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Sargasso Sea (John Abercrombie and Ralph Towner album)

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gave the album 3 stars, calling it, "a winsome, diffident affair on which only the timbral variation of Towner's 12-string and piano figures sustains interest... it's less than representative of Abercrombie's real strengths."
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deserves a second chance, not as an absolutely flawed, imperfect, or unbalanced effort. Like a tale of two cities, it stands as a unique project, perhaps deserving a more refined approach."
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said, "The alternately pensive and vibrant electric/acoustic interplay between these two master guitarists makes this a classic album of guitar duets."
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review by Michael G. Nastos gave the album 3 stars, stating, "An uneven recording for many listeners and critics,
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All tracks are written by John Abercrombie except where noted
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1976 studio album by John Abercrombie & Ralph Towner
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John Abercrombie – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
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Index


Studio album
John Abercrombie
Ralph Towner
Oslo, Norway
Genre
Jazz
Label
ECM
Producer
Manfred Eicher
John Abercrombie
Gateway
Characters
Ralph Towner
Solstice
Sound and Shadows
John Abercrombie
Ralph Towner
ECM
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
AllMusic
Penguin Guide to Jazz
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
Ralph Towner
twelve-string guitar
classical guitar
ECM discography

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