39 Steps (album)

39 Steps
Studio album by John Abercrombie
Released September 30, 2013
Recorded April 2013
Avatar Studios, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length 59:36
Label ECM
ECM 2334
Producer Manfred Eicher
John Abercrombie chronology
Within a Song
(2012)		 39 Steps
(2013)

39 Steps is an album by guitarist John Abercrombie with pianist Marc Copland, bassist Drew Gress, and drummer Joey Baron recorded in 2013 and released on the ECM label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek states, "Abercrombie's 39 Steps offers the sound of a veteran quartet playing at the height of its individual members' intuitive and collective abilities".[2] On All About Jazz Andrew Luhn said "Fans of Abercrombie's playing won't be disappointed by this album and neither will fans of the ECM record label. It's a great addition to his growing body of work and Marc Copland proves to be a good choice with whom Abercrombie to collaborate" and John Kelman noted "As good as their previous recordings together have been, 39 Steps represents a major leap forward for Abercrombie and Copland's relationship, even as the guitarist returns to the piano-based configuration that was his first touring context, back in the late '70s".[3][4]

Track listing

All compositions by John Abercrombie except as indicated

  1. "Vertigo" - 6:21
  2. "LST" (Marc Copland) - 6:51
  3. "Bacharach" - 7:21
  4. "Greenstreet" - 6:15
  5. "As It Stands" - 4:08
  6. "Spellbound" (Copland) - 6:53
  7. "Another Ralph's" - 5:22
  8. "Shadow of a Doubt" (Drew Gress, Joey Baron, Abercrombie, Copland) - 3:12
  9. "39 Steps" - 8:36
  10. "Melancholy Baby" (Ernie Burnett, George A. Norton) - 4:37

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ ECM discography accessed December 11, 2013
  2. 1 2 Jurek, Thom. John Abercrombie – 39 Steps: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  3. ↑ Luhn, A. All About Jazz Review, October 14, 2013
  4. ↑ Kelman, J. All About Jazz Review, October 8, 2013
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