Saturday, March 5, 2022

Jeff Palmer, John Abercrombie, David Liebman, Adam Nussbaum - Abracadabra

Styles: Jazz, Hard Bop
Year: 1990
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:04
Size: 137,9 MB
Art: Front

( 7:59)  1. Hip Slick
( 3:05)  2. Mr. Adam
( 8:05)  3. Tango Dream
( 4:44)  4. Mr. John
( 5:13)  5. Abracadabra
( 6:36)  6. The Unkown Known
( 2:49)  7. Mr. Dave
( 8:44)  8. Girl Swirl
(12:47)  9. On Fire

Sound explorations are emphasized throughout this release with Jeff Palmer's atmospheric organ, the varied tones of John Abercrombie's guitar synthesizer, David Liebman's very passionate soprano and Adam Nussbaum's drums interacting over a variety of patterns. All of the compositions are group originals with five by Palmer and one apiece from the other three musicians. 

Whether it be the funky beat of "Hip Slick," the free jamming of "Mr. Adam," the spacey title cut or the almost New Age feel of "Mr. John," the themes are less important than the setting of moods and the advanced improvising. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/abracadabra-mw0000272005

Personnel: David Liebman (soprano saxophone); Jeff Palmer (organ); John Abercrombie (guitar synthesizer); Adam Nussbaum (drums).

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  1. AkhenatenMarch 5, 2022 at 12:21 PM

    TYVM! I see John Abercrombie in 1981. That was a shock. His quartet was part of a tour that included Stan Getz's quintet, Frank Foster's, Dannie Richmond's quartet and the quartet of a very young Wynton Marsalis. Getz? Predictable. Foster? A predictable Basie. Danny Richmond? A predictable Mingus. Marsalis? A predictable Booker Little. Abercrombie was another story.He played the last concert and I arrived with very low expectations. There were people who whistled him and left out. Abercrombie did not follow a melodic course, but rather assembled a harmony in which any melody was possible. That's was a real new thing! He played "Chiquitita", then fashionable, but without ever entering the melody. It took me ten minutes to realize why their harmonies were so familiar to me. He was a genius!

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