John Abercrombie, Lyrical Jazz Guitarist, Dies at 72

John Abercrombie, a guitarist whose lyrical style placed him in his generation's top tier of improvising musicians, died on Tuesday in Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. He was 72. Mr. Abercrombie became known in the mid-1970s as a prominent jazz-rock guitarist. As his style evolved and he moved away from fusion, it was his knack for understatement and his affinity for classic jazz guitar technique that defined his approach.

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