John Abercrombie
(
Port Chester
,
16 dicembre
1944
?
Cortland Manor
,
22 agosto
2017
) e stato un
chitarrista
statunitense
.
John Abercrombie e stato un chitarrista musicalmente versatile ma strettamente ancorato alla tradizione
jazz
di cui ha esteso i confini seguendo il suo istinto di fine improvvisatore, creatore di ampie ed emozionanti melodie, ma anche di malinconiche, spigolose e argute composizioni.
A quattordici anni imbraccia la chitarra, studia i maestri del jazz e nel 1962 frequenta la Berklee School of Music di Boston. Nel 1967 si unisce all'organista Johnny "Hammond" Smith e, a New York, ai
Brecker Brothers
. Negli anni settanta arrivano le collaborazioni importanti: Chico Hamilton,
Gil Evans
,
Gato Barbieri
. Da leader registra il suo primo album
Timeless
e poi
Gateway
, con
Dave Holland
e
Jack DeJohnette
, duetta con il chitarrista
Ralph Towner
e con il gruppo di
Kenny Wheeler
.
Seguono prestigiose partecipazioni:
Charles Lloyd
,
Enrico Rava
,
John Surman
; alternate sino a oggi a lavori con il suo trio e quartetto, reso particolare dalla presenza del violinista
Mark Feldman
, come nei dischi
Cat 'n' Mouse
e
Class Trip
.
Anno
|
Titolo Album
|
Etichetta Discografica
|
1974
|
Timeless
|
ECM
|
1974
|
Works
|
ECM
|
1975
|
Gateway w/ Jack DeJohnette & Dave Holland
|
ECM
|
1977
|
Gateway 2
|
ECM
|
1977
|
Characters
|
ECM
|
1978
|
Arcade
|
ECM
|
1979
|
Straight Flight
|
JAM
|
1979
|
Abercrombie Quartet
|
ECM
|
1980
|
M
|
ECM
|
1982
|
Solar w/ John Scofield
|
Palo Alto
|
1984
|
Night
|
ECM
|
1985
|
Current Events
|
ECM
|
1987
|
Getting There
|
ECM
|
1988
|
John Abercrombie / Marc Johnson / Peter Erskine
[live]
|
ECM
|
1989
|
Animato
|
ECM
|
1989
|
Upon a Time an Album of Duets New
|
Albion
|
1992
|
While We're Young
|
ECM
|
1992
|
John Abercrombie/Dan Wall/Adam Nussbaum
|
Ecm
|
1992
|
November
|
ECM
|
1993
|
Speak of the Devil
|
ECM
|
1994
|
Nosmo King
|
Steeple Chase
|
1994
|
Gateway: Homecoming
|
ECM
|
1994
|
In the Moment (Gateway)
|
ECM
|
1996
|
Tactics [live]
|
ECM
|
1999
|
Open Land
|
ECM
|
2000
|
The Hudson Project w/ Peter Erskine, John Patitucci & Bob Mintzer
|
Stretch
|
2001
|
John Abercrombie, Marc Johnson & Peter Erskine
|
ECM
|
2001
|
Arcade
|
ECM
|
2002
|
Cat 'n' Mouse
|
ECM
|
2004
|
Class Trip
|
ECM
|
2006
|
Structures
|
Chesky Records
|
2007
|
The Third Quartet
|
ECM
|
2008
|
Coincidence
|
Whaling City Sound
|
2008
|
Topics
|
Challenge
|
2009
|
Wait till you see her
|
ECM
|
2012
|
Within a Song
|
ECM
|
2013
|
39 steps
|
ECM
|
2017
|
Up and coming
|
ECM
|
Anno
|
Artista Principale
|
Titolo Album
|
1968
|
Johnny "Hammond" Smith
|
Nasty
|
1971
|
Friends w/Marc Cohen
|
Oblivion
|
1971
|
Gato Barbieri
|
Gato
|
1971
|
Gato Barbieri
|
Under Fire
|
1971
|
Barry Miles
|
White Heat
|
1973
|
Dave Liebman
|
Lookout Farm
|
1973
|
Enrico Rava
|
Quotation Marks
|
1974
|
Billy Cobham
|
Shabazz
|
1974
|
Horace Arnold
|
Tales of the Exonerated Flea
|
1974
|
Billy Cobham
|
Crosswinds
|
1974
|
Billy Cobham
|
Total Eclipse
|
1974
|
Jack DeJohnette
|
Sorcery
|
1974
|
Gil Evans
|
Gil Evans' Orchestra Plays the...
