| 1975 | Drum Ode | Dave Liebman with Richie Beirach, John Abercrombie, Bob Moses, Barry Altschul & Collin Walcott | | 3 |
| 1975 | Gateway | John Abercrombie, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette | 3 | 6 |
| 1975 | Timeless | John Abercrombie | | 4 |
| 1976 | Sargasso Sea | John Abercrombie & Ralph Towner | | 6 |
| 1978 | Characters | John Abercrombie | | 2 |
| 1978 | Gateway 2 | John Abercrombie, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette | | 2 |
| 1978 | New Directions | Jack DeJohnette, Eddie Gomez, John Abercrombie, Lester Bowie | | 3 |
| 1980 | Sea Serpent | Bruce Johnson, John Abercrombie, Enrico Rava, Chip White, Hugo Heredia & Bonnie Brown | | 1 |
| 1981 | Eventyr | Jan Garbarek, Nana Vasconcelos, John Abercrombie | | 2 |
| 1981 | Route Two | David Earle Johnson, John Abercrombie & Dan Wall | | 2 |
| 1982 | Five Years Later | John Abercrombie & Ralph Towner | | 3 |
| 1983 | The Midweek Blues | David Earle Johnson, Jan Hammer and John Abercrombie | | 1 |
| 1984 | Drum Strum | George Marsh, John Abercrombie | | 1 |
| 1984 | Night | John Abercrombie | | 4 |
| 1984 | Solar | John Scofield / John Abercrombie | | 4 |
| 1986 | Current Events | John Abercrombie, Marc Johnson & Peter Erskine | | 3 |
| 1987 | Emerald City | Richie Beirach & John Abercrombie | | 2 |
| 1987 | Laser Wizard | Jeff Palmer With John Abercrombie, Adam Nussbaum, Gary Campbell | | 1 |
| 1988 | Getting There | John Abercrombie | | 3 |
| 1988 | Andy LaVerne Plays the Music of Chick Corea | Andy LaVerne − John Abercrombie, Marc Johnson, Mark Egan, Danny Gottlieb | | 1 |
| 1989 | Upon a Time | John Abercrombie, George Marsh, Mel Graves | | 1 |
| 1990 | Animato | John Abercrombie | | 4 |
| 1990 | Abracadabra | Jeff Palmer, David Liebman, John Abercrombie, Adam Nussbaum | | 2 |
| 1990 | Double Variations | Tim Brady, John Abercrombie | | 1 |
| 1990 | Going Places | Boclé Bros. featuring John Abercrombie | | 1 |
| 1990 | Natural Living | John Abercrombie & Andy LaVerne | | 1 |
| 1990 | What I Miss | Torben Westergaard with John Abercrombie and Others | | 1 |
| 1991 | Hymn | Bob Mintzer, John Abercrombie, Marc Johnson, Peter Erskine | | 2 |
| 1991 | Rudy Linka Quartet feat. John Abercrombie | Rudy Linka Quartet feat. John Abercrombie | | 1 |
| 1991 | Secret Obsession | Uli Beckerhoff, John Abercrombie, Arild Andersen, John Marshall | | 1 |
| 1991 | The Way In | Jeff Richman With Al Di Meola, Steve Lukather, Frank Gambale, John Abercrombie | | 1 |
| 1991 | Witchcraft | John Abercrombie, Don Thompson | | 1 |
| 1991 | Yesterday's Tomorrow | Ron Mc Clure, John Abercrombie, Aldo Romano | | 1 |
| 1992 | Arrival | Mick Goodrick, John Abercrombie, Harvie Swartz, Marvin “Smitty” Smith | | 1 |
| 1992 | Ease On | Jeff Palmer, John Abercrombie, Arthur Blythe, Victor Lewis | | 3 |
| 1992 | Nosmo King | John Abercrombie & Andy LaVerne | | 1 |
| 1993 | While We're Young | John Abercrombie, Dan Wall, Adam Nussbaum | | 3 |
