Characters (John Abercrombie album)

Characters (John Abercrombie album)
Characters
Studio album by John Abercrombie
Released 1978
Recorded November 1977
Talent Studios, Oslo
Genre Jazz
Length 44:54
Label ECM
ECM 1117
Producer Manfred Eicher
John Abercrombie chronology
Sargasso Sea
(1976)		 Characters
(1977)		 Arcade
(1978)

Characters is a solo album by guitarist John Abercrombie recorded in 1977 and released on the ECM label.[1]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Robert Taylor awarded the album 4 stars stating "Abercrombie makes excellent use of space within both his compositions and solos. Upon the first listen there may not appear to be very much here; however, this music needs to be absorbed over several listens to appreciate Abercrombie's brilliance".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[2]

Track listing

All compositions by John Abercrombie

  1. "Parable" - 10:40
  2. "Memoir" - 3:13
  3. "Telegram" - 4:35
  4. "Backward Glance" - 4:37
  5. "Ghost Dance" - 7:01
  6. "Paramour" - 3:51
  7. "After Thoughts" - 3:22
  8. "Evensong" - 7:35

Personnel

References

  1. ^ ECM discography accessed September 12, 2011
  2. ^ a b Taylor, R. Allmusic Review accessed September 12, 2011

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