|
1974
|
Dave Liebman
|
Drum Ode
|
1974
|
Clive Stevens
|
Atmospheres
|
1974
|
Clive Stevens
|
Voyage to Uranus
|
1975
|
Jack DeJohnette
|
Cosmic Chicken
|
1975
|
Jack DeJohnette
|
Works
|
1975
|
Charles Earland
|
Odyssey
|
1975
|
David Liebman
|
Sweet Hands
|
1975
|
Enrico Rava
|
Pilgrim and the Stars
|
1975
|
Michal Urbaniak
|
Fusion III
|
1975
|
Collin Walcott
|
Cloud Dance
|
1975
|
Collin Walcott
|
Works
|
1976
|
Enrico Rava
|
Pilgrim and the Stars
|
1976
|
Jack DeJohnette
|
Directions
|
1976
|
Ralph Towner
|
Sargasso Sea
|
1976
|
Jack DeJohnette's...
|
Untitled
|
1976
|
Jack DeJohnette
|
Pictures
|
1976
|
Barre Phillips
|
Mountainscapes
|
1976
|
Enrico Rava
|
Plot
|
1976
|
Ralph Towner
|
Sargasso Sea
|
1977
|
Jack DeJohnette's...
|
New Rags
|
1977
|
Johnny "Hammond" Smith
|
Storm Warning
|
1977
|
Collin Walcott with Don...
|
Grazing Dreams
|
1978
|
Jack DeJohnette
|
New Directions
|
1978
|
Clint Houston
|
Watership Down
|
1978
|
Terry Plumeri
|
Ongoing
|
1979
|
Urszula Dudziak
|
Future Talk
|
1979
|
Jack DeJohnette
|
New Directions in Europe
|
1979
|
Bobby Hutcherson
|
Un Poco Loco
|
1979
|
George Mraz With John...
|
Direct Flight
|
1979
|
Mike Nock
|
Climbing (check)
|
1980
|
McCoy Tyner
|
Four Times Four
|
1980
|
McCoy Tyner Quartet
|
4 X 4
|
1981
|
Ralph Towner
|
Five Years Later
|
1982
|
Goerge Marsh
|
Drum Strum 1750
|
1984
|
Andy LaVerne
|
Liquid Silver
|
1984
|
Don Thompson Quartet
|
Beautiful Friendship
|
1986
|
Don Tompson
|
Witchcraft
|
1986
|
Peter Erskine
|
Transition
|
1987
|
Richie Beirach with John...
|
Emerald City
|
1987
|
Tom Harrell
|
Visions
|
1987
|
Jeff Palmer/David Liebman...
|
Abracadabra
|
1987
|
Michel Petrucciani
|
Michel Plays Petrucciani
|
1988
|
Paul Bley
|
Live at Sweet Basil
|
1988
|
Peter Erskine
|
Motion Poet
|
1988
|
Henry Kaiser
|
Re-Marrying for Money
|
1988
|
Henri Texier
|
Colonel Skopje
|
1989
|
Andy LaVerne & John...
|
Natural Living
|
1989
|
John D'earth
|
One Bright Glance
|
1989
|
Danny Gottlieb
|
Whirlwind
|
1990
|
Niels Lan Doky
|
Friendship
|
1990
|
Danny Gottlieb
|
Brooklyn Blues
|
1990
|
Jim Hall & Friends
|
Live at Town Hall Vol. 2
|
1990
|
Joe Lovano
|
Landmarks
|
1990
|
Charles Mingus
|
Epitaph
|
1990
|
Bob Mintzer
|
Hymn
|
1991
|
Bob Brookmeyer
|
Electricity
|
1991
|
Harvie Swartz
|
Arrival
|
1991
|
Gust William Tsilis...
