John Abercrombie

guitar, electric guitar, producer, guitar synthesizer, mandolin, acoustic guitar, synthesizer, guitars, baritone guitar

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Top collaborators

Artist name Roles Recordings
Manfred Eicher engineer, producer 3 East, A Nice Idea, After Thoughts, Agitato, Alice in Wonderland, Backward Glance, Banshee, Believe You Me, Bred, Bright Reign, Cat Walk, Class Trip, Clint, Convolution, Dansir, Descending Grace, Elvin, Epilogue, Ethereggae, Evensong, Excuse My Shoes, Fine, First Light, For Hope of Hope, Four on One, Free Piece Suit(e), Ghost Dance, Gimme Five, Hippityville, Illinoise, Jack and Betty, Just in Tune, Killing Time, Last Light, Lisa, Little Booker, Look Around, Love Song, Lungs, Memoir, Night, Number 9, Ollie Mention, On the Loose, Open Land, Parable, Paramour, Ralph's Piano Waltz, Red and Orange, Remember When, Remembering, Right Now, Risky Business, Round Trip, Show of Hands, Single Moon, Soldier's Song, Soundtrack, Speak Easy, Spring Song, Still, Stop and Go, String Thing, Swirls, Telegram, That's for Sure, Third Stream Samba, Timeless, Tres, Vingt Six, Wishing Bell
James A. Farber (sound engineer) engineer A Nice Idea, Banshee, Bred, Cat Walk, Chance, Class Trip, Convolution, Dansir, Descending Grace, Elvin, Epilogue, Excuse My Shoes, Fine, Free Piece Suit(e), Furs on Ice, Getting There, Gimme Five, Illinoise, Jack and Betty, Just in Tune, Labour Day, Little Booker, Number 9, On the Loose, Open Land, Remember Hymn, Remember When, Risky Business, Round Trip, Show of Hands, Sidekicks, Soldier's Song, Soundtrack, Speak Easy, Spring Song, Stop and Go, String Thing, Swirls, Thalia, That's for Sure, Third Stream Samba, Tres, Upon a Time, Vingt Six, Wishing Bell
Marc Johnson (US jazz bassist, composer & band leader) bass, double bass A Nice Idea, Alice in Wonderland, Banshee, Bred, Cat Walk, Chance, Class Trip, Clint, Convolution, Dansir, Descending Grace, Elvin, Epilogue, Excuse My Shoes, Fine, Furs on Ice, Getting There, Hippityville, Illinoise, Jack and Betty, Killing Time, Labour Day, Lisa, Number 9, On the Loose, Ralph's Piano Waltz, Remember Hymn, Risky Business, Round Trip, Show of Hands, Sidekicks, Soldier's Song, Soundtrack, Still, Stop and Go, String Thing, Swirls, Thalia, Third Stream Samba, Tres, Upon a Time, Vingt Six, Wishing Bell
Peter Erskine drums Alice in Wonderland, Chance, Clint, Furs on Ice, Getting There, Hippityville, Killing Time, Labour Day, Lisa, Ralph's Piano Waltz, Remember Hymn, Sidekicks, Still, Thalia, Upon a Time
Mark Feldman violin A Nice Idea, Banshee, Bred, Cat Walk, Class Trip, Convolution, Dansir, Descending Grace, Elvin, Epilogue, Excuse My Shoes, Fine, Free Piece Suit(e), Gimme Five, Illinoise, Jack and Betty, Just in Tune, Little Booker, Number 9, On the Loose, Open Land, Remember When, Risky Business, Round Trip, Show of Hands, Soldier's Song, Soundtrack, Speak Easy, Spring Song, Stop and Go, String Thing, Swirls, That's for Sure, Third Stream Samba, Tres, Vingt Six, Wishing Bell

