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 by Abercrombie, who died in 2017.[12] The quintet features rhythm section Marc Copland, Drew Gress, and Joey Baron.
| 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] |
Reception
editAt 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
editAll 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
editJohn 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 26 December 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Reviews for Up and Coming by John Abercrombie Quartet – Metacritic". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 2018-01-12. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
- ^ Aquiline, Matthew (January 29, 2017). "John Abercrombie Quartet: Up And Coming". All About Jazz. allaboutjazz.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ Toland, Michael. "John Abercrombie Quartet – Up and Coming". Blurt Magazine. Blurt Online. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ de Barros, Paul (May 2017). "John Abercrombie Quartet Up And Coming (ECM)". DownBeat. downbeat.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ Fordham, John. "John Abercrombie: Up and Coming review – restraint and slow rapture". The Guardian. theguardian.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ Larkin, Cormac (25 January 2017). "John Abercrombie Quartet - Up and Coming album review: Guitar great follows his instincts". The Irish Times. irishtimes.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ Wrombel, Zbigniew (22 June 2017). "Up And Coming | Jazz Forum". Jazz Forum (in Polish). Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ Layman, Will (6 March 2017). "John Abercrombie Quartet: Up and Coming". PopMatters. popmatters.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ Kehoe, Paddy (16 March 2017). "John Abercrombie Quartet - Up and Coming". RTE. RTÉ.ie. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ Pearson, Chris (20 January 2017). "Jazz: John Abercrombie Quartet: Up and Coming". The Times. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ ECM discography Archived 2017-12-26 at the Wayback Machine accessed December 26, 2017