Up and Coming (album)
| Up and Coming | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 13, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | April–May 2016 | |||
| Studio | Avatar, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz[1] | |||
| Length | 47:11 | |||
| Label | ECM ECM 2528 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
| John Abercrombie chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 80/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz |   [3] |
| AllMusic | [1] |
| Blurt | [4] |
| DownBeat | [5] |
| The Guardian | [6] |
| The Irish Times | [7] |
| Jazz Forum |  [8] |
| PopMatters | [9] |
| RTÉ.ie | [10] |
| The Times | [11] |
Up and Coming is a studio album by the John Abercrombie Quartet recorded in April and May 2016 and released on ECM January the following year—the final studio album by Abercrombie, who died in 2017.[12] The quartet features rhythm section Marc Copland, Drew Gress, and Joey Baron.
Reception
[edit]At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on four reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".
Paul de Barros of DownBeat stated, "A solid follow-up to 2013's 39 Steps, the new album by the John Abercrombie Quartet— Marc Copland (piano), Drew Gress (bass) and Joey Baron (drums)—is another quiet, delicately balanced outing with an ebbing and flowing undercurrent that recalls the understated loveliness of Bill Evans and Jim Hall. As Abercrombie fans know, the guitarist has dialed back his trademark reverb in favor of a classic, single-note glow. However, listening to his quartet still feels pleasantly like taking a warm sonic bath."
John Fordham of The Guardian said, "The whole album is the quintessence of jazz power in reserve."
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by John Abercrombie except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Joy" | 4:12 | |
| 2. | "Flipside" | 2:53 | |
| 3. | "Sunday School" | 7:18 | |
| 4. | "Up and Coming" | 5:50 | |
| 5. | "Tears" | Marc Copland | 7:34 |
| 6. | "Silver Circle" | Copland | 7:06 |
| 7. | "Nardis" | Miles Davis | 6:21 |
| 8. | "Jumbles" | 5:57 | |
| Total length: | 47:11 | ||
Personnel
[edit]John Abercrombie Quartet
[edit]- John Abercrombie – guitar
- Marc Copland – piano
- Drew Gress – double bass
- Joey Baron – drums
Production
[edit]- Manfred Eicher – producer
- Thom Beemer – assistant
- Nate Odden – assistant
- James Farber – engineer
References
[edit]- ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "Up and Coming". AllMusic. Archived from the original on December 26, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ^ "Reviews for Up and Coming by John Abercrombie Quartet – Metacritic". Metacritic. Archived from the original on January 12, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ Aquiline, Matthew (January 29, 2017). "John Abercrombie Quartet: Up And Coming". All About Jazz. allaboutjazz.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
- ^ Toland, Michael. "John Abercrombie Quartet – Up and Coming". Blurt Magazine. Blurt Online. Archived from the original on December 27, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
- ^ de Barros, Paul (May 2017). "John Abercrombie Quartet Up And Coming (ECM)". DownBeat. downbeat.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
- ^ Fordham, John. "John Abercrombie: Up and Coming review – restraint and slow rapture". The Guardian. theguardian.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
- ^ Larkin, Cormac (January 25, 2017). "John Abercrombie Quartet - Up and Coming album review: Guitar great follows his instincts". The Irish Times. irishtimes.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
- ^ Wrombel, Zbigniew (June 22, 2017). "Up And Coming | Jazz Forum". Jazz Forum (in Polish). Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ Layman, Will (March 6, 2017). "John Abercrombie Quartet: Up and Coming". PopMatters. popmatters.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
- ^ Kehoe, Paddy (March 16, 2017). "John Abercrombie Quartet - Up and Coming". RTE. RTÉ.ie. Archived from the original on July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ^ Pearson, Chris (January 20, 2017). "Jazz: John Abercrombie Quartet: Up and Coming". The Times. Archived from the original on July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ^ ECM discography Archived 2017-12-26 at the Wayback Machine accessed December 26, 2017