|
Heritage
|
1992
|
Niels Lan Doky
|
The Toronto Concert [live]
|
1992
|
Dreams
|
Dreams
|
1992
|
Bruce Gertz
|
Third Eye
|
1992
|
Jeff Palmer
|
Ease on
|
1992
|
Johnny "Hammond" Smith
|
Forever Taurus
|
1992
|
Hans Ulrik
|
Day After Day
|
1993
|
Vassar Clements
|
Once in a While
|
1993
|
Tim Hagans
|
No Words
|
1993
|
Lonnie Smith/John...
|
Afro Blue
|
1994
|
Bruce Ditmas
|
What If
|
1994
|
Bruce Gertz 5et
|
Discovery Zone
|
1994
|
Jeff Palmer
|
Shades of the Pine
|
1994
|
Jeff Palmer
|
Island Universe
|
1994
|
Lonnie Smith
|
Foxy Lady: A Tribute to Hendrix
|
1995
|
Andy Laverne
|
Now It Can Be Played
|
1995
|
Andy Laverne
|
Farewell
|
1995
|
Les Arbuckle
|
Bush Crew
|
1995
|
Base Line
|
Why Really
|
1995
|
Bruce Gertz
|
Blueprint
|
1995
|
Tom Harrell
|
Sail Away [Musidisc]
|
1995
|
Jacek Kochan
|
Grey Angel
|
1995
|
Lonnie Smith Trio
|
Purple Haze: A Tribute to Jimi...
|
1996
|
Baseline
|
Standards
|
1996
|
Marc Copland
|
Second Look
|
1996
|
Sigi Finkel
|
Sweet Sue
|
1996
|
Gateway
|
In the Moment
|
1996
|
Andy LaVerne
|
Where We Were
|
1996
|
Little Magic In A Noisy...
|
Little Magic in a Noisy World
|
1997
|
Baseline
|
Returns
|
1998
|
Franco Ambrosetti
|
Light Breeze
|
1998
|
Ethel Ennis
|
If Women Ruled the World
|
1998
|
Mark Soskin
|
Five Lands (Cinqueterre)
|
1999
|
Gato Barbieri
|
Best of the Early Years
|
1999
|
Bruce Gertz
|
Red Handed
|
1999
|
Charles Lloyd
|
Voice in the Night
|
1999
|
Vince Mendoza & London...
|
Epiphany
|
1999
|
Lars Moller Group
|
Colours
|
1999
|
Brooke Sofferman
|
Modesty's Odyssey
|
2000
|
Charles Lloyd
|
Water Is Wide
|
2000
|
Lee Konitz
|
Sound of Surprise
|
2000
|
Rudy Linka
|
Live It Up
|
2000
|
Johnny "Hammond" Smith
|
Soulful Blues
|
2001
|
Ed Byrne
|
Two Shades of Blue
|
2001
|
Billy Cobham
|
Rudiments: The Billy Cobham...
|
2001
|
Chuck Owen & The Jazz...
|
Madcap
|
- Un estratto del concerto filmato al Skopje Jazz Festival
- Macedonia - il 13 ottobre 2013 per il canale web
Arte Concert
- Regia
Giuseppe De Vecchi
- (
EN
)
Sito ufficiale
, su
johnabercrombie.com
.
- Opere di John Abercrombie
, su
MLOL
, Horizons Unlimited.
- John Abercrombie
, su
Last.fm
,
CBS Interactive
.
- (
EN
)
John Abercrombie
, su
AllMusic
,
All Media Network
.
- (
EN
)
John Abercrombie
, su
Discogs
, Zink Media.
- (
EN
)
John Abercrombie (American jazz guitarist)
, su
MusicBrainz
, MetaBrainz Foundation.