Sargasso Sea (album)
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| Studio album by John Abercrombie & Ralph Towner | |||||
| Released | 1976 | ||||
| Recorded | May 1976 Talent Studios, Oslo |
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| Genre | Jazz | ||||
| Length | 40:48 | ||||
| Label | ECM ECM 1080 |
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| Producer | Manfred Eicher | ||||
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Sargasso Sea is an album by guitarists John Abercrombie and Ralph Towner recorded in 1976 and released on the ECM label.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 3 stars stating "An uneven recording for many listeners and critics, Sargasso Sea deserves a second chance, not as an absolutely flawed, imperfect, or unbalanced effort. Like a tale of two cities, it stands as a unique project, perhaps deserving a more refined approach".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3 stars calling it "a winsome, diffident affair on which only the timbral variation of Towner's 12-string and piano figures sustains interest... it's less than representative of Abercrombie's real strengths".[3]
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
Track listing
All compositions by John Abercrombie except as indicated
- "Fable" - 8:41
- "Avenue" - 5:19
- "Sargasso Sea" (John Abercrombie, Ralph Towner) - 4:01
- "Over and Gone" - 2:51
- "Elbow Room" (Abercrombie, Towner) -5:11
- "Staircase" (Towner) - 6:25
- "Romantic Descension" - 3:17
- "Parasol" (Towner) - 5:24
References
- ^ ECM discography accessed September 7, 2011
- ^ a b Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed September 6, 2011
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (in English) (8th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-141-02327-4.
