Open Land
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Open Land |
| type | studio |
| artist | John Abercrombie |
| cover | Open Land.jpg |
| border | yes |
| released | June 9, 1999 |
| recorded | September 1998 |
| studio | Avatar, New York City |
| genre | Jazz |
| length | 64:56 |
| label | ECM |
| ECM 1683 | |
| producer | Manfred Eicher |
| chronology | John Abercrombie |
| prev_title | Tactics |
| prev_year | 1997 |
| next_title | Cat 'n' Mouse |
| next_year | 2002 |
| :: |
| name = Open Land | type = studio | artist = John Abercrombie | cover = Open Land.jpg | border = yes | alt = | released = June 9, 1999 | recorded = September 1998 | venue = | studio = Avatar, New York City | genre = Jazz | length = 64:56 | label = ECM ECM 1683 | producer = Manfred Eicher | chronology = John Abercrombie | prev_title = Tactics | prev_year = 1997 | next_title = Cat 'n' Mouse | next_year = 2002
Open Land is an album by American jazz guitarist John Abercrombie, recorded in September 1998 and released on ECM Records in June 1999. The sextet features trumpeter Kenny Wheeler, saxophonist Joe Lovano, violinist Mark Feldman, organist Dan Wall, and drummer Adam Nussbaum.
Reception
| rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = | rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz | rev2Score =
The Penguin Guide to Jazz stated: "Like most current ECM sets, this feels very much like a collaborative project rather than a leader-plus-group; but Abercrombie does seem firmly, quietly in charge here, steering the performances in his distinctive hard to define way."
Track listing
| all_writing = John Abercrombie except where noted | title1 = Just in Tune | length1 = 6:35 | title2 = Open Land | length2 = 10:08 | title3 = Spring Song | length3 = 8:59 | title4 = Gimme Five | length4 = 7:23 | title5 = Speak Easy | length5 = 6:43 | title6 = Little Booker | length6 = 6:13 | title7 = Free Piece Suit(e) | note7 = | length7 = 6:53 | writer7 = | title8 = Remember When | length8 = 7:57 | title9 = That's for Sure | length9 = 4:05
Personnel
- John Abercrombie – guitar
- Kenny Wheeler – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Joe Lovano – tenor saxophone
- Mark Feldman – violin
- Dan Wall – Hammond organ
- Adam Nussbaum – drums
References
References
- [http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1600/1683.php ECM discography] accessed October 25, 2011
- Ginell, R. S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/open-land-r442048 AllMusic Review] accessed October 25, 2011
- Cook, Richard. (2006). "The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings". Penguin.
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