Jack DeJohnette
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Jack DeJohnette is an American
jazz
drummer
, pianist
, and composer. He is one of the most influential jazz drummers of the 20th century, due to extensive work as leader and sideman
for musicians like Miles Davis
, Joe Henderson
, Freddie Hubbard
, Keith Jarrett
and Sonny Rollins
.
. Besides the drums, he also studied the piano. He first became known as a member of Charles Lloyd's band, a group that pianist Keith Jarrett
also was a part of at that time. He played with Bill Evans
in 1968 on the acclaimed Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival
, and from 1969 to 1972 played with Miles Davis
. In the 1970s he recorded for Milestone
/Prestige
and ECM
. He also appeared widely on ECM as a sideman. Since then he has recorded for MCA Records
, Blue Note Records
, and Kindred Rhythm.
DeJohnette has led several groups since the early-1970s, including Compost
, a jazz-rock group that did two albums for Columbia
with Bob Moses
and Harold Vick
; Directions (with John Abercrombie
, Alex Foster, Warren Bernhardt
, and Mike Richmond
); New Directions (with Abercrombie, Lester Bowie
, and Eddie Gomez
); Gateway
(with John Abercrombie
and Dave Holland
); and Special Edition (with David Murray
, Chico Freeman
, Arthur Blythe
, Peter Warren
, and others). Since the 1980s, he has been a member of what has become known as Keith Jarrett
's Standards Trio alongside Jarrett and Gary Peacock
.
Since 2003, DeJohnette has been part of Trio Beyond
with fellow musicians Larry Goldings
(organ) and John Scofield
(guitar). The trio was set up in tribute to The Tony Williams Lifetime
trio led by Williams with Larry Young (organ) and John McLaughlin
(guitar). He also currently appears as a member of the Bruce Hornsby Trio
. In February, 2009, DeJohnette received the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album
, Peace Time
.
DeJohnette's most current project as of 2010 is Jack DeJohnette Group, featuring Rudresh Mahanthappa
on alto saxophone, David Fiuczynski
on double-neck guitar, George Colligan
on keyboards and piano, and long-time associate Jerome Harris on electric and acoustic bass guitars.
DeJohnette successfully incorporates elements of free jazz
and world music
, while maintaining the deep grooves of jazz
and R&B drummers. His exceptional experience of time and style, combined with astounding improvisational ingenuity, make him one of the most highly regarded and in-demand drummers. He also occasionally appears on piano, on his own recordings.
In 2012, DeJohnette will be awarded an NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship
for his "significant lifetime contributions have helped to enrich jazz and further the growth of the art form."
With George Adams
With Cannonball Adderley
With Geri Allen
With Chet Baker
With Richard Beirach
With George Benson
With Joanne Brackeen
With Michael Brecker
With Henry Butler
With Alice Coltrane
and Carlos Santana
With Compost
With Bill Connors
With Chick Corea
With Miles Davis
With Eliane Elias
With Bill Evans
With Antonio Farao
With Joe Farrell
With Chico Freeman
With Jan Garbarek
With Gateway
With Mick Goodrick
With Herbie Hancock
With Joe Henderson
With Dave Holland
With Freddie Hubbard
With D. D. Jackson
With Keith Jarrett
With Steve Khan
With Eric Kloss
With Eero Koivistoinen
With Lee Konitz
With Steve Kuhn
With Hubert Laws
With Dave Liebman
With Charles Lloyd
With Joe Lovano
With Harold Mabern
With Rudresh Mahanthappa
& Bunky Green
With Michael Mantler
With Lyle Mays
With John McLaughlin
With Jackie McLean
With Pat Metheny
With Kalman Olah
With Gary Peacock
With Chris Potter
With Teri Roiger
With Sonny Rollins
With Terje Rypdal
With John Scofield
With Wayne Shorter
With Wadada Leo Smith
With John Surman
With Steve Swallow
With Szakcsi Generation
With Bobby Timmons
With Ralph Towner
With Trio Beyond
With Stanley Turrentine
With McCoy Tyner
With Miroslav Vitous
With Collin Walcott
With Bennie Wallace
With Peter Warren
With Sadao Watanabe
With Kenny Werner
With Kenny Wheeler
With the World Saxophone Quartet
With Joe Zawinul
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
, pianist
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, and composer. He is one of the most influential jazz drummers of the 20th century, due to extensive work as leader and sideman
Sideman
A sideman is a professional musician who is hired to perform or record with a group of which he or she is not a regular member. They often tour with solo acts as well as bands and jazz ensembles. Sidemen are generally required to be adaptable to many different styles of music, and so able to fit...
for musicians like Miles Davis
Miles Davis
Miles Dewey Davis III was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz,...
, Joe Henderson
Joe Henderson
Joe Henderson was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. In a career spanning more than forty years Henderson played with many of the leading American players of his day and recorded for several prominent labels, including Blue Note.-Early life:From a very large family with five sisters and nine...
, Freddie Hubbard
Freddie Hubbard
Frederick Dewayne "Freddie" Hubbard was an American jazz trumpeter. He was known primarily for playing in the bebop, hard bop and post bop styles from the early 1960s and on...
, Keith Jarrett
Keith Jarrett
Keith Jarrett is an American pianist and composer who performs both jazz and classical music.Jarrett started his career with Art Blakey, moving on to play with Charles Lloyd and Miles Davis. Since the early 1970s he has enjoyed a great deal of success in jazz, jazz fusion, and classical music; as...
and Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins
Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins is a Grammy-winning American jazz tenor saxophonist. Rollins is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. A number of his compositions, including "St...
.
Biography
DeJohnette was born in Chicago, IllinoisIllinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. Besides the drums, he also studied the piano. He first became known as a member of Charles Lloyd's band, a group that pianist Keith Jarrett
Keith Jarrett
Keith Jarrett is an American pianist and composer who performs both jazz and classical music.Jarrett started his career with Art Blakey, moving on to play with Charles Lloyd and Miles Davis. Since the early 1970s he has enjoyed a great deal of success in jazz, jazz fusion, and classical music; as...
also was a part of at that time. He played with Bill Evans
Bill Evans
William John Evans, known as Bill Evans was an American jazz pianist. His use of impressionist harmony, inventive interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, and trademark rhythmically independent, "singing" melodic lines influenced a generation of pianists including: Chick Corea, Herbie...
in 1968 on the acclaimed Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival
Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival
Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival is a 1968 album by the American jazz pianist Bill Evans, recorded live at that year's Montreux Jazz Festival....
, and from 1969 to 1972 played with Miles Davis
Miles Davis
Miles Dewey Davis III was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz,...
. In the 1970s he recorded for Milestone
Milestone Records
Milestone Records is a United States based jazz record label, founded in 1966 by Orrin Keepnews and Dick Katz in New York City. The company was incorporated into Fantasy Records in 1972, since then it has been used for reissues as well as for new recordings....
/Prestige
Prestige Records
Prestige Records was a jazz record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock. The company was located at 203 South Washington Avenue in Bergenfield, New Jersey, and recorded hundreds of albums by many of the leading jazz musicians of the day, sometimes issuing them under the names of several...
and ECM
ECM (record label)
ECM is a record label founded in Munich, Germany, in 1969 by Manfred Eicher. While ECM is best known for jazz music, the label has released a wide variety of recordings, and ECM's artists often refuse to acknowledge boundaries between genres...
. He also appeared widely on ECM as a sideman. Since then he has recorded for MCA Records
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...
, Blue Note Records
Blue Note Records
Blue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Max Margulis. Francis Wolff became involved shortly afterwards. It derives its name from the characteristic "blue notes" of jazz and the blues. At the end of the 1950s, and in the early 1960s, Blue Note headquarters...
, and Kindred Rhythm.
DeJohnette has led several groups since the early-1970s, including Compost
Compost (band)
Compost was an American jazz fusion ensemble, that released two albums for Columbia Records.[ Allmusic discography]Its members were Bob Moses, Harold Vick, Jumma Santos, Jack Gregg and Jack DeJohnette...
, a jazz-rock group that did two albums for Columbia
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
with Bob Moses
Bob Moses (musician)
Rakalam Bob Moses is an American jazz drummer born in New York City.Moses played with Roland Kirk in 1964-65 while he was still a teenager. In 1966 he and Larry Coryell formed The Free Spirits, a jazz fusion ensemble, and from 1967 to 1969 he played in Gary Burton's quartet...
and Harold Vick
Harold Vick
Harold Vick was an American hard bop and soul jazz saxophonist and flautist born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina....
