Animato (album)

Animato
Animato
Studio album by John Abercrombie
Released	1990
Recorded	October 1989
Studio	Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:48
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
John Abercrombie chronology

Animato is an album by jazz guitarist John Abercrombie with keyboardist Vince Mendoza and drummer Jon Christensen that was recorded in 1989 and released by ECM in 1990.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 3½ stars, stating, "An unusual but beautiful item in John Abercrombie's discography, and a coming out for Mendoza, Animato signals a different direction for the ECM label, enabling electronic sounds in a way they had never fully embraced prior".^[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "one of Abercrombie's most cohesive and swinging sets. He sounds completely in control of the music".^[3]

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

Track listing

All tracks are written by Vince Mendoza except where noted

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Right Now" (Abercrombie, Christensen)	7:32
2.	"Single Moon"	4:20
3.	"Agitato"	5:06
4.	"First Light"	1:35
5.	"Last Light"	4:06
6.	"For Hope of Hope"	8:52
7.	"Bright Reign" (Abercrombie)	5:11
8.	"Ollie Mention"	7:34

Personnel

John Abercrombie – guitar, guitar synthesizer
Vince Mendoza – synthesizer
Jon Christensen – drums

References

^ ECM discography Archived 2012-06-16 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 30, 2011
^ ^a ^b Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed September 30, 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.

[ECM_discography-1] ECM discography Archived 2012-06-16 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 30, 2011

[Allmusic-2] Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed September 30, 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. pp. 3. ISBN 978-0-141-02327-4.

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