Collaborators on this artist's recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Manfred Eicher engineer, producer 3 East, A Nice Idea, After Thoughts, Agitato, Alice in Wonderland, Backward Glance, Banshee, Believe You Me, Bred, Bright Reign, Cat Walk, Class Trip, Clint, Convolution, Dansir, Descending Grace, Elvin, Epilogue, Ethereggae, Evensong, Excuse My Shoes, Fine, First Light, For Hope of Hope, Four on One, Free Piece Suit(e), Ghost Dance, Gimme Five, Hippityville, Illinoise, Jack and Betty, Just in Tune, Killing Time, Last Light, Lisa, Little Booker, Look Around, Love Song, Lungs, Memoir, Night, Number 9, Ollie Mention, On the Loose, Open Land, Parable, Paramour, Ralph's Piano Waltz, Red and Orange, Remember When, Remembering, Right Now, Risky Business, Round Trip, Show of Hands, Single Moon, Soldier's Song, Soundtrack, Speak Easy, Spring Song, Still, Stop and Go, String Thing, Swirls, Telegram, That's for Sure, Third Stream Samba, Timeless, Tres, Vingt Six, Wishing Bell
James A. Farber (sound engineer) engineer A Nice Idea, Banshee, Bred, Cat Walk, Chance, Class Trip, Convolution, Dansir, Descending Grace, Elvin, Epilogue, Excuse My Shoes, Fine, Free Piece Suit(e), Furs on Ice, Getting There, Gimme Five, Illinoise, Jack and Betty, Just in Tune, Labour Day, Little Booker, Number 9, On the Loose, Open Land, Remember Hymn, Remember When, Risky Business, Round Trip, Show of Hands, Sidekicks, Soldier's Song, Soundtrack, Speak Easy, Spring Song, Stop and Go, String Thing, Swirls, Thalia, That's for Sure, Third Stream Samba, Tres, Upon a Time, Vingt Six, Wishing Bell
Marc Johnson (US jazz bassist, composer & band leader) bass, double bass A Nice Idea, Alice in Wonderland, Banshee, Bred, Cat Walk, Chance, Class Trip, Clint, Convolution, Dansir, Descending Grace, Elvin, Epilogue, Excuse My Shoes, Fine, Furs on Ice, Getting There, Hippityville, Illinoise, Jack and Betty, Killing Time, Labour Day, Lisa, Number 9, On the Loose, Ralph's Piano Waltz, Remember Hymn, Risky Business, Round Trip, Show of Hands, Sidekicks, Soldier's Song, Soundtrack, Still, Stop and Go, String Thing, Swirls, Thalia, Third Stream Samba, Tres, Upon a Time, Vingt Six, Wishing Bell
Peter Erskine drums Alice in Wonderland, Chance, Clint, Furs on Ice, Getting There, Hippityville, Killing Time, Labour Day, Lisa, Ralph's Piano Waltz, Remember Hymn, Sidekicks, Still, Thalia, Upon a Time
Mark Feldman violin A Nice Idea, Banshee, Bred, Cat Walk, Class Trip, Convolution, Dansir, Descending Grace, Elvin, Epilogue, Excuse My Shoes, Fine, Free Piece Suit(e), Gimme Five, Illinoise, Jack and Betty, Just in Tune, Little Booker, Number 9, On the Loose, Open Land, Remember When, Risky Business, Round Trip, Show of Hands, Soldier's Song, Soundtrack, Speak Easy, Spring Song, Stop and Go, String Thing, Swirls, That's for Sure, Third Stream Samba, Tres, Vingt Six, Wishing Bell
Jan Erik Kongshaug engineer, mix 3 East, After Thoughts, Agitato, Alice in Wonderland, Backward Glance, Believe You Me, Bright Reign, Clint, Ethereggae, Evensong, First Light, For Hope of Hope, Four on One, Ghost Dance, Hippityville, Killing Time, Last Light, Lisa, Look Around, Love Song, Lungs, Memoir, Night, Ollie Mention, Parable, Paramour, Ralph's Piano Waltz, Red and Orange, Remembering, Right Now, Single Moon, Still, Telegram, Timeless
Aya Takemura engineer A Nice Idea, Cat Walk, Class Trip, Convolution, Dansir, Descending Grace, Epilogue, Excuse My Shoes, Free Piece Suit(e), Gimme Five, Illinoise, Jack and Betty, Just in Tune, Little Booker, On the Loose, Open Land, Remember When, Risky Business, Show of Hands, Soldier's Song, Soundtrack, Speak Easy, Spring Song, Stop and Go, String Thing, Swirls, That's for Sure, Third Stream Samba