; Directions (with John Abercrombie
John Abercrombie (guitarist)
John Abercrombie is an American jazz guitarist, whose work often explores jazz fusion and post bop. Abercrombie has played with Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette, Michael Brecker and Randy Brecker...
, Alex Foster, Warren Bernhardt
Warren Bernhardt
Warren Bernhardt is a noted pianist in jazz, pop and classical music.His father was a pianist, leading him to have early childhood exposure to piano, and he learned some rudiments of keyboarding from his friends. At five his parents moved to New York City where he began studying seriously under...
, and Mike Richmond
Mike Richmond (musician)
Mike Richmond is an American jazz bassist.Richmond played guitar as a youth but picked up bass during high school. He attended Temple University and taught and played locally in the late 1960s...
); New Directions (with Abercrombie, Lester Bowie
Lester Bowie
Lester Bowie was an American jazz trumpet player and composer. He was a member of the AACM, and cofounded the Art Ensemble of Chicago.-Biography:...
, and Eddie Gomez
Eddie Gomez
Edgar "Eddie" Gómez is a Puerto Rican jazz double bassist born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, perhaps most notable for his work done with the Bill Evans trio from 1966 to 1977.-Biography:...
); Gateway
Gateway (band)
Gateway was an American jazz trio formed in 1975. The members were John Abercrombie, guitar, Dave Holland, bass, and Jack DeJohnette, drums.-Discography:*1976: Gateway *1978: Gateway 2 *1995: Homecoming...
(with John Abercrombie
John Abercrombie (guitarist)
John Abercrombie is an American jazz guitarist, whose work often explores jazz fusion and post bop. Abercrombie has played with Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette, Michael Brecker and Randy Brecker...
and Dave Holland
Dave Holland
Dave Holland is an English jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader who has been performing and recording for five decades. He has lived in the United States for 40 years....
); and Special Edition (with David Murray
David Murray (jazz musician)
David Murray is an American jazz musician. Murray plays mainly tenor saxophone and sometimes bass clarinet. He has recorded prolifically for many record labels since the mid-1970s.-Biography:...
, Chico Freeman
Chico Freeman
Chico Freeman is a modern jazz tenor saxophonist and trumpeter and son of jazz saxophonist Von Freeman...
, Arthur Blythe
Arthur Blythe
Arthur Blythe is an American jazz alto saxophonist and composer. His stylistic voice has a distinct vibrato and he plays within the post-bop subgenre of jazz.- Biography :...
, Peter Warren
Peter Warren
Peter Warren may refer to:*Sir Peter Warren , British naval officer*Peter Warren , Canadian investigative journalist and radio host...
, and others). Since the 1980s, he has been a member of what has become known as Keith Jarrett
Keith Jarrett
Keith Jarrett is an American pianist and composer who performs both jazz and classical music.Jarrett started his career with Art Blakey, moving on to play with Charles Lloyd and Miles Davis. Since the early 1970s he has enjoyed a great deal of success in jazz, jazz fusion, and classical music; as...
's Standards Trio alongside Jarrett and Gary Peacock
Gary Peacock
Gary Peacock is an American jazz double-bassist.-Biography:After military service in Germany, in the early sixties he worked on the west coast with Barney Kessel, Bud Shank, Paul Bley and Art Pepper, then moved to New York. He worked there with Bley, the Bill Evans trio , and Albert Ayler's trio...
.
Since 2003, DeJohnette has been part of Trio Beyond
Trio Beyond
Trio Beyond is a jazz fusion/free jazz band, formed in 2003.The trio was formed by drummer Jack DeJohnette and guitarist John Scofield, after conversations between the pair about how important Tony Williams was for them in that he provided musical influence as drummer and bandleader.Organist Larry...
with fellow musicians Larry Goldings
Larry Goldings
-Life and career:Goldings was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His father was a classical music enthusiast, and Larry studied classical piano until the age of twelve. While in high school at Concord Academy, he attended a program at the Eastman School of Music. During this period Erroll Garner,...
(organ) and John Scofield
John Scofield
John Scofield , often referred to as "Sco," is an American jazz guitarist and composer, who has played and collaborated with Miles Davis, Dave Liebman, Joe Henderson, Charles Mingus, Joey Defrancesco, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Bill Frisell, Pat Martino, Mavis Staples, Phil Lesh, Billy Cobham,...
(guitar). The trio was set up in tribute to The Tony Williams Lifetime
The Tony Williams Lifetime
The Tony Williams Lifetime was a jazz-rock fusion group led by jazz drummer Tony Williams.-Original line-up:The Tony Williams Lifetime was founded in 1969 as a power trio with John McLaughlin on electric guitar, and Larry Young on organ. The band was possibly named for Williams' debut album as a...
trio led by Williams with Larry Young (organ) and John McLaughlin
John McLaughlin (musician)
John McLaughlin , also known as Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, is an English guitarist, bandleader and composer...
(guitar). He also currently appears as a member of the Bruce Hornsby Trio
Bruce Hornsby
Bruce Randall Hornsby is an American singer, pianist, accordion player, and songwriter. Known for the spontaneity and creativity of his live performances, Hornsby draws frequently from classical, jazz, bluegrass, folk, Motown, rock, blues, and jam band musical traditions with his songwriting and...
. In February, 2009, DeJohnette received the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album
Grammy Award for Best New Age Album
The Grammy Award for Best New Age Album is presented to recording artists for quality albums in the New Age music genre at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards...
, Peace Time
Peace Time
Peace Time is an album by Jack DeJohnette recorded in 2006 and released on the Golden Beams label in 2007. The Allmusic review by Michael G...
.
DeJohnette's most current project as of 2010 is Jack DeJohnette Group, featuring Rudresh Mahanthappa
Rudresh Mahanthappa
Rudresh Mahanthappa is a New York-based jazz alto saxophonist and composer.Mahanthappa was born in Trieste, Italy, and grew up in Boulder, Colorado. He graduated from Berklee College of Music in 1992 and received his Master of Fine Arts degree in jazz composition from Chicago's DePaul University...
on alto saxophone, David Fiuczynski
David Fiuczynski
David "Fuze" Fiuczynski is an American guitarist, best known as the leader of the Screaming Headless Torsos and David Fiuczynski's KiF, and as a member of Hasidic New Wave...
on double-neck guitar, George Colligan
George Colligan
George Colligan is a New York-based jazz pianist, organist, drummer, trumpet player, educator, composer and bandleader. He was born in New Jersey, and raised in a suburb of Baltimore, Maryland. He attended the Peabody Institute, majoring in classical trumpet and music education...
on keyboards and piano, and long-time associate Jerome Harris on electric and acoustic bass guitars.
DeJohnette successfully incorporates elements of free jazz
Free jazz
Free jazz is an approach to jazz music that was first developed in the 1950s and 1960s. Though the music produced by free jazz pioneers varied widely, the common feature was a dissatisfaction with the limitations of bebop, hard bop, and modal jazz, which had developed in the 1940s and 1950s...
and world music
World music
World music is a term with widely varying definitions, often encompassing music which is primarily identified as another genre. This is evidenced by world music definitions such as "all of the music in the world" or "somebody else's local music"...
, while maintaining the deep grooves of jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
and R&B drummers. His exceptional experience of time and style, combined with astounding improvisational ingenuity, make him one of the most highly regarded and in-demand drummers. He also occasionally appears on piano, on his own recordings.
In 2012, DeJohnette will be awarded an NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship
NEA Jazz Masters
The National Endowment for the Arts , every year honors up to seven jazz musicians with Jazz Master Awards. The National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowships are the highest honors that the United States bestows upon jazz musicians...
for his "significant lifetime contributions have helped to enrich jazz and further the growth of the art form."
As leader
- The DeJohnette ComplexThe DeJohnette ComplexThe DeJohnette Complex is the debut album by Jack DeJohnette featuring Bennie Maupin, Stanley Cowell, Miroslav Vitous, Eddie Gomez, and Roy Haynes recorded in 1968 and released on the Milestone label in 1969.-Reception:...
(Milestone, 1969) - Have You Heard (Milestone, 1970)
- SorcerySorcery (Jack DeJohnette album)Sorcery is an album by Jack DeJohnette featuring Bennie Maupin, John Abercrombie, Mick Goodrick, Dave Holland and Michael Fellerman recorded in 1974 and released on the Prestige label. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "A lot of rambling takes place on this interesting but erratic CD...
