Track Listing

1. Sad Song
2. Line-Up
3. Wait Till You See Her
4. Trio
5. I've Overlooked Before
6. Anniversary Waltz
7. Out Of Towner
8. Chic Of Araby

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #18878 in Music
• Released on: 2009-09-28
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .24 pounds

The Guardian, (John Fordham), October 2, 2009
(4 stars) A free-flowing, time-shifting, four-way conversation...Abercrombie's long-lined, melodic invention curl irresistibly over Baron's snappy rim shots and crisp snare-fills.

Jazzwise, (Selwyn Harris), October 2009
(4 stars) It's the kind of non-attention seeking jazz that has rewards aplenty for those prepared to snuggle up close enough.

CD Description
The John Abercrombie Quartet has become one of the most widely-admired groups in contemporary jazz. It is both a deeply swinging group and an adventurous one - as their fourth ECM album attests.

With a range that can encompass everything from standards to bebop to free play to chamber music or raga-esque excursions, the quartet extends the jazz tradition yet there is a consistent warmth and humanity to the sound, always evident in the harmonic and melodic material that Abercrombie writes for the group.

The quartet has been the primary focus of Abercrombie's work for a decade, and the associations with Mark Feldman and Joey Baron go back much further. 'Wait Till You See Her' follows 'Cat 'n' Mouse' (2000), 'Class Trip' (2003) and 'The Third Quartet' (2006), all highly praised by international critics. Recorded in New York last December, the disc features seven new Abercrombie compositions, plus the tender and romantic title track, a Rodgers and Hart tune originally penned for the 1942 musical, 'By Jupiter'.

Interplay between Abercrombie, Feldman and Baron is given a different inflection this time around by the input of a remarkable young bass player, Thomas Morgan, whose resume already includes work with Steve Coleman, Paul Motian, Masubumi Kikuchi, and whose agility and deep rooted musicality is exceptional.

Personnel:
John Abercrombie (guitar), Mark Feldman (violin), Thomas Morgan (double-bass), Joey Baron (drums)

Customer Reviews

As excellent as its predecessors
John Abercrombie is as understated musically as he is in person (his introverted, almost awkward persona in London's Queen Elizabeth Hall on Wednesday 18 November was at odds with the relaxed, warm presence of John Surman and Jack de Johnette). "Wait Till You See Her" continues the arc of "chamber music" albums Abercrombie has made with drummer Joey Baron and violinist Mark Feldman comprising "Cat and Mouse" "Class Trip" and "The Third Quartet" (with Thomas Morgan here replacing Marc Johnson on double bass).

"Wait Till You See Here" is arguably the most chamber-like with Feldman's violin his most exquisite yet and in particularly mournful mood on the Hart and Rogers' title track. Elsewhere "Trio" swings but, for me, the highlight is the closing "Chic of Araby", which opens with a moody bass line before Abercrombie begins his controlled playing which is full of suspense against a magnificent echo of drums which calls to mind the orchestral sound of Elvin Jones from the height of his Classic Quartet days. If this hints a change of focus for future releases then I, for one, can't wait but meanwhile, this is another class offering from the quiet man of jazz.