Getting There (album)

Getting There
Studio album by John Abercrombie
Released 1988
Recorded April 1987
Genre Jazz
Length 44:07
Label ECM
Producer Lee Townsend
John Abercrombie chronology
Current Events
(1986)Current Events1986		 Getting There
(1988)		 Upon a Time
(1989)Upon a Time1989

Getting There is a 1988 album by jazz guitarist John Abercrombie with bassist Marc Johnson and drummer Peter Erskine. Tenor saxophonist Michael Brecker plays on three tracks.

Reception

Critic Jim Todd at Allmusic gave the album 2½ stars, stating, "The music on this 1988 release from guitarist John Abercrombie is groomed to such aseptic perfection that little remains of the musical personalities behind these sounds... Musicians of the caliber of Abercrombie, Johnson, Erskine, and Brecker cannot fail to generate interest when they get together. This time out, though, their efforts would have been better presented as a master class workshop".[1] The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave the album 3 stars.[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Penguin Guide to Jazz[2]

Track listing

All tracks by John Abercrombie except where noted

  1. "Sidekicks" – 5:22
  2. "Upon a Time" – 4:29
  3. "Getting There" – 7:39
  4. "Remember Hymn" – 5:18
  5. "Thalia" (Vince Mendoza) – 4:20
  6. "Furs on Ice" (Marc Johnson) – 8:12
  7. "Chance" – 5:00
  8. "Labour Day" – 3:47

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Todd, J. Allmusic Review accessed September 26, 2011
  2. 1 2 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.
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