(Prestige, 1974) - Cosmic ChickenCosmic ChickenCosmic Chicken is an album by Jack DeJohnette featuring Alex Foster, John Abercrombie, and Peter Warren recorded in 1975 and released on the Prestige label.- Track listing :# "Cosmic Chicken" - 4:53# "One for Devadip and the Professor" - 3:35...
(Prestige, 1975) - UntitledUntitled (Jack DeJohnette album)Untitled is a post-bop/avant-garde/fusion jazz lp by Jack DeJohnette on ECM Records ECM-1-1-74, and is the second in a long series of albums released under the heading “Jack DeJohnette’s Directions.”The lp consists of compositions by Mr...
(ECM, 1976) - PicturesPictures (Jack DeJohnette album)Pictures is an album by American jazz drummer, keyboardist and composer Jack DeJohnette recorded in 1976 and released on the ECM label. DeJohnette plays drums and keyboards on all tracks and is joined by John Abercrombie on three compositions.-Reception:...
(ECM, 1976) - New RagsNew RagsNew Rags is an album by Jack DeJohnette released on the German ECM label. It was recorded in May 1977 at Tonstudio Bauer and released in 1977.- Track listing :* "Minya's the Mooch" – 11:22* "Lydia" – 3:41* "Flys" – 6:03...
(ECM, 1977) - New DirectionsNew Directions (Jack DeJohnette album)- Track listing :* "Bayou Fever" – 8:40* "Where or Wayne" – 12:25* "Dream Stalker" – 5:55* "One Handed Woman" – 10:49...
(ECM, 1978) with John AbercrombieJohn Abercrombie (guitarist)John Abercrombie is an American jazz guitarist, whose work often explores jazz fusion and post bop. Abercrombie has played with Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette, Michael Brecker and Randy Brecker...
, Lester BowieLester BowieLester Bowie was an American jazz trumpet player and composer. He was a member of the AACM, and cofounded the Art Ensemble of Chicago.-Biography:...
and Eddie GomezEddie GomezEdgar "Eddie" Gómez is a Puerto Rican jazz double bassist born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, perhaps most notable for his work done with the Bill Evans trio from 1966 to 1977.-Biography:... - Special EditionSpecial Edition (Jack DeJohnette album)Special Edition is an album by Jack DeJohnette featuring David Murray, Arthur Blythe and Peter Warren recorded in 1979 released on the ECM label in 1980...
(ECM, 1979) with Arthur BlytheArthur BlytheArthur Blythe is an American jazz alto saxophonist and composer. His stylistic voice has a distinct vibrato and he plays within the post-bop subgenre of jazz.- Biography :...
and David MurrayDavid Murray (jazz musician)David Murray is an American jazz musician. Murray plays mainly tenor saxophone and sometimes bass clarinet. He has recorded prolifically for many record labels since the mid-1970s.-Biography:... - New Directions in EuropeNew Directions in EuropeNew Directions in Europe is a live album by Jack DeJohnette featuring Lester Bowie, John Abercrombie and Eddie Gomez recorded in 1979 and released on the ECM label in 1980...
(ECM, 1980) - Tin Can AlleyTin Can Alley (album)Tin Can Alley is a live album by Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition featuring Chico Freeman, John Purcell and Peter Warren recorded in 1980 and released on the ECM label in 1981. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "The wide-ranging music on this fine set ranges from African rhythms and colors...
(ECM, 1980) with Chico FreemanChico FreemanChico Freeman is a modern jazz tenor saxophonist and trumpeter and son of jazz saxophonist Von Freeman...
, John PurcellJohn PurcellJohn Purcell VC was an Irish soldier in the British Army who received the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
and Peter Warren - Inflation BluesInflation BluesInflation Blues is an album by Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition featuring Chico Freeman, John Purcell, and Rufus Reid, with Baikida Carroll added on four tracks, recorded in 1982 and released on the ECM label in 1983. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "this is a particularly strong outing...
(ECM, 1982) - Album AlbumAlbum AlbumAlbum Album is a 1984 jazz album by Jack DeJohnette’s Special Edition featuring five compositions by DeJohnette and a cover of Thelonious Monk’s “Monk’s Mood”.-Side one:#“Ahmad the Terrible” – 6:08#“Monk’s Mood” –7:41...
(ECM, 1984) with John Purcell and David Murray - The Jack DeJohnette Piano AlbumThe Jack DeJohnette Piano AlbumThe Jack DeJohnette Piano Album is an album by Jack DeJohnette with Eddie Gomez and Freddie Waits recorded in 1985 and released on the Landmark label in 1985. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "This album was a surprise when it was released for it features drummer Jack DeJohnette...
(1985) - Zebra (1989) with Lester Bowie
- In Our StyleIn Our StyleIn Our Style is an album by David Murray and Jack DeJohnette released on the Japanese DIW label. It was released in 1986 and features five duo performances by Murray and DeJohnette with Fred Hopkins joining on two additional numbers.-Reception:...
(DIW, 1986) with David Murray - Irresistible ForcesIrresistible ForcesIrresistible Forces is an album by Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition, featuring Greg Osby, Gary Thomas, Mick Goodrick, Lonnie Plaxico and Naná Vasconcelos, recorded in 1987 and released on the MCA label...
(1987) - Audio-VisualscapesAudio-VisualscapesAudio-Visualscapes is an album by Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition, featuring Greg Osby, Gary Thomas, Mick Goodrick, and Lonnie Plaxico, recorded in 1988 and released on the MCA/Impulse! label...
(1988) - Parallel RealitiesParallel RealitiesParallel Realities is an album by Jack DeJohnette, Pat Metheny and Herbie Hancock recorded in 1990 and released on the MCA label. The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn states "An overlooked session with Pat Metheny in definite jazz phase...
(1990) with Pat MethenyPat MethenyPatrick Bruce "Pat" Metheny is an American jazz guitarist and composer.One of the most successful and critically acclaimed jazz musicians to come to prominence in the 1970s and '80s, he is the leader of the Pat Metheny Group and is also involved in duets, solo works and other side projects...
, Herbie HancockHerbie HancockHerbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock is an American pianist, bandleader and composer. As part of Miles Davis's "second great quintet," Hancock helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the "post-bop" sound...
and Dave HollandDave HollandDave Holland is an English jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader who has been performing and recording for five decades. He has lived in the United States for 40 years.... - EarthwalkEarthwalkEarthwalk is an album by Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition, featuring Greg Osby, Gary Thomas, Michael Cain, and Lonnie Plaxico, recorded in 1991 and released on the Blue Note label. The Allmusic review by Michael G...
(1991) - Music for the Fifth WorldMusic for the Fifth WorldMusic for the Fifth World is an album by Jack DeJohnette, featuring performances with Will Calhoun, Michael Cain, Vernon Reid, Lonnie Plaxico and John Scofield plus vocalists, recorded in 1992 and released on the Manhattan label in 1993...
(1992) - Extra Special EditionExtra Special EditionExtra Special is an album by Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition, featuring Gary Thomas, Michael Cain, and Lonnie Plaxico with guest musicians Bobby McFerrin, Paul Grassi and Marvin Sewell, recorded in 1994 and released on the Blue Note label in 1995...
(1994) - Dancing with Nature SpiritsDancing with Nature SpiritsDancing with Nature Spirits is an album by Jack DeJohnette with Michael Cain and Steve Gorn recorded in 1995 and released on the ECM label in 1996. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "The five group originals build gradually to a high level of intensity...
(ECM, 1995) - OnenessOneness (Jack DeJohnette album)Oneness is an album by Jack DeJohnette with Michael Cain, Jerome Harris and Don Alias, recorded in 1997 and released on the ECM label. The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine states "Oneness stands as a welcome, minimalist and challenging effort from DeJohnette".-Track listing:# "Welcome...
(ECM, 1997) - Music in the Key of OmMusic in the Key of OmMusic in the Key of Om is an album by Jack DeJohnette recorded in 2003 and released on the Golden Beams label. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "One waits in vain for something — anything — interesting to occur, but it never does. To be fair, this is meant to be background music for one's...
(2005), nominated for a 2006 GrammyGrammy AwardA Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
as Best New Age Album - Music from the Hearts of the Masters (2005) with Foday Musa SusoFoday Musa SusoFoday Musa Suso is a musician and composer from the West African nation of Gambia. He is a member of the Mandinka ethnic group, and is a jali...
- The Ripple Effect (2005) with Ben Surman and Foday Musa Suso
- Hybrids (2005) with Ben Surman and Foday Musa Suso
- The Elephant Sleeps but Still Remembers (2006) with Bill FrisellBill FrisellWilliam Richard "Bill" Frisell is an American guitarist and composer.One of the leading guitarists in jazz since the late 1980s, Frisell's eclectic music touches on progressive folk, classical music, country music, noise and more...
