Tactics (album)

Tactics
Live album by John Abercrombie/Dan Wall/Adam Nussbaum
Released	1997
Recorded	July 13–15, 1996 (1996-07-13 – 1996-07-15)
Venue	Visiones New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	76:23
Label	ECM Records ECM 1623
Producer	Manfred Eicher
John Abercrombie chronology
Speak of the Devil (1994) Tactics (1997) Open Land (1999)

Tactics is a live album by jazz guitarist John Abercrombie, organist Dan Wall and drummer Adam Nussbaum, recorded in New York City over three days in July 1996 and released by ECM Records in 1997. ^[1]

Reception

Scott Yanow of AllMusic writes: "Not sounding at all like a typical soul-jazz organ group, these musicians take more advanced improvisations." ^[2]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave the album 3½ stars, stating it contains "churning but still delicate Hammond shapes, a rock steady bass, and some of Abercrombie's lightest and most dancing jazz-playing". ^[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by John Abercrombie except as indicated

1. "Sweet Sixteen" – 11:21
2. "Last Waltz" – 11:14
3. "Bo Diddy" (Wall) – 11:43
4. "You and the Night and the Music" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 10:15
5. "Chumbida" (Nussbaum) – 5:46
6. "Dear Rain" – 7:38
7. "Mr. Magoo" (Wall) – 8:44
8. "Long Ago (and Far Away)" (Ira Gershwin, Jerome Kern) – 9:42

Personnel

• John Abercrombie – jazz guitar
• Dan Wall – Hammond organ
• Adam Nussbaum – drums

References

1. ECM discography accessed October 24, 2011
2. Yanow, Scott. Allmusic Review accessed October 24, 2011
3. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings . The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp.  3. ISBN   978-0-141-02327-4.