John Abercrombie (born December 16, 1944 in Port Chester, New York) is an American jazz guitarist. Aside from his solo work he is known for his work with Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette, Michael Brecker and Randy Brecker. Abercrombie has recorded principally with the ECM label of Manfred Eicher. He also often explores the parameters of jazz fusion and post bop. Abercrombie is 1967 graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston. He was presented with a Berklee College of Music Distinguished Alumni Award in 1998. Abercrombie's first notable recordings were two albums with the jazz-rock band Dreams in 1970. The ongoing groups he has led or co-led include: [edit] Discography [edit] As leader - Timeless (06-1974) with Jack DeJohnette & Jan Hammer
- Characters (11-1977) solo
- Arcade (12-1978) quartet with Richie Beirach
- Straight Flight (03-1979) with George Mraz, Peter Donald
- Abercrombie Quartet (11-1979) quartet with Richie Beirach, George Mraz, Peter Donald
- M (11-1980) quartet with Richie Beirach, George Mraz, Peter Donald
- Solar (01-1982) with John Scofield, George Mraz, Peter Donald
- Night (04-1984) with Jack DeJohnette, Jan Hammer & Mike Brecker
- Current Events (09-1985) with Marc Johnson & Peter Erskine
- All Strings Attached (06-1987) with Larry Carlton, Larry Coryell, Tal Farlow, Billy Hart, John Patitucci
- Getting There (1987) with Marc Johnson, Peter Erskine & Mike Brecker
- Abracadabra (11-1987) with Jeff Palmer, Adam Nussbaum
- John Abercrombie/Marc Johnson/Peter Erskine (04-1988) live
- Animato (10-1989) with Vince Mendoza and Jon Christensen, Judd Miller
- While We're Young (06-1992) with Dan Wall and Adam Nussbaum
- November (11-1992) with Marc Johnson, Peter Erskine & John Surman
- Nick Vollebreg's Jazzcafe (02-1994) with Hein Van de Geyn, Joe LaBarbera
- Speak of the Devil (1994) with Dan Wall and Adam Nussbaum
- Tactics (07-1996) with Dan Wall and Adam Nussbaum
- Open Land (1999) with Dan Wall, Adam Nussbaum, Kenny Wheeler, Joe Lovano, Mark Feldman
- Speak Easy(1999) with Jarek Smietana, Harvie Swartz, Adam Czerwinski
- Cat 'n' Mouse (2000) with Mark Feldman, Marc Johnson, & Joey Baron
- Three Guitars with Larry Coryell, Badi Assad
- Class Trip (2003) with Mark Feldman, Marc Johnson, & Joey Baron
- Structures (03-2006) trio with Eddie Gomez and Gene Jackson
- Farewell (2006) with George Mraz, Andy Laverne, Adam Nussbaum, George Mraz
- The Third Quartet (06-2006) with Mark Feldman, Marc Johnson, & Joey Baron
- Wait Till You See Her (09-2009) with Mark Feldman, Marc Johnson, & Joey Baron
[edit] As sideman With Gateway With Henri Texier - Colonel Skopje (1988; 1995)
With Ralph Towner - Sargasso Sea (1976)
- Five Years Later (1981)
With Andy LaVerne - Nosmo King (1994)
- Now It Can Be Played (1995)
- Where We Were (1996)
- A Nice Idea (2006)
With Kenny Wheeler With Marc Copland - Second Look (1996)
- That's For Sure (2002)
- ...And (2002)
- Brand New (2004)
With Jeff Palmer - Ease On (1993)
- Island Universe (1994)
- Shades of the Pine (1994)
- Bunin the Blues (2001)
With Lonnie Smith - Afro Blue (1993)
- Purple Haze: Tribute to Jimi Hendrix (1995)
- Foxy Lady: Tribute to Jimi Hendrix (1996)
With Charles Lloyd - Voice in the Night (1999)
- The Water is Wide (2000)
- Hyperion with Higgins (2001)
- Lift Every Voice (2002)
With others - Stark Reality Discovers Hoagy Carmichael's Music Shop (1970) with Stark Reality
- Mourner's Rhapsody (1974) with Czesław Niemen
- New Directions (1978) with Jack DeJohnette
- Eventyr (1980) Jan Garbarek and Nana Vasconcelos
- Drum Strum (1982) George Marsh, reissued as Upon a Time Album of Duets (1994)
- Solar (1983) John Scofield
- Witchcraft (1986) with Don Thompson
- Emerald City (1987) with Richie Beirach
- Landmarks (1991) Joe Lovano with Ken Werner, Marc Johnson and Bill Stewart
- Double Variations (1990) Tim Brady
- Brooklyn Blues (1991) Danny Gottlieb with Jeremy Steig, Gil Golstein, Chip Jackson
- Electricity (1994) with Bob Brookmeyer and the WDR Big Band
- Bush Crew (1995) Les Arbuckle, Mike Stern, Essiet Okon Essiet, Victor Lewis
- Standard Transmission (1997) Pat LaBarbera, Jim Vivian, Jacek Kochan
- Off the Wall (1997) (under pseudonym Lester LaRue) with Dan Wall
- The Hudson Project (2000) Peter Erskine, John Patitucci & Bob Mintzer
- Animations (2003) with John Basile
- As We Speak (2006) Mark Egan trio with Danny Gottlieb
- Baseline: The Guitar Album (2007) with Hein Van De Geyn
- Topics (2007) with John Ruocco
- Robert Balzar Trio: Tales (recorded 2006, released 2008)
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