- Peace TimePeace TimePeace Time is an album by Jack DeJohnette recorded in 2006 and released on the Golden Beams label in 2007. The Allmusic review by Michael G...
(2008) - Music We Are (2009) with John PatitucciJohn PatitucciJohn Patitucci is an American Grammy-winning jazz double bass and jazz fusion electric bass player.-Biography:Patitucci is of Italian descent and was born in Brooklyn, New York, where he began playing the electric bass at age ten, composing and performing at age 12, as well as the acoustic bass at...
and Danilo PerezDanilo PérezDanilo Pérez is a Panamanian pianist and composer.-Early life:Danilo Pérez was born in Panama in 1965. He is considered one of the finest contemporary pianists and jazz composers of our era....
As sideman
With John AbercrombieJohn Abercrombie (guitarist)
John Abercrombie is an American jazz guitarist, whose work often explores jazz fusion and post bop. Abercrombie has played with Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette, Michael Brecker and Randy Brecker...
- Timeless (ECM, 1974)
- NightNight (John Abercrombie album)Night is an album by guitarist John Abercrombie recorded in 1984 and released on the ECM label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Daniel Gioffre awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This record is the kind of album that one would like to hear while enjoying a late-night cigarette on the roof of a...
(ECM, 1984)
With George Adams
George Adams (musician)
George Rufus Adams was an American jazz musician who played tenor saxophone, flute and bass clarinet. He is best known for his work with Charles Mingus, Gil Evans, Roy Haynes and in the quartet he co-led with pianist Don Pullen, featuring bassist Cameron Brown and drummer Dannie Richmond...
- Sound SuggestionsSound SuggestionsSound Suggestions is an album by the American jazz saxophonist George Adams recorded in 1979 and released on the ECM label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "The playing is advanced but not as fiery as most of Adams' later sets".-Track listing:# "Baba" ...
(ECM, 1979)
With Cannonball Adderley
- LoversLovers (Cannonball Adderley album)Lovers is an album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded at the Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California in 1975 featuring the last recorded performances by Adderley with Nat Adderley, Alvin Batiste, George Duke, Alphonso Johnson, Jack DeJohnette, Airto Moreira with a posthumous track...
(1975)
With Geri Allen
Geri Allen
Geri Allen is an American composer/pianist educator jazz pianist, raised in Detroit, Michigan, and educated in the Detroit Public Schools. Allen has worked with many of the greats of modern music, including Ornette Coleman, Ron Carter, Ravi Coltrane, Tony Williams, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette,...
- The Life of a Song (2004)
With Chet Baker
Chet Baker
Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker, Jr. was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and singer.Though his music earned him a large following , Baker's popularity was due in part to his "matinee idol-beauty" and "well-publicized drug habit."He died in 1988 in Amsterdam, the...
- She Was Too Good to Me (1974)
With Richard Beirach
- ElmElm (album)Elm is an album by American jazz pianist and composer Richard Beirach recorded in 1979 and released on the ECM label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by David R...
(ECM, 1979) - Trust (1993)
With George Benson
George Benson
George Benson is a ten Grammy Award winning American musician, whose production career began at the age of twenty-one as a jazz guitarist....
- Beyond the Blue Horizon (1971)
- Body Talk (1972)
With Joanne Brackeen
Joanne Brackeen
Joanne Brackeen is an American jazz pianist and music educator.-Biography:She was born Joanne Grogan in Ventura, California. She attended the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music, but devoted herself to jazz by imitating Frankie Carle albums...
- Keyed In (1979)
- Special Identity (1981)
With Michael Brecker
Michael Brecker
Michael Leonard Brecker was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Acknowledged as "a quiet, gentle musician widely regarded as the most influential tenor saxophonist since John Coltrane," he has been awarded 15 Grammy Awards as both performer and composer and was inducted into Down Beat Jazz...
- Michael BreckerMichael Brecker (album)Michael Brecker is the debut album by American saxophonist Michael Brecker. It was released on the Impulse! record label in 1987.The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awards the album a full 5 stars and states "Although he had been a major tenor saxophonist in the studios for nearly 20 years and was...
(1986) - Tales from the Hudson (1996)
- Don't Try This at Home (1998)
- Nearness of You (2000)
- Pilgrimage (2007)
With Henry Butler
Henry Butler
Henry Butler is an American jazz pianist.He is known for his technique and his ability to play in many styles of music. Referred to by Dr...
- The Village (1987, Impulse!Impulse! RecordsImpulse! Records was an American jazz record label, originally established in 1960 by producer Creed Taylor as a subsidiary of ABC-Paramount Records, based in New York City...
)
With Alice Coltrane
Alice Coltrane
Alice Coltrane, née McLeod was an American jazz pianist, organist, harpist, and composer.-Biography:...
and Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana
Carlos Augusto Alves Santana is a Mexican rock guitarist. Santana became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered rock, salsa and jazz fusion...
- Illuminations (1974)
With Compost
Compost (band)
Compost was an American jazz fusion ensemble, that released two albums for Columbia Records.[ Allmusic discography]Its members were Bob Moses, Harold Vick, Jumma Santos, Jack Gregg and Jack DeJohnette...
- CompostCompost (album)Compost is the eponymous debut album from Compost. It features Jack DeJohnette, Bob Moses, Harold Vick, Jack Gregg and Jumma Santos recorded in 1971 and released on Columbia Records....
(1971) - Life is Round (1973)
With Bill Connors
Bill Connors
Bill Connors is a jazz musician notable for being a legato technique master, adept at both the acoustic and electric guitar, and successfully played jazz-rock, free and fusion material in the '70s and '80s. His best early solos were in the jazz-rock genre, where his use of distortion and...
- Of Mist and MeltingOf Mist and MeltingOf Mist and Melting is the second album by American guitarist and composer Bill Connors recorded in 1977 and released on the ECM label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Paul Kohler awarded the album 3 stars calling it "An atmospheric jazz album"....
(ECM, 1977)
With Chick Corea
Chick Corea
Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, and composer.Many of his compositions are considered jazz standards. As a member of Miles Davis' band in the 1960s, he participated in the birth of the electric jazz fusion movement. In the 1970s he formed Return to Forever...
- Is (1969)
- SundanceSundance (album)Sundance is an album recorded by Chick Corea and released in 1969. In 2002, Blue Note Records re-released all tracks from this album, together with all tracks from 1969's Is and alternate takes from both albums as The Complete "Is" Sessions....
(1969)
With Miles Davis
Miles Davis
Miles Dewey Davis III was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz,...
- Directions (1968–70)
- Bitches BrewBitches BrewBitches Brew is a studio double album by jazz musician Miles Davis, released in April 1970 on Columbia Records. The album continued his experimentation with electric instruments previously featured on his critically acclaimed In a Silent Way album...
(1969) - Miles Davis at Fillmore: Live at the Fillmore EastMiles Davis at Fillmore: Live at the Fillmore EastAt Fillmore is a 1970 live album by jazz trumpeter Miles Davis and band, recorded at the Fillmore East, New York City on four consecutive days, June 17 through June 20, 1970, originally released as a double vinyl LP.The live performances were heavily edited by...
(1970) - Live-Evil (1970)
- Big Fun (1970)
- Black Beauty: Live at the Fillmore WestBlack Beauty: Live at the Fillmore WestBlack Beauty: Miles Davis at Fillmore West is a live album by American jazz recording artist Miles Davis, recorded on April 10, 1970 at the Fillmore West in San Francisco...
(1970) - Live at the Fillmore East, March 7, 1970: It's About that TimeLive at the Fillmore East, March 7, 1970: It's About That TimeLive at the Fillmore East March 7, 1970: It's About that Time is a live double album by Miles Davis. Sony Music Entertainment released the album in 2001, although the concert had previously circulated as a bootleg recording...
(1970) - A Tribute to Jack JohnsonA Tribute to Jack JohnsonA Tribute to Jack Johnson is a studio album by American jazz musician Miles Davis, released February 24, 1971 on Columbia Records. It also serves as the soundtrack for a documentary by Bill Cayton about the heavyweight world champion boxer Jack Johnson....
(1970) - Circle in the RoundCircle in the RoundCircle in the Round is an album by jazz musician Miles Davis. It collects outtakes from a variety of sessions.Despite its lack of unity, Circle in the Round was an essential release in that, apart from 1950s recordings with Davis's quintet and sextet, it documented key moments in his career, until...
