November (John Abercrombie album)

November is an album by American jazz guitarist John Abercrombie recorded in November 1992 and released by ECM a year later. The trio features rhythm section Marc Johnson and Peter Erskine with reed player John Surman.

Reception
The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek gave the album 3 stars, stating, "It's a solid session from beginning to end, but one still wishes Eicher would take his hands off the sound controls a bit, allowing some of the rawness that each of these players shows in live settings to enter the studio."

The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave the album 4 stars, stating, "Reconvening the trio with Johnson and Erskine was a masterstroke. Teaming them with stablemate Surman was little short of genius... Superb, evocative modern jazz."

Track listing

 * All compositions by John Abercrombie except as indicated


 * 1) "The Cat's Back" (Abercrombie, Erskine, Johnson, Surman) – 6:24
 * 2) "J.S." – 6:14
 * 3) "Right Brain Patrol" (Johnson) – 9:00
 * 4) "Prelude" – 3:27
 * 5) "November" (Abercrombie, Erskine, Johnson) – 8:26
 * 6) "Rise and Fall" (Erskine) – 5:22
 * 7) "John's Waltz" – 5:40
 * 8) "Ogeda" (Surman) – 4:40
 * 9) "Tuesday Afternoon" (Erskine, Johnson) – 2:55
 * 10) "To Be" – 5:24
 * 11) "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 6:04
 * 12) "Big Music" – 5:41

Personnel

 * John Abercrombie – guitar
 * Marc Johnson – double bass
 * Peter Erskine – drums
 * John Surman – soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet