Most of Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition's recordings are quite rewarding in addition to this set is no exception. Drummer/keyboardist Jack DeJohnette contributed 5 of the 6 compositions (all but "Monk's Mood") in addition to they comprehend a broad hit of styles in addition to moods, from "New Orleans Suite" in addition to "Festival" to the ambitious "Third World Anthem" in addition to a revisit to his "Zoot Suite." This was i of the most stimulating jazz groups of the 1980s in addition to this detail lineup (with John Purcell on alto in addition to soprano, tenor saxophonist David Murray, Howard Johnson doubling on tuba in addition to baritone, in addition to bassist Rufus Reid) was i of DeJohnette's strongest. - All Music
The championship of this 1984 refers to it beingness Jack DeJohnette's household unit of measurement album of sorts. His woman rear had died to a greater extent than or less this fourth dimension in addition to he composed this set inwards her retention in addition to dedicated i rails ("New Orleans Strut") to his father. Jack DeJohnette is fifty-fifty pictured on the comprehend alongside his married adult woman in addition to daughter, in addition to numerous old household unit of measurement photos grace the within spread.
This version of Special Edition had a powerful three-horn front end line, alongside John Purcell on alto in addition to soprano saxophones, David Murray on tenor in addition to Howard Johnson on tuba in addition to baritone sax. The opening number, "Ahmad the Terrible" features a folkish tune over a rollicking rhythmic base, calling to require heed some of the industrial plant past times Moondog. The set's i comprehend is Thelonious Monk's "Monk's Mood," hither arranged alongside an extended in addition to gloriously laid-back opening past times the 3 horns, alongside the drums in addition to bass joining inwards afterward a few minutes.
I learned from the liner notes that this album was meant to commemorate Jack's belatedly woman rear inwards an endeavour to imbue a fourth dimension of mourning alongside the spirit of joy in addition to celebration. In my opinion, this is achieved! Many of the tunes bring natural language inwards cheek themes in addition to brand y'all smile. At the same time, the musicianship is bright in addition to manages for the most business office to audio fresh fifty-fifty afterward xxx years. When the 70s audio appears every bit such, it is yet alongside panache in addition to cool, therefore it serves every bit a monument to that fourth dimension menstruum every bit well. Highly recommended.- By Casper Paludan
This is a really special selection, played alongside genuine involvement, inspiration in addition to commitment, every bit a felt homage inwards retention of Jack's mother.
Despite the years this album maintains that deport upon of remarkable distinction. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 genuine run to a greater extent than or less the essential roots of the beginnings of this genre.
It's useless to utter virtually the magnificence of this connoted drum' s superstar. The residue of the squad plays alongside enraptured bliss. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 celebration of the music past times itself. -
By Hiram Gòmez Pardo Venezuela
I firstly heard of Jack deJohnette every bit business office of the Keith Jarrett trio, but I saw this liberate on a cassette at a thrift shop of all places in addition to snatched it up!! It's wonderful. He's a corking drummer non to refer pianist in addition to the tuba is an interesting improver to the overall sound. Monk's Mood is a corking slice every bit are his master sounds. -
By EarthGoddess
All the songs on this CD are good, but Ahmad the Terrible is an outstanding operate of jazz. I respect it hard to explicate why I dear this slice therefore much - it therefore really unique. Every jazz lover should bring this CD inwards their collection. - By Dubarnik
Jack Dejohnette is a wonderful creative someone in addition to it shows amazingly on this album. My favorite rails is "Third World Anthem" that vocal is i of the best jazz compositions of the belatedly 20th century. I highly recommend owning or exactly listening to this fine slice of creativity. You won't live on disappointed. - By Mecca Egypt.
Listening to a jazz playlist of mine on shuffle on my steal computer, I had the pleasance of hearing "Third World Anthem," from "Album Album", a 1984 liberate past times Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition. I firstly began to require heed to jazz extensively when I was a DJ at KZSU, the pupil radio station at Stanford University. I firstly did a jazz demonstrate inwards the summertime of 1983. When I started, I knew adjacent to nothing. But I knew Miles Davis's "Kind of Blue," in addition to John Coltrane's "My Favorite Things," therefore I started "So What" from the onetime in addition to cued upwardly the championship rails from the latter, in addition to wondered what to play afterward that.
Jazz albums bring skillful lists of personnel, therefore I went in addition to got albums past times all the sidemen on those ii albums. One of the albums was past times McCoy Tyner (pianist on the Coltrane album), in addition to i of the sidemen on that album was Jack DeJohnette. I don't squall upwardly what Tyner album it was, but I vaguely squall upwardly it beingness a pianoforte trio, which agency it was almost for sure "Supertrios" from 1977.
In whatever case, this purpose of sidemen to respect to a greater extent than records to play had apace led me to Jack DeJohnette, in addition to when I began to solely play jazz inwards my DJ'ing the next January, his operate was a staple of my shows, in addition to when "Album Album" came out that year, I played it to death, particularly "Festival," "New Orleans Strut," in addition to "Third World Anthem."
I spent exactly over a calendar week inwards New York exactly afterward Thanksgiving inwards 1984, in addition to I went to run into Special Edition several times during their week-long gig at the Blue Note. David Murray had already acquire i of my favorite saxophone players past times then, but I was exactly every bit impressed past times John Purcell in addition to Howard Johnson. Rufus Reid is the bassist on the album, but he was busy elsewhere, therefore Cecil McBee was replacing him, in addition to I squall upwardly him every bit beingness particularly great. And DeJohnette was, every bit always, only a wonder on the drums.
"Album Album": i of the greatest records of the 1980s, to my ears. (Up at that topographic point alongside "Seeds of Time," past times the magnificent Dave Kingdom of the Netherlands Quintet.) -
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