Five Years Later
1982 studio album by Ralph Towner & John Abercrombie
Five Years Later | ||||
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Studio album by Ralph Towner & John Abercrombie | ||||
Released | February 1982 | |||
Recorded | March 1981[1] | |||
Studio | Talent Studios Oslo, Norway | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 49:34 | |||
Label | ECM ECM 1207 | |||
Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
Ralph Towner chronology | ||||
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John Abercrombie chronology | ||||
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Five Years Later is a collaborative album by American jazz guitarists Ralph Towner and John Abercrombie, recorded in March 1981 and released on ECM February the following year.[2]
Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated, "One can easily tell the two guitarists apart, since Abercrombie mostly plays electric and has a more forceful sound, while Towner's solos are usually more introverted. They perform three of Towner's songs, a pair of Abercrombie originals, and three collaborations. Although the interaction tends to be fairly quiet, there is a lot of subtle passion."[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide called Five Years Later "another album of spectacular duets".[4]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Late Night Passenger" |
| 9:54 |
2. | "Isla" | Abercrombie | 6:24 |
3. | "Half Past Two" | Towner | 4:26 |
4. | "Microtheme" |
| 3:39 |
5. | "Caminata" | Towner | 3:01 |
6. | "The Juggler's Etude" | Towner | 7:29 |
7. | "Bumabia" |
| 9:50 |
8. | "Child's Play" | Abercrombie | 4:51 |
Personnel
- John Abercrombie – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, twelve-string guitar, mandolin
- Ralph Towner – twelve-string guitar, classical guitar
References
- ^ "Five Years Later". ECM.
- ^ John Abercrombie discography Archived 2011-09-10 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 19, 2011
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 19, 2011
- ^ 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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Years listed represent year of recording(s), not initial release.
- Timeless (1974)
- Sargasso Sea (with Ralph Towner, 1976)
- Characters (1977)
- Arcade (1978)
- Abercrombie Quartet (1979)
- Straight Flight (1979)
- M (1980)
- Five Years Later (1981)
- Upon a Time (1982)
- Solar (with John Scofield, 1983)
- Night (1984)
- Current Events (1985)
- Witchcraft (1986)
- Emerald City (with Richie Beirach, 1987)
- Getting There (1987)
- Animato (1989)
- Natural Living (with Andy LaVerne, 1989)
- Nosmo King (with Andy LaVerne, 1991)
- November (1992)
- While We're Young (1992)
- Now It Can Be Played (with Andy LaVerne, 1992)
- Speak of the Devil (1993)
- Open Land (1998)
- Cat 'n' Mouse (2000)
- Class Trip (2003)
- Structures (2006)
- The Third Quartet (2006)
- Wait Till You See Her (2008)
- Within a Song (2011)
- 39 Steps (2013)
- Up and Coming (2016)
- John Abercrombie / Marc Johnson / Peter Erskine (1988)
- Tactics (with Dan Wall and Adam Nussbaum, 1996)
- The Hudson Project (with Bob Mintzer, Peter Erskine, and John Patitucci, 1998)
- Stark Reality
- Dreams
- Gateway