(1970) - On the CornerOn the CornerOn the Corner is a studio album by jazz musician Miles Davis, recorded in June and July 1972 and released later that year on Columbia Records. It was scorned by critics at the time of its release and was one of Davis's worst-selling recordings...
(1972)
With Eliane Elias
Eliane Elias
Eliane Elias is a Brazilian jazz pianist, arranger, vocalist and songwriter.-Biography:...
- Cross Currents (1987)
With Bill Evans
Bill Evans
William John Evans, known as Bill Evans was an American jazz pianist. His use of impressionist harmony, inventive interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, and trademark rhythmically independent, "singing" melodic lines influenced a generation of pianists including: Chick Corea, Herbie...
- Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz FestivalBill Evans at the Montreux Jazz FestivalBill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival is a 1968 album by the American jazz pianist Bill Evans, recorded live at that year's Montreux Jazz Festival....
(1968)
With Antonio Farao
Antonio Faraò
Antonio Faraò is an Italian post-bop jazz pianist.He attended the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan where he earned an intermediate degree in 1983. He won the X1 Music Review's New Talent Prize in 1987. He won several other international competitions before his debut album in 1999. He followed...
- Thorn (2000)
With Joe Farrell
Joe Farrell
Joseph Carl Firrantello , known as Joe Farrell, was an American jazz saxophonist and flutist. He is best known for a series of albums under his own name on the CTI record label and for playing in the initial incarnation of Chick Corea's Return to Forever.-Biography:Farrell was born in Chicago...
- Joe Farrell Quartet (1970)
- Moon GermsMoon GermsJoe Farrell Quartet is a jazz album by Joe Farrell on the CTI Records label. It was recorded at the Van Gelder Studio on 21 November 1972.-Personnel:*Joe Farrell – soprano saxophone, flute*Herbie Hancock – electric piano*Stanley Clarke – bass...
(1972)
With Chico Freeman
Chico Freeman
Chico Freeman is a modern jazz tenor saxophonist and trumpeter and son of jazz saxophonist Von Freeman...
- The Outside Within (1981)
- Freeman & Freeman (1981)
- Tradition in Transition (1982)
With Jan Garbarek
Jan Garbarek
Jan Garbarek is a Norwegian tenor and soprano saxophonist, active in the jazz, classical, and world music genres. Garbarek was born in Mysen, Norway, the only child of a former Polish prisoner of war Czesław Garbarek and a Norwegian farmer's daughter...
- PlacesPlaces (Jan Garbarek album)Places is an album by the Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek released on the ECM label and performed by Garbarek, John Taylor, Bill Connors, and Jack DeJohnette.-Reception:...
(1977)
With Gateway
Gateway (band)
Gateway was an American jazz trio formed in 1975. The members were John Abercrombie, guitar, Dave Holland, bass, and Jack DeJohnette, drums.-Discography:*1976: Gateway *1978: Gateway 2 *1995: Homecoming...
- GatewayGateway (Gateway album)Gateway is the debut album by Gateway, a trio composed of John Abercrombie, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette. It was recorded in 1975 and released on the ECM label in 1976. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "The interplay between the three musicians is quite impressive although listeners...
(1975) - Gateway 2Gateway 2Gateway 2 is the second album by Gateway, a trio composed of John Abercrombie, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette. It was recorded in 1977 and released on the ECM label in 1978. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "the playing on the five group originals is generally more fiery than introspective...
(1977) - HomecomingHomecoming (Gateway album)Homecoming is an album by Gateway, a trio composed of John Abercrombie, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette. It was recorded in 1994 and released on the ECM label in 1995 and is the trio's first album since Gateway 2 in 1978. The Allmusic review by Greg Turner states "The Gateway Trio is a cooperative...
(1994) - In the MomentIn the Moment (album)In the Moment is an album by Gateway, a trio composed of John Abercrombie, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette. It was recorded in 1995 and released on the ECM label in 1996.-Track listing:# "In the Moment" - 8:37# "The Enchanted Forest" - 9:23...
(1994)
With Mick Goodrick
Mick Goodrick
Mick Goodrick is an American post bop jazz guitarist and educator most noteworthy for his work with vibraphonist Gary Burton's band from 1973 to 1976, where for part of that time he was playing alongside guitarist Pat Metheny...
- In Pas(s)ingIn Pas(s)ingIn Pasing is the debut album by guitarist Mick Goodrick recorded in 1978 and released on the ECM label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4½ stars calling it "a strong set that had fusion, straight-ahead, and even almost free pieces".-Track listing:# "Feebles, Fables and...
(ECM, 1978)
With Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock is an American pianist, bandleader and composer. As part of Miles Davis's "second great quintet," Hancock helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the "post-bop" sound...
- Blow-UpBlow-Up (Soundtrack)Blow-Up is a soundtrack album by Herbie Hancock featuring music composed for Michelangelo Antonioni's film Blow-Up released in 1966 on MGM Records. The album features performances by Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Newman, Phil Woods, Joe Henderson, Jim Hall, Ron Carter, and Jack DeJohnette...
(1966) - The New StandardThe New StandardThe New Standard is a free distribution semi-monthly Jewish news publication servicing the Greater Columbus, Ohio area. It competes with The Ohio Jewish Chronicle, a weekly newspaper that has been serving the Columbus Jewish community since 1922. The paper was founded by Daniel Newman in 2003 and...
(1996)
With Joe Henderson
Joe Henderson
Joe Henderson was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. In a career spanning more than forty years Henderson played with many of the leading American players of his day and recorded for several prominent labels, including Blue Note.-Early life:From a very large family with five sisters and nine...
- TetragonTetragon (album)Tetragon is the second album by jazz saxophonist Joe Henderson released on the Milestone label. It was recorded on September 27, 1967 and May 16, 1968 and features performances by Henderson with Don Friedman, Jack DeJohnette, Kenny Barron, Ron Carter and Louis Hayes...
(1968) - Power to the People (1969)
- Black is the Color (1973)
- Multiple (1973)
- Double Rainbow: The Music of Antonio Carlos JobimDouble Rainbow: The Music of Antonio Carlos JobimDouble Rainbow: The Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim is a 1995 album by jazz saxophonist Joe Henderson, released on Verve Records. It contains Henderson's rearrangement of music by Brazilian composer Antonio Carlos Jobim....
(1995)
With Dave Holland
Dave Holland
Dave Holland is an English jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader who has been performing and recording for five decades. He has lived in the United States for 40 years....
- TriplicateTriplicate (album)-Track listing:All tunes written by Dave Holland, except as noted.# "Games" - 5:04# "Quiet Fire" - 5:47# "Take The Coltrane" - 6:24# "Rivers Run" - 9:14# "Four Winds" - 4:18# "Triple Dance" - 8:05...
(ECM, 1988)
With Freddie Hubbard
Freddie Hubbard
Frederick Dewayne "Freddie" Hubbard was an American jazz trumpeter. He was known primarily for playing in the bebop, hard bop and post bop styles from the early 1960s and on...
- Straight LifeStraight Life (Freddie Hubbard album)Straight Life is a soul/funk influenced jazz album recorded in 1970 by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. It was recorded in between the albums Red Clay and First Light .- Track listing :#"Straight Life" - 17:30#"Mr...
(1970) - First LightFirst Light (Freddie Hubbard album)First Light is an album recorded in 1971 by jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, featuring string arrangements by Don Sebesky. It was his third album released on Creed Taylor's CTI label and features performances by Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Eric Gale, George Benson, Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette, Airto...
(1971) - Freddie Hubbard/Stanley Turrentine In Concert Volume OneFreddie Hubbard/Stanley Turrentine In Concert Volume OneFreddie Hubbard/Stanley Turrentine In Concert Volume One is a live album recorded in 1973 by jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine...
(1974) - In Concert Volume TwoIn Concert Volume Two (Freddie Hubbard & Stanley Turrentine album)In Concert Volume Two is a live album recorded in 1973 by jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard pianist, Herbie Hancock and tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine...
(1974) - Polar ACPolar ACPolar AC is an album recorded in 1974 by jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. It was his sixth and final studio album released on Creed Taylor's CTI label and features performances by Hubbard, Hubert Laws, George Benson, Junior Cook, and Ron Carter....
(1975) - Super BlueSuper BlueSuper Blue is a 1978 album by jazz musician Freddie Hubbard. It was originally released on the Columbia label and peaked at #6 on the Billboard Charts. The album features performances by Hubbard, Hubert Laws, Joe Henderson and Kenny Barron with George Benson guesting on one track...
