Chesky’s world-renowned minimalist recording techniques. “These world-class improvisers create a vibe of calm thoughtfulness, subtlety and delicate interaction on Structures,” according to the album’s liner notes. Abercrombie’s first Chesky release came in 2003 with Three Guitars, a highly acclaimed album that saw him going acoustic with Larry Coryell and Brazilian phenomenon Badi Assad. Jackson, meanwhile, made his Chesky debut backing Valerie Joyce on her New York Blue CD in 2005.
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John Abercrombie – Timeless (1975/2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 43:54 minutes | 1,49 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © ECM
On Timeless, guitarist John Abercrombie spearheads a session with keyboardist Jan Hammer and drummer Jack DeJohnette for a melding of minds in the first degree.
The trio kicks things off in high gear with “Lungs,” a heaping pile of kindling set ablaze by Hammer’s high-octane staccato, DeJohnette’s explosive hi-hat, and Abercrombie’s unusually frenetic fretwork. A sublime energy is maintained throughout and the payoff is supremely satisfying—all the more so for its brevity, as the music suddenly changes avenues just a few minutes in. Hammer relays between organ and synth, keeping the pace (and the funk) through trailing guitar solos that send notes like cosmic fingers flicking galaxies into outer space. The organ smolders quietly in the background before clinching a new groove, which Abercrombie laces with lines flanged just right for the mix. It all ends in a game of musical jump rope, with Abercrombie skipping over the alternation of drums and organ. “Love Song” is true to its name and is the first of two exquisite conversations between piano and acoustic guitar. Just as the organ trailed long rows in the soil of our attention, the piano comes as a welcome rain for our crop and the guitar like the sun that infuses it. This brings us to “Ralph’s Piano Waltz,” a highlight of these six fine offerings. Like the album as a whole, this track is a superlative balancing act. It’s a construct so seamless that if you don’t find your foot tapping during this one, you might want to make sure it’s still attached. The electric leads speak in their respective languages, but also mimic each other along the way. “Red And Orange” is what might result if Bach had survived into the 1970s as a closeted jazz musician, and is another standout in a set of many. “Remembering” is an alluring chain of tableux and the second of the two duets. Abercrombie sustains details the piano seems content to ignore, loosening those threads from their weave. We end with the title track, which builds slowly from a synth drone peppered with guitar musings to a full-on embrace of space.
This evergreen stands tall in the ECM forest. There is no sense of competition, only mutual reveling in a distinctly nuclear sound. One could easily call it fusion, but if anything it is fused with itself, for it has created every element it seeks to combine. Timeless indeed.
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John Abercrombie – The First Quartet (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:11:04 minutes | 2,54 GB | Genre: Jazz
Official Digital Download – Source: Q0buz | Digital booklet | @ ECM Records GmbH
This triple album set with recordings from 1978 to 1980, issued in ECM s acclaimed Old & New Masters series, returns some historically-important material to the catalog, namely the albums Arcade, Abercrombie Quartet and M. The quartet with Richie Beirach, George Mraz and Peter Donald John Abercrombie s first touring band as a leader was the group in which the guitarist defined some priorities, moving away from a jazz-rock period into a more spacious, impressionistic and original music. Abercrombie and pianist Beirach had a strong musical rapport as improvisers and wrote almost all of the band s book between them. George Mraz and Peter Donald provided imaginative support. For this edition the recordings – made in Oslo and Ludwigsburg and produced by Manfred Eicher were remastered from original analog sources.
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Ralph Towner & John Abercrombie – Five Years Later (1981/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time – 50:12 minutes | 980 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Source: HDTracks | Artwork: Digital booklet | @ ECM
In 1976, guitarists Ralph Towner and John Abercrombie teamed up for a duet session, Sargasso Sea, that was released under Abercrombie’s name. Five years later, they made this ECM date. One can easily tell the two guitarists apart, since Abercrombie mostly plays electric and has a more forceful sound, while Towner’s solos are usually more introverted. They perform three of Towner’s songs, a pair of Abercrombie originals, and three collaborations. Although the interaction tends to be fairly quiet, there is a lot of subtle passion. (more…)
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