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]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [3] |
Track listing
All compositions by John Abercrombie except as indicated
- "Sweet Sixteen" – 11:21
- "Last Waltz" – 11:14
- "Bo Diddy" (Wall) – 11:43
- "You and the Night and the Music" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 10:15
- "Chumbida" (Nussbaum) – 5:46
- "Dear Rain" – 7:38
- "Mr. Magoo" (Wall) – 8:44
- "Long Ago (and Far Away)" (Ira Gershwin, Jerome Kern) – 9:42
Personnel
- John Abercrombie – jazz guitar
- Dan Wall – Hammond organ
- Adam Nussbaum – drums
References
- ^ ECM discography accessed October 24, 2011
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Allmusic Review accessed October 24, 2011
- ^ a b 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.
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