John Abercrombie / Marc Johnson / Peter Erskine

John Abercrombie / Marc Johnson / Peter Erskine
Live album by John Abercrombie
Released	1989
Recorded	April 21, 1988
Genre	Jazz
Length	61:51
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
John Abercrombie chronology
Getting There (1987) John Abercrombie / Marc Johnson / Peter Erskine (1988) Animato (1989)

John Abercrombie / Marc Johnson / Peter Erskine is a live album by guitarist John Abercrombie with bassist Marc Johnson and drummer Peter Erskine recorded in 1988 in Boston and released on the ECM label^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4½ stars stating "The trio sometimes unite for piercing interpretations as on "Stella By Starlight," and other times collide and interact on furious rhythm dialogues and extended improvisations".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by John Abercrombie except as indicated

1. "Furs on Ice" (Marc Johnson) - 7:28
2. "Stella by Starlight" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 7:34
3. "Alice in Wonderland" (Sammy Fain, Bob Hilliard) - 7:22
4. "Beautiful Love" (Haven Gillespie, Wayne King, Egbert Van Alstyne, Victor Young) - 7:55
5. "Innerplay" (Abercrombie, Erskine, Johnson) - 5:35
6. "Light Beam" - 3:08
7. "Drum Solo" (Peter Erskine) - 3:00
8. "Four on One" - 6:03
9. "Samurai Hee-Haw" (Johnson) - 8:22
10. "Haunted Heart" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 5:26

• Recorded at the Nightstage in Boston on April 21, 1988

Personnel

• John Abercrombie — guitar, guitar synthesizer
• Marc Johnson — bass
• Peter Erskine — drums

References