| Open Land | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 9, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | September 1998 | |||
| Studio | Avatar, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 64:56 | |||
| Label | ECM ECM 1683 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
| John Abercrombie chronology | ||||
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Open Land is an album by American jazz guitarist John Abercrombie recorded in September 1998 and released on ECM June the following year. The sextet features trumpeter Kenny Wheeler, saxophonist Joe Lovano, violinist Mark Feldman, organist Dan Wall, and drummer Adam Nussbaum. [1]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [3] |
The AllMusic review by Richard S. Ginell called the album "an absorbing set of elegantly textured, poly-styled music laced with his drifting, occasionally jagged yet never overbearing guitar." [2]
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." [3]
All tracks are written by John Abercrombie except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Just in Tune" | 6:35 | |
| 2. | "Open Land" | 10:08 | |
| 3. | "Spring Song" | 8:59 | |
| 4. | "Gimme Five" | 7:23 | |
| 5. | "Speak Easy" | 6:43 | |
| 6. | "Little Booker" | 6:13 | |
| 7. | "Free Piece Suit(e)" |
| 6:53 |
| 8. | "Remember When" | 7:57 | |
| 9. | "That's for Sure" | 4:05 |
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John Laird Abercrombie was an American jazz guitarist. His work explored jazz fusion, free jazz, and avant-garde jazz. Abercrombie studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. He was known for his understated style and his work with organ trios.
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