M (John Abercrombie Quartet album)

M
Studio album by John Abercrombie Quartet
Released 1981
Recorded November 1980
Studio Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany
Genre Jazz
Length 45:28
Label ECM
Producer Manfred Eicher
John Abercrombie chronology
Abercrombie Quartet
(1980)Abercrombie Quartet1980		 M
(1981)		 Five Years Later
(1982)Five Years Later1982

M is an album by guitarist John Abercrombie's Quartet recorded in 1980 and released by ECM in 1981.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Jim Todd gave the album 2½ stars, stating, "If only all of this set were as brilliantly melodic and driving as its best three tracks."[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Track listing

All compositions by John Abercrombie except where indicated
  1. "Boat Song" – 9:52
  2. "M" – 6:17
  3. "What Are the Rules?" (Beirach) - 7:28
  4. "Flashback" (Beirach) – 6:13
  5. "To Be" – 5:14
  6. "Veils" (Beirach) – 5:42
  7. "Pebbles" (Mraz) – 4:42

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ ECM discography accessed September 15, 2011
  2. 1 2 Todd, J. Allmusic Review accessed September 15, 2011
  3. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 3. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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