Joey Baron drums A Nice Idea, Banshee, Bred, Cat Walk, Class Trip, Convolution, Dansir, Descending Grace, Elvin, Epilogue, Excuse My Shoes, Fine, Illinoise, Jack and Betty, Number 9, On the Loose, Risky Business, Round Trip, Show of Hands, Soldier's Song, Soundtrack, Stop and Go, String Thing, Swirls, Third Stream Samba, Tres, Vingt Six, Wishing Bell
Kenny Wheeler flugelhorn, trumpet Free Piece Suit(e), Gimme Five, Just in Tune, Little Booker, Open Land, Remember When, Speak Easy, Spring Song, That's for Sure
Jack DeJohnette drums 3 East, Believe You Me, Ethereggae, Four on One, Look Around, Love Song, Lungs, Night, Ralph's Piano Waltz, Red and Orange, Remembering, Timeless
Joe Lovano tenor saxophone Free Piece Suit(e), Gimme Five, Just in Tune, Little Booker, Open Land, Remember When, Speak Easy, Spring Song, That's for Sure
Dan Wall (American jazz pianist, keyboardist and organ player) Hammond organ, organ Bo Diddy, Chumbida, Dear Rain, Free Piece Suit(e), Gimme Five, Just in Tune, Last Waltz, Little Booker, Long Ago and Far Away, Mr. Magoo, Open Land, Remember When, Speak Easy, Spring Song, Sweet Sixteen, That's for Sure, You and the Night and the Music
Adam Nussbaum drums Bo Diddy, Chumbida, Dear Rain, Free Piece Suit(e), Gimme Five, Just in Tune, Last Waltz, Little Booker, Long Ago and Far Away, Mr. Magoo, Open Land, Remember When, Speak Easy, Spring Song, Sweet Sixteen, That's for Sure, You and the Night and the Music
Michael Brecker saxophone, tenor saxophone 3 East, Believe You Me, Chance, Ethereggae, Four on One, Furs on Ice, Getting There, Labour Day, Look Around, Night, Remember Hymn, Sidekicks, Thalia, Upon a Time
Vince Mendoza synthesizer Agitato, Bright Reign, First Light, For Hope of Hope, Last Light, Ollie Mention, Right Now, Single Moon
Brian Montgomery engineer Banshee, Bred, Elvin, Epilogue, Fine, Number 9, Round Trip, Tres, Vingt Six, Wishing Bell
Jeff Hirshfield (American jazz drummer) drums Cat Nap, I Wish I Knew, John's Waltz, Labour Day, Now It Can Be Played, Shadow and Fog, Waltz King, Yesterdays
Lee Townsend producer Chance, Furs on Ice, Getting There, Labour Day, Remember Hymn, Sidekicks, Thalia, Upon a Time
Katsuhiko Naito recording Bo Diddy, Chumbida, Dear Rain, Last Waltz, Long Ago and Far Away, Mr. Magoo, Sweet Sixteen, You and the Night and the Music
Don Rodenbach engineer Chance, Furs on Ice, Getting There, Labour Day, Remember Hymn, Sidekicks, Thalia, Upon a Time
David Baker (American engineer and producer - jazz, funk, ...) engineer, mix, recording Bo Diddy, Chumbida, Dear Rain, Last Waltz, Long Ago and Far Away, Mr. Magoo, Sweet Sixteen, You and the Night and the Music
Steve LaSpina double bass Cat Nap, I Wish I Knew, John's Waltz, Labour Day, Now It Can Be Played, Shadow and Fog, Waltz King, Yesterdays
Jon Christensen drums, percussion Agitato, Bright Reign, First Light, For Hope of Hope, Last Light, Ollie Mention, Right Now, Single Moon
Andy LaVerne piano Cat Nap, I Wish I Knew, John's Waltz, Labour Day, Now It Can Be Played, Shadow and Fog, Waltz King, Yesterdays
Bob Ward mix Bo Diddy, Chumbida, Dear Rain, Last Waltz, Long Ago and Far Away, Mr. Magoo, Sweet Sixteen, You and the Night and the Music
