Arcade (John Abercrombie album) explained

Arcade
Type:studio
Artist:the John Abercrombie Quartet
Cover:Arcade (John Abercrombie album).jpg
Released:1979
Recorded:December 1978
Studio:Talent Studios
Oslo, Norway
Genre:Jazz
Length:39:30
Label:ECM 1133
Producer:Manfred Eicher
Chronology:John Abercrombie
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Prev Year:1978
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Arcade is an album by the John Abercrombie Quartet, recorded in December 1978 and released on ECM the following year. The quartet features pianist Richie Beirach and rhythm section George Mraz and Peter Donald.[1]

Critical reception

The Globe and Mail noted that "there's a yearning feeling to [Abercrombie's] playing, a funny decay to his tone and a flitting rhythmic quality to his phrasing."[2]

Personnel

John Abercrombie Quartet

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1100/1133.php? ECM discography
  2. News: Miller . Mark . Arcade John Abercrombie Quartet . The Globe and Mail . 21 July 1979 . F4.