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Sargasso Sea
Studio album by
John Abercrombie & Ralph Towner
Released1976
RecordedMay 1976
StudioTalent Studios
Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz
Length41:08
LabelECM 1080 ST
ProducerManfred Eicher
John Abercrombie chronology
Gateway
(1976) 		Sargasso Sea
(1976) 		Characters
(1978)
Ralph Towner chronology
Solstice
(1975) 		Sargasso Sea
(1976) 		Sound and Shadows
(1977)

Sargasso Sea is an album by American jazz guitarists John Abercrombie and Ralph Towner, recorded in May 1976 and released on ECM later that year.[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos gave the album 3 stars, stating, "An uneven recording for many listeners and critics, Sargasso Sea deserves a second chance, not as an absolutely flawed, imperfect, or unbalanced effort. Like a tale of two cities, it stands as a unique project, perhaps deserving a more refined approach."[2]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave the album 3 stars, calling it, "a winsome, diffident affair on which only the timbral variation of Towner's 12-string and piano figures sustains interest... it's less than representative of Abercrombie's real strengths."[3]

The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide said, "The alternately pensive and vibrant electric/acoustic interplay between these two master guitarists makes this a classic album of guitar duets."[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Abercrombie except where noted

Side I
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fable" 8:41
2."Avenue" 5:19
3."Sargasso Sea"
  • John Abercrombie
  • Ralph Towner
4:01
4."Over and Gone" 2:51
Side II
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Elbow Room"
  • Abercrombie
  • Towner
5:11
2."Staircase"Towner6:24
3."Romantic Descension" 3:17
4."Parasol"Towner5:24

Personnel

References

  1. ^ ECM discography accessed September 7, 2011
  2. ^ a b Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed September 6, 2011
  3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-141-02327-4.
  4. ^ a b Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 3. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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