- Open Land
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Open Land Studio album by John Abercrombie Released 1999 Recorded September 1998 Genre Jazz Length 64:56 Label ECM Producer Manfred Eicher John Abercrombie chronology Tactics
(1996)Open Land
(1998)Cat 'n' Mouse
(2000)Open Land is an album by guitarist John Abercrombie with trumpeter Kenny Wheeler, saxophonist Joe Lovano, violinist Mark Feldman, organist Dan Wall and drummer Adam Nussbaum recorded in 1998 and released on the ECM label[1]
Contents
Reception
The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4 stars calint it "an absorbing set of elegantly textured, poly-styled music laced with his drifting, occasionally jagged yet never overbearing guitar".[2]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [2] Track listing
- All compositions by John Abercrombie except as indicated
- "Just in Time" - 6:35
- "Open Land" - 10:08
- "Spring Song" - 8:59
- "Gimme Five" - 7:23
- "Speak Easy" - 6:43
- "Little Booker" - 6:13
- "Free Piece Suit(e) (Adam Nussbaum, Dan Wall, Joe Lovano, John Abercrombie, Kenny Wheeler, Mark Feldman) - 6:53
- "Remember When" - 7:57
- "That's for Sure" - 4:05
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- Recorded at Avatar Studio in New York in September 1998
Personnel
- John Abercrombie — guitar
- Mark Feldman — violin
- Kenny Wheeler — trumpet, flugelhorn
- Joe Lovano — tenor saxophone
- Dan Wall — Hammond organ
- Adam Nussbaum — drums
References
- ^ ECM discography accessed October 25, 2011
- ^ a b Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Review accessed October 25, 2011
Categories:- ECM Records albums
- John Abercrombie albums
- 1999 albums
- Albums produced by Manfred Eicher
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