(1978)
With D. D. Jackson
D. D. Jackson
D. D. Jackson is a Juno-Award-winning jazz pianist/composer and composer for film, t.v. and media whose work spans 12 CD’s as leader or co-leader featuring almost entirely original material...
- Anthem (1999)
With Keith Jarrett
Keith Jarrett
Keith Jarrett is an American pianist and composer who performs both jazz and classical music.Jarrett started his career with Art Blakey, moving on to play with Charles Lloyd and Miles Davis. Since the early 1970s he has enjoyed a great deal of success in jazz, jazz fusion, and classical music; as...
- Ruta and DaityaRuta and DaityaRuta and Daitya is an album released on ECM by jazz pianist Keith Jarrett and drummer Jack DeJohnette. It features seven duet performances recorded in the studio.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Richard S...
(1971) - Standards, Vol. 1Standards (Jarrett album)Standards is a two-volume set of jazz albums released by the Keith Jarrett trio in 1983. Originally released by ECM, they have been multiply re-issued, including by Universal/Polygram. The two volumes present performances of pianist Keith Jarrett with Gary Peacock on bass and Jack DeJohnette on...
(January 1983; studio recording) - Standards, Vol. 2Standards (Jarrett album)Standards is a two-volume set of jazz albums released by the Keith Jarrett trio in 1983. Originally released by ECM, they have been multiply re-issued, including by Universal/Polygram. The two volumes present performances of pianist Keith Jarrett with Gary Peacock on bass and Jack DeJohnette on...
(January 1983; studio recording) - ChangesChanges (Jarrett album)Changes is a jazz album released by Keith Jarrett, Jack DeJohnette and Gary Peacock in 1983. This group subsequently became known as the "Standards Trio". The album features improvised compositions recorded at the same sessions as the two volumes released as Standards...
(January 1983; studio recording) - Standards LiveStandards LiveStandards Live is a live jazz album released by the Keith Jarrett trio in 1987. Originally released by ECM, it has been multiply re-issued, including by Universal/Polygram...
(July 1985; live recording) - Still LiveStill Live (Keith Jarrett album)Still Live is a live album by American pianist Keith Jarrett's "Standards Trio" featuring Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette recorded in concert in July, 1986 at the Philharmonic Hall in Munich and released on the ECM label..-Reception:...
(July 1986; live recording) - Changeless (October 1987; live recording), a record of free improvisation
- Standards in NorwayStandards in NorwayStandards in Norway is a live album by American pianist Keith Jarrett's "Standards Trio" featuring Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette recorded in concert in October, 1989 at the Konserthuset in Oslo, Norway and released on the ECM label..-Reception:...
(October 1989; live recording) - TributeTribute (Keith Jarrett album)Tribute is a live album by American pianist Keith Jarrett's "Standards Trio" featuring Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette recorded in concert in October, 1989 at the Philharmonie in Cologne , West Germany and released on the ECM label..-Reception:...
(October 1989; live recording), which consists of songs played in tribute to various jazz figures associated with them - The CureThe Cure (Keith Jarrett album)The Cure is a live album by American pianist Keith Jarrett's "Standards Trio" featuring Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette recorded in concert in April, 1990 at The Town Hall in New York City and released on the ECM label.-Reception:...
(April 1990; live recording) - Bye Bye BlackbirdBye Bye Blackbird (Keith Jarrett album)Bye Bye Blackbird is a 1993 jazz album by Keith Jarrett's "Standards Trio". It was recorded in 1991 in tribute to Miles Davis, who had died two weeks earlier. It was released on the ECM label only in 1993, as ECM 1467. As in other works by the Keith Jarrett Trio, this is an album entirely made of...
(October 1991; studio recording), a tribute to the recently deceased Miles Davis - Keith Jarrett at the Blue NoteKeith Jarrett at the Blue Note-Track listing:Disc One:# "In Your Own Sweet Way" - 17:59# "How Long Has This Been Going On?" - 9:09# "While We're Young" - 11:01# "Partners" - 8:28...
(June 1994; live recording), a six-disc boxed set that documents three nights (six sets) in the famous New York City nightclub - Tokyo '96Tokyo '96Tokyo '96 is a live album by American pianist Keith Jarrett's "Standards Trio" featuring Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette recorded in concert in March, 1996 at the Bunkamura Orchard Hall in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan and released on the ECM label in 1998. Footage of the concert was also released as a...
(March 1996; live recording) - Whisper NotWhisper Not (Keith Jarrett album)Whisper Not is a live album by American pianist Keith Jarrett's "Standards Trio" featuring Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette recorded in concert in July 1999 at the Palais De Congres in Paris, France and released on the ECM label in 2000..-Reception:...
(July 1999; live recording) - Inside OutInside Out (Keith Jarrett album)Inside Out is a live album by American pianist Keith Jarrett's "Standards Trio" featuring Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette recorded in concert in July 2000 at the Royal Festival Hall at the Southbank Centre in London, England and released on the ECM label in 2001...
(July 2000; live recording), a record of free improvisation - Always Let Me GoAlways Let Me GoAlways Let Me Go is a live album by American pianist Keith Jarrett's "Standards Trio" featuring Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette recorded in concert in April 2001 at the Bunkamura Orchard Hall and Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, in Japan and released on the ECM label in 2002....
(April 2001; live recording), a double album of free improvisation - The Out-of-TownersThe Out-of-Towners (Standards Trio album)The Out-of-Towners is a live album by jazz trio Standards Trio, recorded in July 2001 at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, and released on August 31, 2004, by ECM.-Track listing:...
(July 2001; live recording) - Up for ItUp for ItUp For It is an album by American pianist Keith Jarrett's "Standards" trio featuring Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette.It was recorded at an outdoor venue at the Festival de Jazz d'Antibes in Juan-les-Pins, France, on July 16, 2002 and released in 2003 on the ECM label.-Track listing:#"If I Were A...
- Live in Juan-les-Pins, July 2002 (July 2002; live recording) - My Foolish HeartMy Foolish Heart (Keith Jarrett album)My Foolish Heart is a double live album by American pianist Keith Jarrett's "Standards Trio" featuring Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette recorded in concert in July 2001 at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland and released on the ECM label in 2007.....
(July 2001; a double album of a live recording, Montreux Jazz Festival 2001) - Setting Standards - New York Sessions (2008; 3CD set of the first three albums by the trio: Standards1, Standards2, Changes from 1983)
- Yesterdays (2009)
With Steve Khan
Steve Khan
Steve Khan is an American jazz guitarist.Born in Los Angeles, California, Khan is known for his work with artists such as Steely Dan, Billy Joel, Michael Franks, Hubert Laws, Billy Cobham, Jack DeJohnette, James Brown, Maynard Ferguson, and Weather Report...
- Got My Mental (1996)
With Eric Kloss
Eric Kloss
Eric Kloss is an American jazz saxophonist.Blind since birth, Kloss first played professionally in the Pittsburgh area in the 1960s, and played with Pat Martino in 1965; later that year he made his first recordings at age 16 for Prestige Records...
- Sky Shadows (1968)
- To Hear is To See! (1969)
- Consciousness! (1970)
With Eero Koivistoinen
Eero Koivistoinen
Eero Koivistoinen is a Finnish jazz musician and saxophone player, who started his career in the mid-1960s. Koivistoinen has worked as a musician, composer, arranger, conductor, producer and educator. He first heard jazz from the records his sailor brother had brought in from his travels...
- Picture in Three Colours (1983)
- Altered Things (1992)
With Lee Konitz
Lee Konitz
Lee Konitz is an American jazz composer and alto saxophonist born in Chicago, Illinois.Generally considered one of the driving forces of Cool Jazz, Konitz has also performed successfully in bebop and avant-garde settings...
- Peacemeal (1969)
- SatoriSatori (Konitz album)Satori is a jazz album by saxophonist Lee Konitz. It was originally released in 1974 on Milestone label as M-9060 and remastered in 1997. The album features some classic jazz standards besides other experimental compositions such as "Satori". Four of the seven tracks are Konitz's pieces.-Track...
(1974)
With Steve Kuhn
Steve Kuhn
Steve Kuhn is an American jazz pianist, composer and trio leader.-Biography:He began studying piano at the age of five and studied under Boston piano teacher Margaret Chaloff, mother of jazz baritone saxophonist Serge Chaloff, who taught him the "Russian style" of piano playing. At an early age he...
