John Abercrombie Quartet: Wait till you see her (ECM)

To be sophisticated and thoughtful isn’t exactly to be modern in these times of banality. The John Abercrombie Quartet, however, is precisely that.

An musical antidote to whatever might have poisoned your ears during the day; Abercrombie is a wistful, elegant jazz guitarist that first caught my ear with his elegantly textured piece “Open Land” from 1999. Ever since, the group have been consistent in their efforts to keep their styles varied but never chaotic, elegant, but never snobbish.

On, “Wait till you see her”, this tradition is certainly contiued. Feldmans violin is an excellent companion to Abercrombies guitar, making the position sound remarkably modern in spite of the dated (but beautiful) Rodgers and Hart-influences.

Detox-therapy for tired modern ears.

The full background story on the piece via ECM Records.

John Abercrombie Quartet: “Wait till you see her” on Spotify.
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