The concluding version of drummer/composer Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition bands sports a unique sound, on the verge of M-Base, in addition to artfully driven due to saxophonists Greg Osby in addition to Gary Thomas. Their tart sweetness sounds are equally much a utilisation of the identity of this grouping equally anything, in addition to DeJohnette adds his ain personal build of funk in addition to swing to the proceeding, making for an exciting in addition to vital master copy music. Bassist Lonnie Plaxico, immediately off the bandstand with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, keeps things briskly moving along, spell Michael Cain plays a lot of acoustic piano, in addition to closed to modified electrical keyboards, to farther split this Special Edition from the others. DeJohnette's epic tribute to Wayne Shorter, "Where or Wayne," is reworked inwards a hip, measured tune missing beats on purpose, simmered inwards Cain's synthesized mystery. The spiked notes of "Monk's Plumb" furnish infinite for drum fills, merging to an slowly swing discipline, in addition to a typically ribald Osby solo. H5N1 deliberate Herbie Hancock-styled funk identifies "It's Time to Wake Up & Dream" with the sour horns in addition to Cain's intent acoustic pianoforte driving this most M-Base track. If "Priestesses of the Mist" is reflective of its championship through Cain's foggy electronic washes, the distaff, magical side is likewise represented yesteryear the flute of Thomas in addition to Osby's soprano during a most evocative selection. Similarly, the championship rail feels similar a trek through thick jungle works in addition to fauna, equally a heavy-footstepped electrical bass guitar from Plaxico leads the many in addition to long, heavy strides of the band members. Closest to jazz is the electro-acoustic hot bopper "One on One" in addition to "Blue" with its patient, straight-ahead, no-amenities framework. This band has changed radically since the days when David Murray in addition to Arthur Blythe were frontmen, simply the music is all good, holds interest, in addition to makes for closed to other giant stair inwards the varied, diverse, in addition to intriguing career of DeJohnette.
Earthwalk is a real adept album. Jack DeJohnette made a set out of superb albums starting inwards the 1970s, unfortunately they did non have the attending they deserved. The interesting affair well-nigh this album is that DeJohnette wrote all the music, produced the album in addition to picked the musicians. This album in all likelihood reflects Jack's actual gustatory modality inwards music to a greater extent than in addition to then than many of the sessions he has played on. The tape was recorded inwards 1991 on Blue Note.
DeJohnette is even in addition to then 1 of the most respected drummers inwards jazz in addition to he has played with virtually every major USA in addition to international jazz creative individual since the 1960s including Miles Davis in addition to John Coltrane. For a spell he was virtually ECM's household drummer in addition to played on ECM sessions led yesteryear Keith Jarrett, Terje Rypdal, Kenny Wheeler in addition to many others.
The band is excellent, featuring: Michael Cain - keyboards; Gary Thomas -tenor saxophone, flute; Greg Osby - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone; in addition to Lonnie Plaxico - bass. Cain, Thomas, Plaxico in addition to Osby were all at 1 fourth dimension M-Base players in addition to this influence is reflected inwards the music, which is loud, brash, melodic in addition to amount of energy. It could hold upward described equally a post-bop audio with a deport upon of funk. Osby in addition to Thomas own the music on saxophone. DeJohnette provides a powerful backbeat on most of the tracks. Anyone looking for introspective ECM-style bedchamber jazz won't discovery it here.
Cain has played with Dave Holland, John Scofield, Steps Ahead, Gary Thomas Marty Ehrlich, Ray Anderson in addition to Bobby Previte. Cain likewise recorded a CD of his ain for ECM inwards 1986. During the mid-'80s, Osby played amongst Steve Coleman, Geri Allen, Gary Thomas, in addition to Cassandra Wilson equally a fellow member of the M-Base Collective. Bassist Lonnie Plaxico played with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers in addition to the M-Base Collective. Thomas has played with Miles Davis, Steve Coleman in addition to John McLaughlin.
Great event of modern jazz. Fresh sounding in addition to superbly played. What I similar well-nigh this variety of "free-form" jazz is that it doesn't bring to the commons "theme-solo-solo-theme" formalism of traditional jazz. It is gratis inwards the sense of existence organic in addition to unpredictable, spell even in addition to then existence melodic in addition to real musical. Highly recommended fifty-fifty equally it is a flake pricey.
Track listing:
All compositions yesteryear Jack DeJohnette
01 "It's Time to Wake Up in addition to Dream" – 5:30
02 "Blue" – 6:18
03 "Where or Wayne" – 9:44
04 "Priestesses of the Mist" – 7:44
05 "Earth Walk" – 13:05
06 "On Golden Beams" – 5:16
07 "One on One" – 11:18
08 "Lydia" – 2:24
09 "Monk's Plumb" – 12:08
10 "It's Time to Wake Up in addition to Dream" [Alternate Version] – 0:50
Recorded at Dreamland Recording Studios, West Hurley, NY inwards June 1991
Personnel:
Jack DeJohnette – drums
Michael Cain – midi piano, korg keyboards
Gary Thomas – tenor saxophone, flute
Greg Osby – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
Lonnie Plaxico – electrical bass, acoustic bass
Joan Henry – beast audio on "Earth Walk"
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