Now It Can Be Played

Now It Can Be Played
Studio album by John Abercrombie – Andy Laverne Quartet
Released	1993
Recorded	April 1992
Genre	Jazz
Length	66:47
Label	SteepleChase SCCD 31314
Producer	Nils Winther
John Abercrombie chronology
Nosmo King (1991) Now It Can Be Played (1993) While We're Young (1992)
Andy LaVerne chronology
Bill Evans...Person We Knew (1992) Now It Can Be Played (1992) Buy One Get One Free (1992)

Now It Can Be Played is an album by guitarist John Abercrombie and pianist Andy LaVerne recorded in 1992 and released on the Danish label, SteepleChase. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[7]

Ken Dryden of AllMusic stated, "This is a fine date that is filled with many interesting twists". ^[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Andy LaVerne except where noted.

1. "Now It Can Be Played" – 7:44
2. "I Wish I Knew" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) – 8:27
3. "Shadow and Fog" – 8:30
4. "John's Waltz" (John Abercrombie) – 7:30
5. "Cat Nap" – 9:06
6. "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) – 8:05
7. "Labour Day" (Abercrombie) – 7:55
8. "Waltz King" – 9:09

Personnel

• John Abercrombie – guitar
• Andy LaVerne – piano
• Steve LaSpina – bass
• Jeff Hirschfield – drums

References

1. SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 16, 2017
2. SteepleChase Productions ApS, accessed March 16, 2017
3. Andy LaVerne discography, accessed March 16, 2017
4. John Abercrombie catalog, accessed March 16, 2017
5. Sudo, K. Spiral Quest: album details, accessed March 21, 2017
6. Dryden, Ken. John Abercrombie: Now It Can Be Played – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved March 16, 2017.
7. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 4