Jan Hammer keyboard 3 East, Believe You Me, Ethereggae, Four on One, Look Around, Night
Tony May (Engineer) engineer Love Song, Lungs, Ralph's Piano Waltz, Red and Orange, Remembering, Timeless

Work on other artists' recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Peter Erskine guitar A New Regalia, Boulez, Corazón, Dream Clock, Erskoman, Exit Up Right, Hero With a Thousand Faces, In Walked Maya, Lions and Tigers and Bears, My Foolish Heart, Not a Word, Orson Welles, Orson Welles (Intro), Osaka Castle, Smart Shoppers, Suite: King Richard II - End Hymn, Suite: King Richard II - Introduction, Suite: King Richard II - Music Plays, Suite: King Richard II - Sonnet, Suite: King Richard II - Transition, The Hand Speaks Hold, The Mystery Man, The Rabbit in the Moon
Kenny Wheeler acoustic guitar, guitar After All, By Myself, Comba N.3, Gentle Piece, It Takes Two, Love Theme From "Spartacus", Sea Lady, Sophie, The Sweet Time Suite: Part I: Opening, The Sweet Time Suite: Part II: For H. / Part III: For Jan, The Sweet Time Suite: Part IV: For P.A., The Sweet Time Suite: Part V: Know Where You Are, The Sweet Time Suite: Part VI: Consolation, The Sweet Time Suite: Part VII: Freddy C / Part VIII: Closing
Γρηγόρης Ηλιόπουλος guitar Actual Sighs, All The Things You Are, Among Tall Trees, Archetypal Schemata, Babes W-Babies, Blue Cycle, I Hear a Rhapsody, I Loves You Porgy, Jhon's New Waltz, John's Waltz, Labour Day, Magnetic Flux, My Man's Gone, Natural Living, Never Never, Nosmo King, Silver's Serenade, Softly as in a Morning Sunrise, Stella By Starlight, Suzy's World, Sweet And Lovely, Waltz for Debby, When You Wish Upon A Star
Jack DeJohnette acoustic guitar, electric guitar, guitar Bayou Fever, Multo Spiliagio, Picture 3, Picture 4, Picture 5, Salsa for Eddie G., Sorcery #1, The Right Time, The Rock Thing, Where or Wayne
John Abercrombie Quartet guitar Alchemy, Anniversary Waltz, Arcade, Blues Connotation, Chic of Araby, Easy Reader, Flamenco Sketches, Interplay, I’ve Overlooked Before, Line‐Up, Neptune, Nick of Time, Nightlake, Out of Towner, Paramour, Sad Song, Sometime Ago, Trio, Wait Till You See Her, Where Are You, Wise One, Within a Song – Without a Song
Joe Lovano guitar Dig This, Emperor Jones, Here And Now, I Love Music, Landmarks Along the Way, Primal Dance, Street Talk, Thanksgiving, The Owl and the Fox, Where Hawks Fly
Glory guitar # 114, Brand New, Dark Territory, How Deep Is the Ocean, Jive Samba, Kind Folk, Lights Out, Monk Spring, Neba, Odyssey, Played Straight, Reach for That Other Place, Soundtrack, Take Four, Taking a Chance on Love, That's for Sure, Watching Simona, When We Met
Recover guitar Avenue, Bumabia, Caminata, Child's Play, Elbow Room, Fable, Half Past Two, Isla, Late Night Passenger, Microtheme, Over and Gone, Parasol, Romantic Descension, Sargasso Sea, Staircase, The Juggler's Etude
Gateway guitar 7th D, Calypso Falto, Cinucen, Homecoming, How’s Never, In Your Arms, In the Moment, Modern Times, Oneness, Short Cut, Shrubberies, Soft, The Enchanted Forest, Waltz New
Enrico Rava guitar Amici, Bella, Blancasnow, By the Sea, Dr. Ra and Mr. Va, Foto di famiglia, On the Red Side of the Street, Parks, Pesce naufrago, Surprise Hotel, The Pilgrim and the Stars, The Plot, Tribe
