Straight Flight

Straight Flight is a studio album by American jazz guitarist John Abercrombie that was released by Jam in 1979.

Straight Flight
Studio album by
John Abercrombie
Released1979
RecordedMarch 19 and 20, 1979
StudioSage and Sound Studios, Los Angeles
GenreJazz
Length38:47
LabelJAM
ProducerLew Tabackin
John Abercrombie chronology
Arcade
(1979)		 Straight Flight
(1979)		 Abercrombie Quartet
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Reception

Ken Dryden of Allmusic wrote "John Abercrombie is joined by fellow Berklee alumni George Mraz on bass and drummer Peter Donald for a rare session focusing exclusively on standards and classic jazz compositions. Abercrombie, who has one of the most distinctive approaches to the electric guitar, gives Dave Brubeck's "In Your Own Sweet Way" an intense workout while barely touching on the melody itself. The intimate "My Foolish Heart" is also rather abstract and played very softly, with the primary focus on Mraz. The leader switches to electric mandolin for a breakneck-tempo dash through John Coltrane's "Bessie's Blues," which opens with a furious solo by Donald, while Abercrombie focuses on the upper range of his instrument. "There Is No Greater Love" is relatively straightforward, though the theme never fully emerges until nearly the end of the piece. The brisk reading of "Beautiful Love" is the most accessible track to those not already familiar with Abercrombie's playing. Finally, a sensational interpretation of Miles Davis' landmark modal piece "Nardis" begins with Mraz's haunting arco bass, backed by the leader's floating guitar and Donald's sparse percussion, then a brief drum solo signals the beginning of an intense workout by the trio. Recorded for the Japanese label Discomate and briefly available as a JAM LP, this 1979 release is long out of print."

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."In Your Own Sweet Way"Dave Brubeck7:01
2."My Foolish Heart"Victor Young7:20
3."Bessie's Blues"John Coltrane4:45
4."There Is No Greater Love"Isham Jones, Marty Symes6:42
5."Beautiful Love"Wayne King, Victor Young, Egbert Van Alstyne6:15
6."Nardis"Miles Davis6:44
Total length:38:47

Personnel

References
  1. Dryden, Ken. "John Abercrombie - Straight Flight". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
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