''Cat 'n' Mouse'' is a studio album by guitarist John Abercrombie with violinist Mark Feldman, bassist Marc Johnson, and drummer

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review gave the album three stars, stating, "John Abercombie makes it clear on ''Cat 'n' Mouse'' exactly why he continues to be regarded as one of jazz's most creative and progressive guitarist...On the album's numerous contemplative tunes, it's a pleasure to hear Abercombie and Feldman's lines cris-crossing, creating spontaneous tone poems that bear beauty and invention in equal measure".Rov
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'' gave the album four stars, stating, "John sounds in great form but it's very often the fiddle that cuts through the mix to make the most empathic statements".

Track listing

''All compositions by John Abercrombie except as indicated'' # "A Nice Idea" – 10:57 # "Convolution" – 5:34 # "String Thing" – 4:02 # "Soundtrack" – 8:06 # "Third Stream Samba" (John Abercrombie, Joey Baron, Mark Feldman, Marc Johnson) – 8:45 # "On the Loose" – 6:00 # "Stop and Go" – 7:04 # "Show of Hands" (Abercrombie, Baron, Feldman, Johnson) – 9:18

Personnel

* John Abercrombie – guitar * Mark Feldman – violin * Marc Johnson – double bass *

– drums

References

{{Authority control ECM Records albums John Abercrombie (guitarist) albums 2002 albums Albums produced by Manfred Eicher