Now It Can Be Played is an album by guitarist John Abercrombie and pianist Andy LaVerne recorded in 1992 and released on the Danish label, SteepleChase.[1][2][3][4][5]

Now It Can Be Played
Studio album by
Released1993
RecordedApril 1992
GenreJazz
Length66:47
LabelSteepleChase
SCCD 31314
ProducerNils Winther
John Abercrombie chronology
Nosmo King
(1991)
Now It Can Be Played
(1993)
While We're Young
(1992)
Andy LaVerne chronology
Bill Evans...Person We Knew
(1992)
Now It Can Be Played
(1992)
Buy One Get One Free
(1992)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [6]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings     [7]

Ken Dryden of AllMusic stated, "This is a fine date that is filled with many interesting twists".[6]

Track listing

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All compositions by Andy LaVerne except where noted.

  1. "Now It Can Be Played" – 7:44
  2. "I Wish I Knew" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) – 8:27
  3. "Shadow and Fog" – 8:30
  4. "John's Waltz" (John Abercrombie) – 7:30
  5. "Cat Nap" – 9:06
  6. "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) – 8:05
  7. "Labour Day" (Abercrombie) – 7:55
  8. "Waltz King" – 9:09

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 16, 2017
  2. ^ SteepleChase Productions ApS, accessed March 16, 2017
  3. ^ Andy LaVerne discography, accessed March 16, 2017
  4. ^ John Abercrombie catalog, accessed March 16, 2017
  5. ^ Sudo, K. Spiral Quest: album details, accessed March 21, 2017
  6. ^ a b Dryden, Ken. John Abercrombie: Now It Can Be Played – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  7. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 4