Getting There (album)

Getting There
Studio album by John Abercrombie
Released	1988
Recorded	April 1987
Studio	Power Station, NYC[1]
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:07
Label	ECM
Producer	Lee Townsend
John Abercrombie chronology

Getting There is a 1988 studio album by jazz guitarist John Abercrombie with bassist Marc Johnson and drummer Peter Erskine. Tenor saxophonist Michael Brecker plays on three tracks.

Reception

Critic Jim Todd at Allmusic gave the album 2½ stars, stating, "The music on this 1988 release from guitarist John Abercrombie is groomed to such aseptic perfection that little remains of the musical personalities behind these sounds... Musicians of the caliber of Abercrombie, Johnson, Erskine, and Brecker cannot fail to generate interest when they get together. This time out, though, their efforts would have been better presented as a master class workshop".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave the album 3 stars.[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]

Tyran Grillo of ECM Reviews commented "Getting There seems, like many of ECM’s dates from the decade, to have been overlooked by many, but its rewards are plentiful... This album is also marked by thoughtful choices in distortion and amplification, as exemplified in the title track, in which Abercrombie lets fly his laser-honed melodies, burning like a welding torch in a silent film... Abercrombie has a tendency to catapult his notes, sending listeners on clean, high lobs. These are some of his brightest, not least because of Lee Townsend’s sparkling production. And in the company of such comparably strong wings, this flock can do no wrong. This is captivating music-making that welcomes us into the joy of musicians at the peak of their expressive powers".[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Abercrombie except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sidekicks"	5:22
2.	"Upon a Time"	4:29
3.	"Getting There"	7:39
4.	"Remember Hymn"	5:18
5.	"Thalia" (Vince Mendoza)	4:20
6.	"Furs on Ice" (Marc Johnson)	8:12
7.	"Chance"	5:00
8.	"Labour Day"	3:47
Total length:		44:07

Personnel

John Abercrombie – acoustic and electric guitars, guitar synthesizer
Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
Marc Johnson – double bass
Peter Erskine – drums

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References

"John Abercrombie - Getting There". Discogs. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
Todd, J. Allmusic Review accessed September 26, 2011
Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-141-02327-4.
Grillo, Tyran (5 January 2012). "John Abercrombie: Getting There (ECM 1321)". Between Sound and Space: ECM Records and Beyond. Retrieved 14 December 2019.

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[1] "John Abercrombie - Getting There". Discogs. Retrieved 14 December 2019.

[Allmusic-2] Todd, J. Allmusic Review accessed September 26, 2011

[Penguin_Guide-3] Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-141-02327-4.

[4] Grillo, Tyran (5 January 2012). "John Abercrombie: Getting There (ECM 1321)". Between Sound and Space: ECM Records and Beyond. Retrieved 14 December 2019.