Abercrombie/Erskine/Mintzer/Patitucci

Abercrombie/Erskine/Mintzer/Patitucci: The Hudson Project

by David Adler
March 1, 2000

This quartet performed during a series of clinics sponsored by the D’Addario company, culminating in a show at New York’s Manhattan Center in late 1998. The group’s members — John Abercrombie, Peter Erskine, Bob Mintzer, and John Patitucci —need no introduction to contemporary jazz fans. Each brings a pair of interesting tunes to the table, but the result sounds less like a band than a superficial sampler.Mintzer’s “Runferyerlife" kicks things off with some up-tempo rhythm changes, and “Modern ...