John Abercrombie - Ecm Rarum 14/Selected Recordings /CDArt.-Nr. ECM 8014
John Abercrombie guitar, electric guitar, mandolin / Joey Baron drums / Richard Beirach piano / Jack DeJohnette drums / Peter Erskine drums / Mark Feldman violin / Jan Hammer organ, synthesizer /Dave Holland double-bass / Marc Johnson double-bass / Adam Nussbaum drums / John Taylor piano / Ralph Towner guitar / Dan Wall organ / Kenny Wheeler trumpet / Gateway / Kenny Wheeler Quintet
Timeless / Sorcery I / Avenue / Memoir / Stray / Big Music / Ma Belle Hélène / Carol's Carol Homecoming / Convolution Recordings 1974-2000 “I decided to choose from my own bands over the years,” guitarist Abercrombie says, “as well as ongoing collectives such as the duo with Ralph Towner, the Gateway trio with Jack DeJohnette and Dave Holland, and the Kenny Wheeler Quintet. I also was looking at this in a chronological way, as it seemed to put things in a perspective for me, tracing development in terms of performance and concept.” It’s been a 30-year journey packed with invention, from “Timeless” with Jan Hammer to “Cat’n’Mouse” with Mark Feldman and friends.
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