November (John Abercrombie album)

November is an album by American jazz guitarist John Abercrombie recorded in November 1992 and released by ECM a year later. The trio features rhythm section Marc Johnson and Peter Erskine with reed player John Surman.[1]

November
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1993
RecordedNovember 1992
StudioRainbow Studio
Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz
Length69:17
LabelECM
ECM 1502
ProducerManfred Eicher
John Abercrombie chronology
While We're Young
(1993)
November
(1993)
Speak of the Devil
(1994)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
Penguin Guide to Jazz    [3]

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek gave the album 3 stars, stating, "It's a solid session from beginning to end, but one still wishes Eicher would take his hands off the sound controls a bit, allowing some of the rawness that each of these players shows in live settings to enter the studio."[2]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave the album 4 stars, stating, "Reconvening the trio with Johnson and Erskine was a masterstroke. Teaming them with stablemate Surman was little short of genius... Superb, evocative modern jazz."[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by John Abercrombie except as indicated
  1. "The Cat's Back" (Abercrombie, Erskine, Johnson, Surman) – 6:24
  2. "J.S." – 6:14
  3. "Right Brain Patrol" (Johnson) – 9:00
  4. "Prelude" – 3:27
  5. "November" (Abercrombie, Erskine, Johnson) – 8:26
  6. "Rise and Fall" (Erskine) – 5:22
  7. "John's Waltz" – 5:40
  8. "Ogeda" (Surman) – 4:40
  9. "Tuesday Afternoon" (Erskine, Johnson) – 2:55
  10. "To Be" – 5:24
  11. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 6:04
  12. "Big Music" – 5:41

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ ECM discography accessed October 24, 2011
  2. ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed October 24, 2011
  3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 3. ISBN 978-0-141-02327-4.