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John Abercrombie Mandolin Interview
John Abercrombie died this week (August 22, 2017) and the folks at Fretboard Journal just posted a previously unpublished interview where he discusses his work on electric mandolin, conducted by the talented John Kruth in 1984, online.
https://www.fretboardjournal.com/fea...tric-mandolin/
I've always loved Abercrombie's many recordings featuring electric mandolin (I don't care how he tuned it) and I was pleased to see him cite Jethro Burns as an influence. I also liked how he said he came to see the mandolin as his second voice, much like John Coltrane with the soprano sax.
The interview is a great read but listening to those old recordings is even better. I was listening to his solo album Characters yesterday while walking in the woods. There's nothing quite like it.
Many thanks to John Kruth and the Fretboard Journal!
John G.
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Re: John Abercrombie Mandolin Interview
Awesome! I heard Abercrombie passed earlier this week, and I was hoping to find something exactly like this.
Thanks for sharing. A great interview and I hadn't heard the Abercrombie/Scofield record before. Looks like I have something to listen to this week.
Cheers!
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