Natural Living

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Natural Living
Natural Living.jpg
Studio album by
Andy Laverne and John Abercrombie
Released1990
RecordedNovember 28–29, 1989
StudioSound On Sound Studio, NYC
Genre Jazz
Length70:43
Label Musidisc
500092
Producer Denis Lacharme and François Lacharme
Andy LaVerne chronology
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(1989)		Natural Living
(1990)		 Severe Clear
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Animato
(1989)		Natural Living
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(1991)

Natural Living is an album by guitarist John Abercrombie and pianist Andy LaVerne recorded in 1989 and released on the French label, Musidisc. [1] [2] [3]

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Reception

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Ken Dryden of AllMusic stated, "This duo date marks the first occasion during which Andy LaVerne and John Abercrombie played together, so with the impressive results it isn't surprising to learn that they would get together again in the studio. The give and take between the pianist and guitarist is at the high level of the Bill Evans-Jim Hall sessions. ... This is an excellent all around release". [4]

Track listing

All compositions by Andy LaVerne except where noted.

  1. "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias) – 5:01
  2. "Actual Sighs" – 6:03
  3. "John's Waltz" (John Abercrombie) – 4:48
  4. "All the Things You Are" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 5:19
  5. "Among Tall Trees" – 5:24
  6. "Natural Living" – 8:20
  7. "Archetypal Schemata" – 4:13
  8. "Magnetic Flux" (Abercrombie, LaVerne) – 4:03
  9. "Labour Day" (Abercrombie) – 5:19
  10. "When You Wish upon a Star" (Leigh Harline, Ned Washington) – 7:32
  11. "Stella by Starlight" (Victor Young, Washington) – 7:11
  12. "Suzy's World" – 7:30

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Discogs album entry, accessed March 16, 2017
  2. ↑ Andy LaVerne discography, accessed March 16, 2017
  3. ↑ Sudo, K. Spiral Quest: album details, accessed March 21, 2017
  4. 1 2 Dryden, Ken. Andy LaVerne: Natural Living – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved March 16, 2017.
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