Tactics is a live album by jazz guitarist John Abercrombie with organist Dan Wall and drummer Adam Nussbaum that was recorded in 1996 and released by ECM in 1997.[1]

Tactics
Live album by John Abercrombie
Released	1997
Recorded	July 13–15, 1996
Venue	Visiones, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	76:23
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
John Abercrombie chronology
Speak of the Devil (1994) Tactics (1997) Open Land (1999)

Reception

Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated, "Not sounding at all like a typical soul-jazz organ group, these musicians take more advanced improvisations".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave the album 3½ stars, stating it contains "churning but still delicate Hammond shapes, a rock steady bass, and some of Abercrombie's lightest and most dancing jazz-playing".[3]

Professional ratings

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

Track listing

All compositions by John Abercrombie except as indicated

1. "Sweet Sixteen" – 11:21
2. "Last Waltz" – 11:14
3. "Bo Diddy" (Wall) – 11:43
4. "You and the Night and the Music" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 10:15
5. "Chumbida" (Nussbaum) – 5:46
6. "Dear Rain" – 7:38
7. "Mr. Magoo" (Wall) – 8:44
8. "Long Ago (and Far Away)" (Ira Gershwin, Jerome Kern) – 9:42

Personnel

• John Abercrombie – guitar
• Dan Wall – Hammond organ
• Adam Nussbaum – drums

References