John Abercrombie Trio - Warsaw - part 1

[jacobe888]

what song is this? ..anyone?

[koz1953]

John's brilliance is easy to miss. If you listen to him a lot , you'll find he is a very sophisticated player. His rhythmic and harmonic concept is amazing.

The great Adam Nassbaum is on drums.

[koz1953]

John's brilliance is easy to miss. If you listen to him a lot , you'll find he is a very sophisticated player. His rhythmic and harmonic concept is amazing.

[oregonbobv]

John Abercrombie is hands down one of the best jazz guitarists, innovators and composers today. It was special seeing him play with Ralph Towner in NY in 1973.

[gnr2391]

what kind of guitar is he playing?

[MrJazzbox]

@gnr2391 Sadowsky

[ironpirites]

Abercrombie is a great player and I love things of his I have heard in the past, but I didn't like this performance. I thought he wasn't focused and the piece didn't add up to much despite the best efforts of the organ player riding to the rescue during his break. Unfortunately the recording quality is very bad and not aimed at the organ at all. Abercrombie can do and has done wonderful things before, but not for me, this time.

[litreacola]

I find his tone to be wretched and inhuman.

Don't wanna be a debbie downer but this music sounds lifeless.

The organist is compounding the problem.

This is my first time ever listening to john abercrombie. He was recommended

to me. Anyone have any recommendations for a better performance

[projektor4]

@litreacola hay Chad, have you checked out the J Abercrombie mix in the suggestions list ? there´s the beatles cover, tracks from "timeless", Parable. Then there are the albums he´s recorded with Ralf Towner

i wouldn´t  say this performance was wretched... but it does lack soul

hope you find something you like, ...cool hendrix cover btw

[MrJazzbox]

@litreacola (John Abercrombie) Kenny Wheeler Band Hotel Le Hot

[2020Adriana]

me encanta...

[udenss]

Good old times when Warsaw was European capital of jazz.

[pooperscoopr69]

Art never aspires towards perfection.

Expressivity, imagination and comprehensibility is the proper calling.

[nadirsharav]

whos the other 2 players?

[NotYourTypicalNegro]

@nadirsharav: Dan Wall (organ) & Adam Nussbaum (drums).

[FormerlyMrBean667]

Bloody hell he's good.

[Youngapostle007]

Hold on, I accidentally "thumbs downed" WatsuiReggae's comment. Woops! The guy is actually preaching the truth.

[capeheartriz]

Just uses the thumb!..all those pick

exercises, maybe a waste of time?

[taildragger51]

I love guitarists like Burrell, Pass, Green,

even was lucky to've seen Wes live BUT guys like Abercrombie play with equal feel & dexterity. J.A, Frisell, and many "outside-the-box" players can play standards like Burrell when called upon. In jazz there's space for ANY style. For me, the main thing is FEEL and John has great feel.

[WatusiReggae]

So funny, love to hear musicians argue about who's "better" ! etc...

Nothing personal, but... should probably shut up and go practice and write and record and maybe some other musicians will argue about you and your music!

[taildragger51]

WatusiReggae: Well said! I agree with you totally. The laws of karma apply to music also.

[2youonly]

Perfect groove!!

Thanks!!!

[4578a]

I really don't know what you are trying to say with that, according to what i said. can you explain?

[4578a]

I can see that old school way of thinking as pertaining to jazz guitarists because no one playing today is as good as Wes montgomery, joe pass, Tal farlow, kenny burrell, django reinhardt, Jim hall(he still is) etc. And i love a lot of players from the last 35 years.there's just no substitute for the original. That's hard for me to say because i'm a guitar player who's still trying to move the music forward.

[juanpi56]

You got it wrong. The perfection and quality off music is not a solid bar where you can reach a peak. its a constant search

[OaMapetrila]

They will come to Romania this month and I won t be able to see them... :((

[tommythomaso]

I have this wonderful friend in SLC, a decent guitar player (state-class you might say). He hates JA, he hates Metheny, Scofield, Rypdal. Some guys cling to the past: he loves Kessel, tolerates Chuck Wayne - you get the picture. I got acquainted with Abercrombie thru his work in the 80's with Richie Beirach and he's been one of my guys since then. Nice to know I'm not alone!

[chicopad]

from brasil.... just great!!!!!

[FreddisGorcher]

I'm not trying to disrespect but i think his guitar is a little out of tune at the start, just a little bit. Beautiful playing though

[kiwigeo2006]

The guitars in tune.....maybe youre just too used to the western diatonic scale system.

[unclejunglebass]

nah it really is a wee bit outa tune. j.a. is still a hoss, of course.

[AbstractMan23]

wonderful trio. love JA's tone

[mminer58]

Lovely, great song, fabulous music.

[jasoncasper16]

Such thoughtful playing! Leaving space is key!

[wwwdotme]

Nice!! The dude on organ is getting is done!!

[Vettestrat]

That's Dan Wall on organ

[PullerPranke]

thats Dope man!

[nervasevere]

Je pense que Abercrombie et McLaughlin sont les plus grands guitaristes de toutes les temps, chacun en son style.

[Modes9]

I love John's soft attack. Pick noise is something I've been trying to deal with. A thumbpick is a great compromise. It opens up some interval, arpeggio, and chord-voicing options while allowing you to brace with your index finger and use it like a flat-pick.

[DaveLeoni]

i think he plays with his thumb

[Feesharp9er]

does he use all down strokes??

[anafilipacandeias]

dans quel cd je peux trouver ce thème? alguem sabe? (merci)

[anafilipacandeias]

estes músicos têm muita pintarola..........