Sargasso Sea (John Abercrombie and Ralph Towner album)

Sargasso Sea
Studio album by John Abercrombie & Ralph Towner
Released	1976
Recorded	May 1976
Studio	Talent Studios, Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:08
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
John Abercrombie chronology
Ralph Towner chronology

Sargasso Sea is an album by guitarists John Abercrombie and Ralph Towner that was released by ECM in 1976.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos gave the album 3 stars, stating, "An uneven recording for many listeners and critics, Sargasso Sea deserves a second chance, not as an absolutely flawed, imperfect, or unbalanced effort. Like a tale of two cities, it stands as a unique project, perhaps deserving a more refined approach."[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave the album 3 stars, calling it, "a winsome, diffident affair on which only the timbral variation of Towner's 12-string and piano figures sustains interest... it's less than representative of Abercrombie's real strengths."[3] The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide said, "The alternately pensive and vibrant electric/acoustic interplay between these two master guitarists makes this a classic album of guitar duets."[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Abercrombie except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Fable"		8:41
2.	"Avenue"		5:19
3.	"Sargasso Sea"	Abercrombie, Towner	4:01
4.	"Over and Gone"		2:51
5.	"Elbow Room"	Abercrombie, Towner	5:11
6.	"Staircase"	Towner	6:24
7.	"Romantic Descension"		3:17
8.	"Parasol"	Towner	5:24

Personnel

John Abercrombie – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Ralph Towner – twelve-string guitar, classical guitar, piano

References

ECM discography accessed September 7, 2011
Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed September 6, 2011
Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-141-02327-4.
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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[ECM_discography-1] ECM discography accessed September 7, 2011

[Allmusic-2] Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed September 6, 2011

[Penguin_Guide-3] Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-141-02327-4.

[RSJRG-4] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 3. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.