39 Steps (album)

39 Steps is an album by guitarist John Abercrombie with pianist Marc Copland, bassist Drew Gress, and drummer Joey Baron that was recorded in 2013 and released by ECM.[1]

39 Steps
Studio album by
John Abercrombie
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2013
RecordedApril 2013
StudioAvatar Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length59:36
LabelECM
ProducerManfred Eicher
John Abercrombie chronology
Within a Song
(2012)		 39 Steps
(2013)		 Up and Coming
(2017)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek states, "Abercrombie's 39 Steps offers the sound of a veteran quartet playing at the height of its individual members' intuitive and collective abilities".[2]

On All About Jazz Andrew Luhn said:

Fans of Abercrombie's playing won't be disappointed by this album and neither will fans of the ECM record label. It's a great addition to his growing body of work and Marc Copland proves to be a good choice with whom Abercrombie to collaborate

— Luhn, A. (October 14, 2013). "All About Jazz Review".

Also on All About Jazz, John Kelman noted:

As good as their previous recordings together have been, 39 Steps represents a major leap forward for Abercrombie and Copland's relationship, even as the guitarist returns to the piano-based configuration that was his first touring context, back in the late '70s.

— Kelman, J. (October 8, 2013). "All About Jazz Review".

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Abercrombie except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Vertigo"6:21
2."LST" (Copland)6:51
3."Bacharach"7:21
4."Greenstreet"6:15
5."As It Stands"4:08
6."Spellbound" (Copland)6:53
7."Another Ralph's"5:22
8."Shadow of a Doubt" (Abercrombie, Copland, Baron, Gress)3:12
9."39 Steps"8:36
10."Melancholy Baby" (Ernie Burnett, George A. Norton)4:37

Personnel

References
  1. ECM discography Archived 2013-09-29 at the Wayback Machine accessed December 11, 2013
  2. Jurek, Thom. John Abercrombie – 39 Steps: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
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