November (John Abercrombie album) explained

November
Type:	studio
Artist:	John Abercrombie
Cover:	November (album).jpg
Released:	November 1993
Recorded:	November 1992
Studio:	Rainbow Studio Oslo, Norway
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	69:17
Label:	ECM ECM 1502
Producer:	Manfred Eicher
Chronology:	John Abercrombie
Prev Title:	While We're Young
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	Speak of the Devil
Next Year:	1994

November is an album by American jazz guitarist John Abercrombie recorded in November 1992 and released by ECM a year later. The trio features rhythm section Marc Johnson and Peter Erskine with reed player John Surman.^[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek gave the album 3 stars, stating, "It's a solid session from beginning to end, but one still wishes Eicher would take his hands off the sound controls a bit, allowing some of the rawness that each of these players shows in live settings to enter the studio."^[2]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave the album 4 stars, stating, "Reconvening the trio with Johnson and Erskine was a masterstroke. Teaming them with stablemate Surman was little short of genius... Superb, evocative modern jazz."^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by John Abercrombie except as indicated

1. "The Cat's Back" (Abercrombie, Erskine, Johnson, Surman) – 6:24
2. "J.S." – 6:14
3. "Right Brain Patrol" (Johnson) – 9:00
4. "Prelude" – 3:27
5. "November" (Abercrombie, Erskine, Johnson) – 8:26
6. "Rise and Fall" (Erskine) – 5:22
7. "John's Waltz" – 5:40
8. "Ogeda" (Surman) – 4:40
9. "Tuesday Afternoon" (Erskine, Johnson) – 2:55
10. "To Be" – 5:24
11. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 6:04
12. "Big Music" – 5:41

Personnel

• John Abercrombie – guitar
• Marc Johnson – double bass
• Peter Erskine – drums
• John Surman – soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet

Notes and References

1. http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1500/1502.php ECM discography
2. Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed October 24, 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.