Within a Song

Within a Song
Studio album by John Abercrombie Quartet
Released April 27, 2012
Recorded September 2011
Avatar Studios, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length 61:11
Label ECM
ECM 2254
Producer Manfred Eicher
John Abercrombie chronology
Wait Till You See Her
(2008)		 Within a Song
(2012)		 39 Steps
(2013)

Within a Song is an album by guitarist John Abercrombie's Quartet with saxophonist Joe Lovano, bassist Drew Gress, and drummer Joey Baron recorded in 2012 and released on the ECM label[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Guardian[2]
The Australian[3]

The Guardian's review by John Fordham awarded the album 4 stars stating "this all-star group constantly demonstrate how joyous that can sound without winding up the volume".[2] JazzTimes observed "in typical crystalline ECM fashion, Within a Song plays tricks with its role models, pushing envelopes that were elastic to begin with".[4] The Australian's John McBeath wrote "This is a valuable collection by two old masters in a nostalgic, relaxed setting of expert craftsmanship".[3] Stereophile correspondent Fred Kaplan noted "Within a Song is something of a high-wire act: delicate music of an uninsistent intensity, a quiet swing, that hangs together or collapses on the ensemble's sustenance of balance".[5]

Track listing

All compositions by John Abercrombie except as indicated

  1. "Where Are You" (Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh) - 5:54
  2. "Easy Reader" - 6:37
  3. "Within a Song/Without a Song" (John Abercrombie/Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu, Vincent Youmans) - 7:55
  4. "Flamenco Sketches" (Miles Davis) - 6:34
  5. "Nick of Time" - 5:57
  6. "Blues Connotation" (Ornette Coleman) - 6:11
  7. "Wise One" (John Coltrane) - 9:12
  8. "Interplay" (Bill Evans) - 6:26
  9. "Sometime Ago" (Sergio Mihanovich) - 6:25

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ ECM discography accessed December 9, 2011
  2. 1 2 Fordham, J. The Guardian Review, May 11, 2012
  3. 1 2 McBeath, J. The Australian Review, July 14, 2012
  4. ↑ Wolff, C. JazzTimes Review September 4, 2012
  5. ↑ Kaplan, F. Stereophile Review, August 15, 2012
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