Within a Song

Within a Song is a studio album by guitarist John Abercrombie's Quartet with saxophonist Joe Lovano, bassist Drew Gress, and drummer Joey Baron that was recorded in 2012 and released by ECM.[1]

Within a Song
Studio album by
John Abercrombie Quartet
ReleasedApril 27, 2012
RecordedSeptember 2011
StudioAvatar Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length61:11
LabelECM
ProducerManfred Eicher
John Abercrombie chronology
Wait Till You See Her
(2009)		 Within a Song
(2012)		 39 Steps
(2013)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Guardian[2]
The Australian[3]

The Guardian 's review by John Fordham awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "this all-star group constantly demonstrate how joyous that can sound without winding up the volume".[2] JazzTimes observed "in typical crystalline ECM fashion, Within a Song plays tricks with its role models, pushing envelopes that were elastic to begin with".[4] John McBeath of The Australian wrote, "This is a valuable collection by two old masters in a nostalgic, relaxed setting of expert craftsmanship".[3] Stereophile correspondent Fred Kaplan noted, "Within a Song is something of a high-wire act: delicate music of an uninsistent intensity, a quiet swing, that hangs together or collapses on the ensemble's sustenance of balance".[5]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Where Are You?" (Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh)5:54
2."Easy Reader" (Abercrombie)6:37
3."Within a Song/Without a Song" (Abercrombie/Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu, Vincent Youmans)7:55
4."Flamenco Sketches" (Miles Davis)6:34
5."Nick of Time" (Abercrombie)5:57
6."Blues Connotation" (Ornette Coleman)6:11
7."Wise One" (John Coltrane)9:12
8."Interplay" (Bill Evans)6:26
9."Sometime Ago" (Sergio Mihanovich)6:25

Personnel

References
  1. ECM discography accessed December 9, 2011
  2. Fordham, J. The Guardian Review, May 11, 2012
  3. McBeath, J. The Australian Review, July 14, 2012
  4. Wolff, C. JazzTimes Review September 4, 2012
  5. Kaplan, F. Stereophile Review, August 15, 2012
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