''Within a Song'' is a studio album by guitarist John Abercrombie's Quartet with saxophonist

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that was recorded in 2012 and released by ECM.ECM discography
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awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "this all-star group constantly demonstrate how joyous that can sound without winding up the volume".Fordham, J
The Guardian Review
May 11, 2012 ''

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'' observed "in typical crystalline ECM fashion, ''Within a Song'' plays tricks with its role models, pushing envelopes that were elastic to begin with". John McBeath of ''

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'' wrote, "This is a valuable collection by two old masters in a nostalgic, relaxed setting of expert craftsmanship".McBeath, J
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'' correspondent Fred Kaplan noted, "''Within a Song'' is something of a high-wire act: delicate music of an uninsistent intensity, a quiet swing, that hangs together or collapses on the ensemble's sustenance of balance".Kaplan, F
Stereophile Review
August 15, 2012

Track listing

Personnel

* John Abercrombie – guitar *

– tenor saxophone *

– double bass *

– drums

References

{{Authority control ECM Records albums John Abercrombie (guitarist) albums 2012 albums Albums produced by Manfred Eicher