We lost one of the greats this past weekend when Jack DeJohnette died at the age of 83.
I discovered Jack in my initial immersion into jazz. He kept turning up in various places, and the Special Edition group was riding high earning praise for its playing and the leader's compositions. Any exploration of jazz history of the last sixty years or so will find DeJohnette in various corners - the AACM, Blue Note sessions, Miles Davis' electric explorations, the development of fusion, the beginnings of the ECM sound, the high Marsalis-Era's Neo-classicism, Pat Metheny and Ornette Coleman's mighty collaboration, Kieth Jarrett's Standards Trio, and collaborations with masters old and new.
What's presented here is a broad yet arbitrary selection covering forty years or so. As our old friend the Digital Millennium Copyright Act restricts how many tracks from a single artist I can use in a single post, we feature many appearances of Jack the role that the tribute in this week's ECM newsletter describes as "an energizing participant across a broad range of styles and idioms"
See the playlist after the jump...
artist | track | album | comments | label/date |
Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition | PM's AM | Audio-Visualscapes | Jack DeJohnette (d, syn) Mick Goodrick (g) Greg Osby (as) Lonnie Plaxico (b) Gary Thomas (ts) | Impulse! 1988 |
Jackie McLean | Climax | Jacknife | Jackie McLean (as) Lee Morgan (trp) Larry Willis (p) Larry Ridley (b) Jack DeJohnette (d, comp) | Blue Note 1965 |
Joe Lovano | Cleveland Circle | Universal Language | Joe Lovano (ts) Judi Silvano (voc) Tim Hagans (trp) Kenny Werner (p) Charlie Haden (b) Jack DeJohnette (d) | Blue Note 1992 |
Jack DeJohnette | Dancing | Parallel Realities | Jack DeJohnette (d, syn) Pat Metheny (g, syn, comp) Herbie Hancock (p) | MCA 1990 |
Dave Holland Trio | Blue | Triplicate | Dave Holland (b) Steve Coleman (as) Jack DeJohnette (d, tune) | ECM 1988 |
Keith Jarrett | Dancing | Changeless | Keith Jarrett (p) Gary Peacock (b) Jack DeJohnette (d) | ECM 1987 |
Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition | Silver Hollow | Irresistible Forces | Jack DeJohnette (keys) Gary Thomas (flt) Greg Osby (as) Lonnie Plaxico (b) Mick Goodrick (g) Naná Vasconcelos (prc) | Impulse! 1987 |
McCoy Tyner with Bela Fleck | Trade Winds | Guitars | McCoy Tyner (p) Bela Fleck (bnj) Ron Carter (b) Jack DeJohnette (d) | Half Note 2006 |
Harold Mabern | Crescent | Straight Street | Harold Mabern (p) Ron Carter (b) Jack DeJohnette (d) Tune by John Coltrane | DIW 1989 |
The Boyé Multi-National Crusade for Harmony | Mirrors | The Boyé Multi-National Crusade for Harmony - Live at the Joyous Lake | Julius Hemphill (as, comp) Baikida Carroll (trp) Dave Holland (vc) Jack DeJohnette (d) | New World 1979 |
Miles Davis Quintet | Bitches Brew | Live In Europe 1969 The Bootleg Series Vol. 2 | Miles Davis (trp) Wayne Shorter (ss, ts) Chick Corea (el-p) Dave Holland (b) Jack DeJohnette (d) | Columbia Legacy 1969 |
Don Byron | Homegoing | Romance with the Unseen | Don Byron (clt) Bill Frisell (g) Drew Gress (b) Jack DeJohnette (d) | Blue Note 1999 |
Miles Davis | Willie Nelson (insert 2) | The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions | Miles Davis (trp) Bennie Maupin (b clt) John McLaughlin (g) Sonny Sharrock (g, echoplex) Chick Corea (el-p) Dave Holland (b) Jack De Johnette (d) | Columbia Legacy 1970 |
Jack DeJohnette | India | Special Edition | Jack DeJohnette (p, d) David Murray (b clt) Arthur Blythe (as) Peter Warren (b) tune by John Coltrane | ECM 1979 |
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