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Up and Coming is a studio album by guitarist John Abercrombie with pianist Marc Copland, bassist Drew Gress, and drummer Joey Baron that was recorded in 2016 and released in 2017 by ECM Records.[12] The album contains eighth tracks: seven originals by Abercrombie and Copland and a cover version of "Nardis" by Miles Davis.

Up and Coming
Studio album by John Abercrombie
Released	January 13, 2017
Recorded	April–May 2016
Studio	Avatar Studios, New York
Genre	Jazz[1]
Length	47:11
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
John Abercrombie chronology
39 Steps (2013) Up and Coming (2017)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
All About Jazz	[3]
AllMusic	[1]
Blurt	[4]
DownBeat	[5]
The Guardian	[6]
The Irish Times	[7]
Jazz Forum	[8]
PopMatters	[9]
RTÉ.ie	[10]
The Times	[11]

Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on four reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".

Paul de Barros of DownBeat stated, "A solid follow-up to 2013's 39 Steps, the new album by the John Abercrombie Quartet— Marc Copland (piano), Drew Gress (bass) and Joey Baron (drums)—is another quiet, delicately balanced outing with an ebbing and flowing undercurrent that recalls the understated loveliness of Bill Evans and Jim Hall. As Abercrombie fans know, the guitarist has dialed back his trademark reverb in favor of a classic, single-note glow. However, listening to his quartet still feels pleasantly like taking a warm sonic bath."

John Fordham of The Guardian said, "The whole album is the quintessence of jazz power in reserve".

Track listing

Personnel

• John Abercrombie – guitar
• Marc Copland – piano
• Drew Gress – double bass
• Joey Baron – drums

Production

• Manfred Eicher – producer
• Thom Beemer – assistant
• Nate Odden – assistant
• James Farber – engineer

References

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