- TranceTrance (Steve Kuhn album)Trance is an album by American jazz pianist and composer Steve Kuhn recorded in 1974 and released on the ECM label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "This is jazz that touches on fusion, modal, and the new spirit of the music as ECM came into the 1970s...
(ECM, 1974)
With Hubert Laws
Hubert Laws
Hubert Laws is an American flutist and saxophonist with a 40+ year career in jazz, classical, and other music genres. Alongside Herbie Mann, Laws is probably the most recognized and respected jazz flutist...
- The Rite of Spring (1971)
With Dave Liebman
Dave Liebman
Dave Liebman is an American saxophonist and flautist. In June 2010, he received a NEA Jazz Masters lifetime achievement award from the National Endowment for the Arts.-Biography:...
- Trio + One (1988)
With Charles Lloyd
- Dream WeaverDream Weaver (album)Dream Weaver is the third album by jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd, his first released on the Atlantic label, and the first recordings by the Charles Lloyd Quartet featuring Keith Jarrett, Cecil McBee, and Jack DeJohnette...
(1966) - Forest FlowerForest Flower-Track listing:# "Forest Flower: Sunrise" - 7:17# "Forest Flower: Sunset" - 10:19# "Sorcery" - 5:11# "Song of Her" - 5:16# "East of the Sun" - 10:20*Recorded on September 8, 1966 in Monterey, CA-Personnel:...
(1966) - Charles Lloyd in EuropeCharles Lloyd in Europe-Track listing:*Recorded on October 29, 1966 in Norway-Personnel:*Charles Lloyd - tenor saxophone, flute*Keith Jarrett - piano*Cecil McBee - bass*Jack DeJohnette - drums...
(1966) - The FloweringThe Flowering-Track listing:# "Speak Low" - 8:26# "Love-In/Island Blues" - 6:19# "Wilpan's" - 6:39# "Gypsy '66" - 14:11# "Goin' to Memphis/Island Blues" - 7:04...
(1966) - Love-InLove-In-Track listing:# "Tribal Dance" - 10:20# "Temple Bells" - 2:58# "Is It Really the Same?" - 6:04# "Here, There and Everywhere" - 3:52# "Love-In" - 4:57# "Sunday Morning" - 8:11...
(1967) - Journey WithinJourney Within (Charles Lloyd album)-Track listing:# "Journey Within" - 11:29 # "Love No. 3" - 5:37 # "Memphis Green" - 9:15# "Lonesome Child: Song/Dance" - 10:36*Recorded on January 27, 1967 at the Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California-Personnel:...
(1967) - Charles Lloyd in the Soviet UnionCharles Lloyd in the Soviet Union-Track listing:*Recorded on May 14, 1967 at Kalevi Sport Hall, Tallinn, Estonia, USSR-Personnel:*Charles Lloyd - tenor saxophone, flute*Keith Jarrett - piano*Ron McClure - bass*Jack DeJohnette - drums...
(1967) - SoundtrackSoundtrack (Charles Lloyd album)-Track listing:# "Sombrero Sam" - 10:26 # "Voice in the Night - 9:06# "Pre-Dawn" - 2:34 # "Forest Flower '69" - 16:51*Recorded on November 15, 1968 at the Town Hall, NYC-Personnel:*Charles Lloyd - tenor saxophone, flute*Keith Jarrett - piano...
(1968)
With Joe Lovano
Joe Lovano
Joseph Salvatore "Joe" Lovano is a post bop jazz saxophonist, alto clarinetist, flautist, and drummer. Since the late 1980s, Lovano has been one of the world's premiere tenor saxophone players, earning a Grammy award and several nods on Down Beat magazine's critics' and readers' polls...
- Universal LanguageUniversal Language (Joe Lovano album)Universal Language is an album by the American jazz saxophonist Joe Lovano recorded in 1992 and released on the Blue Note label.-Reception:...
(Blue Note 1992)
With Harold Mabern
Harold Mabern
Harold Mabern is a hard bop and soul jazz pianist.Early in his career, Mabern played in Chicago with Walter Perkins' MJT + 3 in the late 1950s before moving to New York in 1959. Mabern has worked with Jimmy Forrest, Lionel Hampton, the Jazztet , Donald Byrd, Miles Davis , J. J...
- Straight Street (1989)
- The Leading Man (1993)
With Rudresh Mahanthappa
Rudresh Mahanthappa
Rudresh Mahanthappa is a New York-based jazz alto saxophonist and composer.Mahanthappa was born in Trieste, Italy, and grew up in Boulder, Colorado. He graduated from Berklee College of Music in 1992 and received his Master of Fine Arts degree in jazz composition from Chicago's DePaul University...
& Bunky Green
Bunky Green
Bunky Green is an American jazz alto saxophonist and educator.-Biography:Vernice "Bunky" Green was raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he played the alto saxophone, mainly at a local club called "The Brass Rail."...
- Apex (2010)
With Michael Mantler
Michael Mantler
Michael Mantler is a composer and trumpeter in new jazz and contemporary music.-Career: United States:Mantler was born in Vienna, Austria...
- The Hapless Child and Other Inscrutable Stories (1976)
With Lyle Mays
Lyle Mays
Lyle Mays is an American jazz pianist and composer from Wausaukee, Wisconsin. He is best known for his work with guitarist Pat Metheny as a member of the Pat Metheny Group...
- Fictionary (1992)
With John McLaughlin
John McLaughlin (musician)
John McLaughlin , also known as Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, is an English guitarist, bandleader and composer...
- Electric GuitaristElectric Guitarist-Personnel:*John McLaughlin – guitar, producer *Dennis McKay – co-producerTrack 1*Billy Cobham – drums*Stu Goldberg – Minimoog, electric piano, organ*Jerry Goodman - Violin*Fernando Saunders – bass guitarTrack 2*Carlos Santana – guitar...
(1979)
With Jackie McLean
Jackie McLean
John Lenwood McLean was an American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, bandleader and educator, born in New York City.-Biography:McLean's father, John Sr., played guitar in Tiny Bradshaw's orchestra...
- JacknifeJacknife (album)Jacknife is an album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean recorded in 1965 but not released until 1975 on the Blue Note label. The album was initially released as a double LP containing sessions from 1965 and 1966 but the single CD release only contains those tracks from 1965.-Reception:The...
(1966) - Demon's DanceDemon's DanceDemon's Dance is an album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean recorded in 1967 for Blue Note, but not released until 1970.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Steve Huey awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "The record retreats a bit from McLean's nearly free playing on New and Old Gospel and Bout...
(1967)
With Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny
Patrick Bruce "Pat" Metheny is an American jazz guitarist and composer.One of the most successful and critically acclaimed jazz musicians to come to prominence in the 1970s and '80s, he is the leader of the Pat Metheny Group and is also involved in duets, solo works and other side projects...
- 80/8180/8180/81 is a double album by jazz artists Pat Metheny, Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, Michael Brecker, and Jack DeJohnette, which was released in 1980.-Track listing:-Personnel:*Pat Metheny - Guitar*Charlie Haden - Bass*Jack DeJohnette - Drums...
(1980) - Song XSong XSong X is a free jazz album by Pat Metheny and Ornette Coleman. It was recorded in three days in December 1985 and released in March 1986...
(1985) with Ornette ColemanOrnette ColemanOrnette Coleman is an American saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter and composer. He was one of the major innovators of the free jazz movement of the 1960s....
With Kalman Olah
- Always (2006)
With Gary Peacock
Gary Peacock
Gary Peacock is an American jazz double-bassist.-Biography:After military service in Germany, in the early sixties he worked on the west coast with Barney Kessel, Bud Shank, Paul Bley and Art Pepper, then moved to New York. He worked there with Bley, the Bill Evans trio , and Albert Ayler's trio...
- Tales of AnotherTales of AnotherTales of Another is an album by American bassist Gary Peacock featuring Keith Jarrett and Jack DeJohnette recorded in 1977 and released on the ECM label...
(ECM, 1977) - Voice from the Past - ParadigmVoice from the Past - ParadigmVoice from the Past - Paradigm is an album by American jazz bassist Gary Peacock recorded in 1981 and released on the ECM label.-Reception:...
(ECM, 1981)
With Chris Potter
Chris Potter (jazz saxophonist)
Chris Potter is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist.-Biography:Born in Chicago, Illinois, Potter spent most of his childhood in Columbia, South Carolina where his mother taught psychology at the University of South Carolina...
- Unspoken (1997)
With Teri Roiger
- Misterioso (1998)
With Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins
Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins is a Grammy-winning American jazz tenor saxophonist. Rollins is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. A number of his compositions, including "St...
