November (John Abercrombie album)

November
Studio album by John Abercrombie
Released	1993
Recorded	November 1992
Studio	Rainbow Studio, Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz
Length	69:17
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
John Abercrombie chronology
While We're Young (1993) November (1993) Speak of the Devil (1994)

November is an album by jazz guitarist John Abercrombie with saxophonist John Surman, bassist Marc Johnson, and drummer Peter Erskine that was recorded in 1992 and released by ECM in 1993.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek gave the album 3 stars, stating, "It's a solid session from beginning to end, but one still wishes Eicher would take his hands off the sound controls a bit, allowing some of the rawness that each of these players shows in live settings to enter the studio". The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave the album 4 stars, stating, "Reconvening the trio with Johnson and Erskine was a masterstroke. Teaming them with stablemate Surman was little short of genius... Superb, evocative modern jazz".

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Penguin Guide to Jazz

Track listing

All compositions by John Abercrombie except as indicated

1. "The Cat's Back" (Abercrombie, Erskine, Johnson, Surman) – 6:24
2. "J.S." – 6:14
3. "Right Brain Patrol" (Johnson) – 9:00
4. "Prelude" – 3:27
5. "November" (Abercrombie, Erskine, Johnson) – 8:26
6. "Rise and Fall" (Erskine) – 5:22
7. "John's Waltz" – 5:40
8. "Ogeda" (Surman) – 4:40
9. "Tuesday Afternoon" (Erskine, Johnson) – 2:55
10. "To Be" – 5:24
11. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 6:04
12. "Big Music" – 5:41

Personnel

• John Abercrombie – guitar
• John Surman – soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
• Marc Johnson – double bass
• Peter Erskine – drums