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All Music Guide - Scott Yanow
Guitarist John Abercrombie was one of the stars of ECM in its early days. His playing on this trio set with bassist Dave Holland and drummer Jack DeJohnette is really beyond any simple categorization. Abercrombie's improvisations are sophisticated yet, because his sound is rockish and sometimes quite intense particularly on the nearly 11-minute "Sorcery 1", there is really no stylistic name for the music. Holland contributed four of the six originals while DeJohnette brought in the other two one of which was co-written with Abercrombie. The interplay between the three musicians is quite impressive although listeners might find some of the music to be quite unsettling. It ...
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All Music Guide - Scott Yanow
Guitarist John Abercrombie was one of the stars of ECM in its early days. His playing on this trio set with bassist Dave Holland and drummer Jack DeJohnette is really beyond any simple categorization. Abercrombie's improvisations are sophisticated yet, because his sound is rockish and sometimes quite intense particularly on the nearly 11-minute "Sorcery 1", there is really no stylistic name for the music. Holland contributed four of the six originals while DeJohnette brought in the other two one of which was co-written with Abercrombie. The interplay between the three musicians is quite impressive although listeners might find some of the music to be quite unsettling. It takes several listens for one to digest all that is going on, but it is worth the struggle.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 9/30/2008
  • Label: Ecm Records
  • UPC: 602517762121
  • Catalog Number: 001182102
  • Sales rank: 56,839

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Back-Woods Song - Dave Holland (7:54)
  2. 2 Waiting - Dave Holland (2:13)
  3. 3 May Dance - Dave Holland (11:04)
  4. 4 Unshielded Desire - Dave Holland (4:52)
  5. 5 Jamala - Dave Holland (4:47)
  6. 6 Sorcery, No. 1 - Dave Holland (10:56)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Jack DeJohnette Primary Artist, Synthesizer, Guitar, Piano, Drums, Keyboards, Track Performer
John Abercrombie Guitar, Track Performer
Dave Holland Bass, Double Bass, Track Performer
Gateway Track Performer
Technical Credits
John Abercrombie Contributor
Dave Holland Composer
Manfred Eicher Producer
Martin Wieland Engineer
Maja Weber Cover Design
Sascha Kleis Layout Concept
Dieter Bonhorst Artwork
Martin Eicher Producer
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