An of import figure of the fusion era of jazz, DeJohnette is 1 of the most influential jazz drummers of the 20th century, given his extensive run equally leader together with sideman for musicians including Charles Lloyd, Freddie Hubbard, Keith Jarrett, John Abercrombie, Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, Joe Henderson, together with John Scofield. He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame inward 2007.
Works is a serial of 10 albums whis is beingness released on the occasion of ECM's 15th anniversary. The serial presents recordings of 10 musicians who stimulate got been working amongst ECM from the beginning. The Works albums are available inward a express edition only.
Exceptional compilation from original drummer together with composer Jack DeJohnette. Six tracks - no filler. I've been playing this tape inward my auto all week, together with loved every infinitesimal of it. From fusion, postal service bop together with fifty-fifty the rather mournful "Blue" this has in 1 lawsuit again sparked my involvement inward his work.
JDJ is the best jazz drummer ever, inward my opinion, together with inward the thought of many others, together with since jazz drumming is the most badass & hard kind, JDJ is belike the best drummer of whatever sort to ever selection upwardly sticks. (Andy Sells of FCS North, who is massively indebted to JDJ, is my other favorite. The incredible Jaki Liebezeit of CAN was some other JDJ disciple.) Jack should locomote a work solid name, but for some argue he is not, together with that's but criminal. He's 1 of the overstep 10 musicians of the 20th century, inward my mind. His original conception was playing inward what could locomote described equally a heat-dazed, stuttery, somewhat "late" (straggling behind the beat) fashion, which disorients the listener inward an almost hallucinogenic way, equally though fourth dimension is sort of melting together with bending unopen to one's ears. As contrasted to the means that most "rock" drummers try to but pound away inward a real in-your-face, authoritative, metronomic way, together with how most early on jazz drummers hyper actively clink-clink-clinked on their snares together with cymbals without letting the music breathe. Think close how much to a greater extent than unnerving it is to stimulate got person inward a auto next yous several blocks or miles behind yous than it is to stimulate got person tailgating yous correct on your bumper, if that makes whatever sense... Sometimes Jack sounds similar a swarm of bees, sometimes similar a prowling panther, sometimes similar earthquake aftershocks, sometimes similar an aurora borealis creeping across the mountains, but he ever brings the awesomeness. Despite his explosive abilities, he rarely tries to Kanye the spotlight away from his bandmates, so it's no coincidence that his photograph is non on this album's cover. Just a cool shot of a vivid lite at the destination of some sort of alleyway. Listen to the jaw-dropping 9-minute "To Be Continued." The exclusively huge drawback is that this LP omits all his groundbreaking playing amongst Miles Davis (e.g. Bitches Brew & On The Corner), but yous should already stimulate got that materials anyway. In other words, this comp draws on Jack's to a greater extent than under-the-radar collaborations on the ECM label, non the "big-name" albums that he boggled minds on* past times dudes similar Miles, Herbie, Freddie, Abercrombie, etc., on large major labels similar Columbia. So I incertitude at that topographic point volition ever locomote a really comprehensive best-of collection for JDJ, since the licensing would toll together with then much that it'd locomote unfeasible to seat together. And the 29-minute "Go Ahead, John" from Miles' Big Fun, arguably JDJ's pinnacle of playing, would stimulate got upwardly means besides much space.
Track listing:
1 Bayou Fever 8:41
2 The Gri Gri Man 4:45
3 To Be Continued 9:12
4 One for Eric 9:51
5 Unshielded Desire 4:48
6 Blue 8:14
Total length: 45:31
Personnel:
Jack DeJohnette - Drums, Congas, Organ, Timpani, Piano
John Abercrombie - Guitar, Mandolin
Dave Kingdom of the Netherlands - Bass
Eddie Gomez - Bass
Lester Bowie - Trumpet
Terje Rypdal - Guitar
Miroslav - Vitous - Bass
Dave Murry - Bass Clarinet
Arthur Blythe - Alto Sax
Peter Warren - Bass
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