Guitarist John Abercrombie's last record, 2002's Cat 'n' Mouse, as good as it was, was as much an announcement, a promise, a consolidation and move in a new direction that was hinted at by 1999's Open ...

John Lennon famously wrote a song called “Working Class Hero.” However, the author of a famous book about The Beatles said John wasn’t actually a member of the working class when he was growing up.

Followers of guitarist John Abercrombie were taken aback by 2002's Cat 'n' Mouse, featuring violinist Mark Feldman, bassist Marc Johnson, and drummer Joey Baron. Maybe it was the personnel, maybe the ...