''Cat 'n' Mouse'' is a studio album by guitarist
John Abercrombie with violinist
Mark Feldman, bassist
Marc Johnson, and drummer
Joey Baron
Bernard Joseph Baron (born June 26, 1955 in Richmond, Virginia) is an American avant-garde jazz drummer who plays frequently with Bill Frisell and John Zorn.
Music career
Baron was born on June 26, 1955, in Richmond Virginia. When he was nine, ...
. The album was released by
ECM in 2002.
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Reception
The
Allmusic
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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".
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Allmusic Review
accessed February 17, 2013 The ''
Penguin Guide to Jazz
''The Penguin Guide to Jazz'' is a reference work containing an encyclopedic directory of jazz recordings on CD which were (at the time of publication) currently available in Europe or the United States. The first nine editions were compiled b ...
'' 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
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Mark Feldman – violin
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Marc Johnson – double bass
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Joey Baron
Bernard Joseph Baron (born June 26, 1955 in Richmond, Virginia) is an American avant-garde jazz drummer who plays frequently with Bill Frisell and John Zorn.
Music career
Baron was born on June 26, 1955, in Richmond Virginia. When he was nine, ...
– drums
References
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ECM Records albums
John Abercrombie (guitarist) albums
2002 albums
Albums produced by Manfred Eicher