The First Quartet

 
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John Abercrombie, Richie Beirach, George Mraz, Peter Donald
The First Quartet

[ ECM / 3 CD ]

Release Date: Friday 6 November 2015

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This 3-CD set with recordings from 1978 to 1980, issued in ECM's acclaimed Old & New Masters series, returns some historically-important material to the catalogue, namely the albums Arcade, Abercrombie Quartet and M. The quartet with Richie Beirach, George Mraz and Peter Donald - John Abercrombie's first touring band as a leader - was the group in which the guitarist defined some priorities, moving away from a jazz-rock period into a more spacious, impressionistic and original music. Abercrombie and pianist Beirach had a strong musical rapport as improvisers and wrote almost all of the band's book between them. George Mraz and Peter Donald provided imaginative support. For this edition the recordings - made in Oslo and Ludwigsburg and produced by Manfred Eicher - were remastered from original analog sources.

Tracks:

CD 1
1
Arcade
(John Abercrombie)
09:43
2
Nightlake
(Richie Beirach)
05:35
3
Paramour
(John Abercrombie)
05:09
4
Neptune
(Richie Beirach)
07:34
5
Alchemy
(Richie Beirach)
11:34

CD 2
1
Blue Wolf
(John Abercrombie)
08:33
2
Dear Rain
(John Abercrombie)
06:54
3
Stray
(Richard Beirach)
06:36
4
Madagascar
(Richard Beirach)
09:05
5
Riddles
(Richard Beirach)
08:12
6
Foolish Dog
(John Abercrombie)
06:18

CD 3
1
Boat Song
(John Abercrombie)
09:57
2
M
(John Abercrombie)
06:19
3
What are the Rules
(Richard Beirach)
07:33
4
Flashback
(Richard Beirach)
06:17
5
To Be
(John Abercrombie)
05:17
6
Veils
(Richard Beirach)
05:44
7
Pebbles
(George Mraz)