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RIP John Abercrombie

fakejake

fakejake

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One of my heros! Thanks for all the beautiful music and educational material!
He had this exercise of improvising over a song using just one string. I practiced that mental stuff for hours, really great to get to know the fretboard horizontally...
Just recently it was Holdsworth and now him, both went way too soon.
 
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John Laird Abercrombie was an American jazz guitarist, composer and bandleader. His work explored jazz fusion, post bop, free jazz and avant-garde jazz. Abercrombie studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. He was 72.
 
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I met him in Santa Barbara in the late 70's. He was so cool and funny. We bonded over a shared love of old Melody Makers. He was miles beyond me in every way, yet he made me feel so comfortable and and easy to hang with. I wil miss him but forever remember him. John, I stil use the stuff you showed me and the attitude for the quest. RIP Brother.
 
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Hero of my mid-70s youth. (Yep, I was a weird youth!)

And iconic Les Paul player:

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From the left: John Scofield (ES335/12), Steve Khan (HSH Strat), Bill Connors (Strat) and John Abercrombie (LP Goldtop Deluxe). "That was supposed to be my forever guitar," Abercrombie told me.
 
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