M

by Abercrombie Quartet

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1980
  • Label: ECM
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 45:28
  • Community rating: 3.58/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Richard Beirach, Peter Donald, Manfred Eicher, John Abercrombie, George Mraz

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Guitarist John Abercrombie continued his exquisite run of ECM quartet recordings with 'M', joined by pianist Richie Beirach, bassist George Mraz, and drummer Peter Donald. The album embodies the quintessential ECM aesthetic鈥攕pacious, crystalline, and highly intellectual鈥攚hile allowing for intensely dynamic post-bop improvisations. It stands as a masterful showcase of early 1980s contemporary chamber jazz.

Genres

Descriptors: improvisation, rhythmic, complex, technical, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Boat Song (9:57)
  2. M (6:19)
  3. What Are The Rules (7:33)
  4. Flashback (6:17)
  5. To Be (5:17)
  6. Veils (5:44)
  7. Pebbles (4:45)

Credits

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