Night (John Abercrombie album)

Night
Studio album by John Abercrombie
Released	November 20, 1984
Recorded	April 1984 The Power Station, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:29
Label	ECM ECM 1272
Producer	Manfred Eicher
John Abercrombie chronology
Five Years Later (1981) Night (1984) Current Events (1985)

Night is an album by guitarist John Abercrombie recorded in 1984 and released on the ECM label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Daniel Gioffre awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This record is the kind of album that one would like to hear while enjoying a late-night cigarette on the roof of a Manhattan apartment. Moody, atmospheric, and beautiful".^[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3 stars stating "Night demonstrated two things: first, that Abercrombie had outgrown the association with Hammer in particular, probably because increasingly he could give those evocative keyboard figures his own spin, using pedals and later, guitar synth; and secondly, that he never sounds entirely easy in the company of a horn player whose main strength is rapid fire changes".^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Track listing

All compositions by John Abercrombie except as indicated.

1. "Ethereggae" (Jan Hammer) - 8:28
2. "Night" - 5:02
3. "3 East" - 4:33
4. "Look Around" - 9:02
5. "Believe You Me" - 7:42
6. "Four On One" - 6:42

Personnel

• John Abercrombie — guitar
• Michael Brecker — tenor saxophone
• Jan Hammer — keyboards
• Jack DeJohnette — drums

References

1. ECM discography accessed September 22, 2011
2. Gioffre, D. Allmusic Review accessed September 22, 2011
3. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-141-02327-4.
4. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 3. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.