| 1993 | November | John Abercrombie, Marc Johnson, Peter Erskine W / John Surman | | 3 |
| 1993 | Farewell | John Abercrombie, Andy LaVerne, George Mraz, Adam Nussbaum | | 1 |
| 1993 | Now It Can Be Played | John Abercrombie - Andy LaVerne | | 1 |
| 1997 | Reunion of Old Spirits | Cantor Elliot Vogel, Dave Liebman, John Abercrombie, Richie Bierbach, Caris Visentin, Tony Marino, Jeff Williams, Scott Tusa | | 1 |
| 1997 | Standard Transmission | John Abercrombie, Jacek Kochan, Pat LaBarbera, Jim Vivian | | 1 |
| 1998 | The Jazz Workshop Series: Blues - Standards & Originals | John Abercrombie | | 1 |
| 1999 | Open Land | John Abercrombie | | 1 |
| 1999 | Speak Easy | Jarek Śmietana & John Abercrombie | | 2 |
| 2000 | Burn'in The Blues | Jeff Palmer, John Abercrombie, Vincent Herring, Bob Leto | | 1 |
| 2001 | Nuage | Jeff Johnston Featuring David Liebman & John Abercrombie | | 1 |
| 2001 | That's for Sure | Marc Copland, John Abercrombie and Kenny Wheeler | | 1 |
| 2002 | Cat 'n' Mouse | John Abercrombie | | 1 |
| 2002 | Noisy Old Men | John Abercrombie, Mick Goodrick, Steve Swallow, Gary Chaffee | | 1 |
| 2003 | Three Guitars | Larry Coryell, Badi Assad, John Abercrombie | | 3 |
| 2004 | Class Trip | John Abercrombie | | 3 |
| 2004 | Alone Together | John Abercrombie & Frank Haunschild | | 1 |
| 2004 | Brand New | Marc Copland, John Abercrombie and Kenny Wheeler | | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 Guitars | Larry Coryell, Badi Assad, John Abercrombie | | 1 |
| 2005 | A Nice Idea | John Abercrombie & Andy LaVerne | | 1 |
| 2005 | Echoes | John Abercrombie, Arthur Blythe, Terri Lyne Carrington, Anthony Cox, Mark Feldman, Gust Tsilis | | 1 |
| 2005 | John Abercrombie and Greg Osby - Duos - The Jazz Sessions | Greg Osby & John Abercrombie | | 1 |
| 2006 | Structures | John Abercrombie, Eddie Gomez, Gene Jackson | | 1 |
| 2006 | Structures | John Abercrombie, Eddie Gomez & Gene Jackson | | 1 |
| 2006 | The Guitar Album | Hein Van de Geyn's Baseline feat. John Abercrombie | | 1 |
| 2007 | The Third Quartet | John Abercrombie | | 3 |
| 2007 | Topics | John Abercrombie & John Ruocco | | 1 |
| 2007 | Coincidence | Joe Beck & John Abercrombie | | 1 |
| 2008 | Tales | Robert Balzar Trio & John Abercrombie | | 1 |
| 2009 | Cradle of Light | Marek Dykta and John Abercrombie | | 1 |
| 2011 | Speak to Me | Marc Copland & John Abercrombie | | 1 |
| 2013 | Distant Look | Paolo Di Sabatino Quartet featuring John Abercrombie | | 1 |
| 2013 | The Art of Respect | Guillermo McGill, Dave Liebman, John Abercrombie, George Mraz | | 1 |
| 2013 | The Angle Below | Peter Brendler & John Abercrombie | | 1 |
| 2016 | Inspired | Rale Micic, John Abercrombie, Peter Bernstein, Lage Lund | | 1 |
| 2016 | Timeless | John Abercrombie, Jan Hammer, Jack De Johnette | | 1 |
| — | Afro Blue | Dr. Lonnie Smith & John Abercrombie | | 1 |
| — | Yesterdays | John Abercrombie & Don Thompson | | 1 |
