Getting There (album) explained

Getting There
Type:studio
Artist:John Abercrombie
Cover:Getting There (John Abercrombie album) cover art.jpg
Released:February 1988
Recorded:April 1987
Studio:Power Station, New York City[1]
Genre:Jazz
Length:44:07
Label:ECM 1321
Producer:Lee Townsend
Prev Title:Emerald City
Prev Year:1987
Next Title:Upon a Time
Next Year:1989

Getting There is a studio album by jazz guitarist John Abercrombie recorded in April 1987 and released on ECM February the following year. The trio features rhythm section Marc Johnson and Peter Erskine, with guest appearances from saxophonist Michael Brecker on three tracks.

Reception

Critic Jim Todd at AllMusic stated: "The music on this 1988 release from guitarist John Abercrombie is groomed to such aseptic perfection that little remains of the musical personalities behind these sounds... Musicians of the caliber of Abercrombie, Johnson, Erskine, and Brecker cannot fail to generate interest when they get together. This time out, though, their efforts would have been better presented as a master class workshop."[2]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave the album 3 stars.[3]

Tyran Grillo of ECM blog Between Sound and Space commented "Getting There seems, like many of ECM’s dates from the decade, to have been overlooked by many, but its rewards are plentiful... This album is also marked by thoughtful choices in distortion and amplification, as exemplified in the title track, in which Abercrombie lets fly his laser-honed melodies, burning like a welding torch in a silent film... Abercrombie has a tendency to catapult his notes, sending listeners on clean, high lobs. These are some of his brightest, not least because of Lee Townsend’s sparkling production. And in the company of such comparably strong wings, this flock can do no wrong. This is captivating music-making that welcomes us into the joy of musicians at the peak of their expressive powers."[4]

Personnel

Guest

Technical personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Abercrombie - Getting There . . 14 December 2019 . en.
  2. Todd, J. AllMusic Review accessed September 26, 2011
  3. Book: Cook, Richard. Richard Cook (journalist). Brian Morton. Brian Morton (Scottish writer). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. 1992. 8th. The Penguin Guide to Jazz. 2006. Penguin. London. 978-0-141-02327-4. 3. registration.
  4. Web site: Grillo . Tyran . John Abercrombie: Getting There (ECM 1321) . Between Sound and Space: ECM Records and Beyond . 14 December 2019 . en . 5 January 2012.