Recorded in 1996, Tactics found Abercrombie in a quartet setting with Danilo Perez, Eddie Gomez, and Adam Nussbaum, releasing ECM's first jazz guitar record of 1997.
- This album features eight original compositions, with six credited to Abercrombie and two to pianist Danilo Perez.
- Tactics was recorded at New York's Power Station/Avatar Studios with ECM stalwart Manfred Eicher producing.
- The album reached the 12th spot on France's Jazz charts.
John Abercrombie was an American jazz guitarist from Greenwich, Connecticut, known for his work in the ECM Records stable across the jazz and jazz fusion genres. Tactics was Abercrombie's third release of the 1990s, following a period of increased activity after his 1992 release of "Beacon".
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