神戸市消防音楽隊 guitar Big Music, Come Rain or Come Shine, J.S., John's Waltz, November, Ogeda, Prelude, Right Brain Patrol, Rise and Fall, The Cat's Back, To Be, Tuesday Afternoon
Vince Mendoza electric guitar Beauty and Sadness, Poem Of The Moon, The Stars You Saw
Hanky Panky guitar, guitars, mandolin Back-Woods Song, Blue, Jamala, May Dance, Nexus, Opening, Reminiscence, Sing Song, Sorcery I, Unshielded Desire, Waiting
Jerry Bergonzi guitar Creature Feature, Czarology, Gecko Plex, Mesha, On Again Off Again, Pannonica, Simultaneous Looks, Table Steaks, With Reference
Mandal Rythm & Booze Band guitar Dream Gypsy, Dream Team, End of a Love Affair, John's Waltz, Quality of Your Silence, Softly as in a Morning Sunrise, Soulstice, Turn Out the Stars, Where We Were
The Bricks guitar Blues Connection, Falling Again, If I Should Lose You, Left Behind, Seven, So Long, Speak to Me, Talking Blues, Witchcraft
John Abercrombie Trio guitar Angel Food, BT-U, Chorale, Dreamland, Early to Bed, Farewell, Hell's Gate, Mahat, Now and Again
Snorkel guitar 22 Years ago, Black Cat White Dog, I Fall in Love Too Easily, Just in Tune, Night, Portissimo, Remember Hymn, Sing Song, Tale
The Hudson Project guitar Bass Desires, Cats & Kittens, Labor Day, Little Swing, Modern Day Tuba, Runferyerlife, That's for Sure, The Well
Brian Stout guitar Beautiful Love, Farewell, I Mean, Monk Like, Mother of Pearl, Opal, Opus 25, Ralph's Piano Waltz
Danny Gottlieb guitar, synthesizer Aquamarine, Hold On!, Just Passing By, Percussion of the Spirit, Part 2, The Aviary, Tropic Heat, Upon a Time, Whirlwind
Gil Evans guitar 1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be), Angel, Castles Made of Sand / Foxy Lady, Crosstown Traffic / Little Miss Lover, Gypsy Eyes, Up From the Skies (take 1: original master), Voodoo Child
Lee Konitz guitar Crumbles, Friend Lee, Mr. 88, Singin', Soddy and Bowl, Thingin', Wingin'
Bobby Hutcherson guitar Ebony Moonbeams, I Wanna Stand Over There, Ivory Coast, Love Song, Silver Hollow, The Sailor's Song, Un Poco Loco
Yung Curt guitar Blues on the Corner, Ease On, Gas Mask, Good News, Mid Move, Modal Scallopini, Side View
Eric Burnley producer, guitar Even Steven, Four on Six, I Should Care, If You Should See Me Now, Sing Song, Small Wonder, Solar
Kenny Wheeler Quintet electric guitar Ana, Aspire, Hotel Le Hot, Ma Belle Hélène, Now, and Now Again, The Widow in the Window
Billy Cobham guitar Red Baron (revised), Shabazz, Spanish Moss - "A Sound Portrait", Taurian Matador (revised), Tenth Pinn
Sarah Gilberg guitar Blues Waltz, Lover Man, My Foolish Heart, My Old Flame, When Will the Blues Leave?
Raymond Buttin guitar 80-80-8, Kayak, Mercury Retrograde, Milk of the Moon, White Meadow
Tom Harrell guitar, guitar synthesizer Dancing Trees, Dream in June, Hope St., Sail Away, Visions of Gaudi
セントレア・シアヌス guitar Gemma's Eyes, In Her Arms, The Meddler, Waltz for Mia
Gato Barbieri acoustic guitar, electric guitar Antonico, El parana, El sertao, Maria domingas
Niels Lan Doky guitar, synthesizer Endless Vision, Point of No Return, To the Limit
Charles Earland guitar Cosmic Fever, Intergalactic Love Song, Journey of the Soul
Collin Walcott guitar Padma, Scimitar, Song of the Morrow
McCoy Tyner Quartets mandolin Backward Glance, Forbidden Land
Michel Petrucciani guitar It's A Dance, One For Us
Jan Garbarek mandolin Lillekort
Barre Phillips guitar Mountainscape VIII