John Abercrombie

On record dates like that I never felt too nervous because everything was really overdubbed. When we did that album, read more

On record dates like that I never felt too nervous because everything was really overdubbed. When we did that album, we were in the studio for probably a week, so you had a lot of opportunity to fix things.

They're young, and I'm getting older every game.

They're young, and I'm getting older every game.

This kid can do both well. We really saved us a pick by taking him because he can do both.

This kid can do both well. We really saved us a pick by taking him because he can do both.

Classical musicians do this all the time. They want perfection. So they piece things together. Eight bars of this and read more

Classical musicians do this all the time. They want perfection. So they piece things together. Eight bars of this and six bars of that. Glenn Gould said that with a recording he wanted to make perfect versions of pieces.

I don't remember what was going through my mind, but what was going through my body was fear and terror. read more

I don't remember what was going through my mind, but what was going through my body was fear and terror. I had been on the road with Johnny and working gigs and playing a lot of the organ clubs.