Person · American jazz guitarist
John Abercrombie
Albums
87
Members
22
Active
1944–2017
Origin
United States
Biography
John Laird Abercrombie (born December 16, 1944) is an American jazz guitarist, composer, and bandleader. His work often explores jazz fusion, post bop, free jazz and avant-garde jazz. Abercrombie studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. He recorded his debut album, Timeless with Manfred Eicher's ECM label, and has recorded principally with this label since. Abercrombie has played with Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette, Michael Brecker and Randy Brecker, to name a few. He is known for his spare, understated, and eclectic style and his work with organ trios.
Discography
Three Guitars
Timeline
Alone Together
Brand New
Class Trip
Selected Recordings
Selected Recordings
3 Guitars
A Nice Idea
John Abercrombie and Greg Osby - Duos - The Jazz Sessions
Structures
Structures
The Guitar Album
Coincidence
The Third Quartet
Topics
Tales
Cradle of Light
Live From New York
Speak to Me
Distant Look
The Angle Below
The Art of Respect
The First Quartet
Inspired
Creatrix
Yesterdays
Credits
Billy Cobham - The Atlantic Years 1973-1978
The First Quartet
39 Steps
Acting, Thinking, Feeling
Up and Coming
Within a Song
Wait Till You See Her
The Third Quartet
New Morning: The Paris Concert
Brand New
Class Trip
Now
Three Guitars
Cat 'n' Mouse
Hyperion With Higgins
That's for Sure
The Billy Cobham Anthology
The Hudson Project
Open Land
Sound of Surprise
Speak Easy
Voice in the Night
Tactics
In the Moment
Homecoming
Afro Blue
No Words
Speak of the Devil
Farewell
While We're Young
Arrival
Ease On
Heritage
The Toronto Concert
Hymn
Secret Obsession
The Way In
Witchcraft
Animato
Epitaph
Music for Large & Small Ensembles
Natural Living
John Abercrombie, Marc Johnson & Peter Erskine
Neohippus
Upon a Time
Getting There
All Strings Attached
Emerald City
Shieldstone
Current Events
Marrying for Money
Transition
Drum Strum
Night
Solar
The Midweek Blues
Five Years Later
Eventyr
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