- Next AlbumNext AlbumNext Album is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, his first to be released on the Milestone label, featuring performances by Rollins with George Cables, Jack DeJohnette, Bob Cranshaw, and Arthur Jenkins.-Reception:...
(1972) - Reel Life (1982)
- Falling in Love with JazzFalling in Love with JazzFalling in Love with Jazz is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, released on the Milestone label in 1991, featuring performances by Rollins with Clifton Anderson, Bob Cranshaw, Mark Soskin, Jerome Harris and Jack DeJohnette with Branford Marsalis, Tommy Flanagan, and Jeff Watts standing in...
(1989) - Here's to the PeopleHere's to the PeopleHere's to the People is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, released on the Milestone label in 1991, featuring performances by Rollins with Clifton Anderson, Mark Soskin, Jerome Harris, Bob Cranshaw, Roy Hargrove, Jack DeJohnette, Steve Jordan, and Al Foster.-Reception:The Allmusic review...
(1991) - Old FlamesOld FlamesOld Flames is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, released on the Milestone label in 1993, featuring performances by Rollins with Clifton Anderson, Tommy Flanagan, Bob Cranshaw and Jack DeJohnette with Jon Faddis, Byron Stripling, Alex Brofsky and Bob Stewart added on two tracks which were...
(1993) - Sonny Rollins + 3Sonny Rollins + 3Sonny Rollins + 3 is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, released on the Milestone label in 1995, featuring performances by Rollins with Bob Cranshaw, Stephen Scott , Jack DeJohnette, Tommy Flanagan and Al Foster.-Reception:...
(1996) - This Is What I DoThis Is What I DoThis Is What I Do is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, released on the Milestone label in 2000, featuring performances by Rollins with Clifton Anderson, Stephen Scott, Bob Cranshaw, Jack DeJohnette and Perry Wilson...
(2000)
With Terje Rypdal
Terje Rypdal
Terje Rypdal is a Norwegian guitarist and composer. Most of his music has been released on albums of the German record label ECM. Rypdal has collaborated both as a guitarist and as a composer with other ECM artists such as Ketil Bjørnstad and David Darling...
- Terje Rypdal / Miroslav Vitous / Jack DeJohnetteTerje Rypdal / Miroslav Vitous / Jack DeJohnetteTerje Rypdal/Miroslave Vitous/Jack DeJohnette is an album by guitarist Terje Rypdal, bassist Miroslav Vitous and drummer Jack DeJohnette recorded in 1978 and released on the ECM label.-Reception:...
(ECM, 1978) - To Be ContinuedTo Be Continued (Terje Rypdal album)To Be Continued is an album by guitarist Terje Rypdal, bassist Miroslav Vitous and drummer Jack DeJohnette recorded in 1981 and released on the ECM label.-Reception:...
(ECM, 1981)
With John Scofield
John Scofield
John Scofield , often referred to as "Sco," is an American jazz guitarist and composer, who has played and collaborated with Miles Davis, Dave Liebman, Joe Henderson, Charles Mingus, Joey Defrancesco, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Bill Frisell, Pat Martino, Mavis Staples, Phil Lesh, Billy Cobham,...
- Time on my HandsTime on My Hands (John Scofield album)Time on My Hands is a studio album by jazz musician John Scofield.-Track listing:#Wabash III#Since You Asked#So Sue Me#Let's Say We Did#Flower Power#Stranger To The Light#Nocturnal Mission#Farmacology#Time And Tide#Be Hear Now#Fat Lip...
(1989)
With Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter is an American jazz saxophonist and composer.He is generally acknowledged to be jazz's greatest living composer, and many of his compositions have become standards...
- Super NovaSuper Nova (Wayne Shorter album)-Track listing:All compositions by Wayne Shorter except as indicated.# "Supernova" - 4:52# "Sweet Pea" - 4:36# "Dindi" - 9:35# "Water Babies" - 4:53# "Capricorn" - 7:47# "More Than Human" - 6:12...
(1969) - Tribute to John Coltrane: Live under the Sky (1987)
With Wadada Leo Smith
Wadada Leo Smith
Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith is a trumpeter and composer working primarily in the fields of avant-garde jazz and free improvisation.-Biography:...
- Golden Quartet (2000)
- America (Tzadik, 2009)
With John Surman
John Surman
John Douglas Surman is an English jazz saxophone, bass clarinet and synthesizer player, and composer of free jazz and modal jazz, often using themes from folk music as a basis...
- The Amazing Adventures of Simon SimonThe Amazing Adventures of Simon Simon- Credits :* Artwork design: Susan Nash* Engineer: Jan Erik Kongshaug* Photography: Christian Vogt, Gérard Amsellem- Reception :* Allmusic: [ link]- External links :* at discogs.com...
(ECM, 1981) - Invisible NatureInvisible NatureInvisible Nature is a live album by English saxophonist John Surman and American drummer Jack DeJohnette recorded in Tampere and Berlin in 1999 and released on the ECM label.-Reception:...
(ECM, 1999) - Free and EqualFree and EqualFree and Equal is a live album by English saxophonist John Surman featuring American drummer Jack DeJohnette and the London Brass recorded in Queen Elizabeth Hall in London in 2001 and released on the ECM label.-Reception:...
(ECM, 2001) - Brewster's RoosterBrewster's RoosterBrewster's Rooster is an album by English saxophonist John Surman with guitarist John Abercrombie, drummer Jack DeJohnette, and bassist Drew Gress recorded in 2007 and released on the ECM label.-Reception:...
(ECM, 2008)
With Steve Swallow
Steve Swallow
Steve Swallow is a jazz double bass and bass guitarist and composer born in Fair Lawn, New Jersey.One of the leading bassists in jazz, Swallow is noted for collaborations with Jimmy Giuffre, Gary Burton and Carla Bley...
- Real Book (1993)
With Szakcsi Generation
- 8 Trios for 4 Pianists (2005)
With Bobby Timmons
Bobby Timmons
Robert Henry "Bobby" Timmons was an African American jazz pianist and composer.He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is best known for his role as sideman in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and the composition of "Moanin'", "Dat Dere", and "This Here", each of which are typical of his...
- Do You Know the Way?Do You Know the Way?Do You Know the Way? is the final album by American jazz pianist Bobby Timmons recorded in 1968 and released on the Milestone label.-Reception:The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.-Track listing:# "The Spanish Count" - 5:52...
(1968)
With Ralph Towner
Ralph Towner
Ralph Towner is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and bandleader. He plays the twelve-string guitar, classical guitar, piano, synthesizer, percussion and trumpet.-Biography:...
- BatikBatik (album)Batik is an album by guitarist Ralph Towner recorded in 1978 and released on the ECM label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "The music unfolds slowly but logically, and Towner's quiet sound displays a lot of inner heat.....
(ECM, 1978)
With Trio Beyond
- SaudadesSaudadesSaudades is the name of the debut double-disc album released by Trio Beyond in 2006 on ECM records. Saudades is a Portuguese word meaning sadness or longing for times past, or in a musical context, blues.-Reception:...
(2007)
With Stanley Turrentine
Stanley Turrentine
Stanley William Turrentine, also known as "Mr. T" or "The Sugar Man", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.-Biography:Turrentine was born in Pittsburgh's Hill District into a musical family...
- Have You Ever Seen the RainHave You Ever Seen the Rain (album)Have You Ever Seen the Rain is an album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, his third recorded for the Fantasy label, featuring performances by Turrentine with Freddie Hubbard and an orchestra arranged and conducted by Gene Page...
(1975)
With McCoy Tyner
McCoy Tyner
McCoy Tyner is a jazz pianist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet and a long solo career.-Early life:...
- SupertriosSupertriosSupertrios is a 1977 album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner, his eleventh to be released on the Milestone label. It was recorded in April 1977 and features performances by Tyner with two rhythm sections; Ron Carter and Tony Williams or Eddie Gomez and Jack DeJohnette...
(1977) - TogetherTogether (McCoy Tyner album)Together is a 1978 album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner released on the Milestone label. It was recorded in August and September 1978 and features performances by Tyner with Freddie Hubbard, Hubert Laws, Bennie Maupin, Bobby Hutcherson, Stanley Clarke, Jack DeJohnette and Bill Summers...
(1979) - 13th House13th House13th House is a 1981 album by jazz pianist McCoy Tyner released on the Milestone label. It was recorded in October 1980 and features performances by Tyner with a big band that includes Joe Ford, Hubert Laws, Ricky Ford, Slide Hampton, Ron Carter, Oscar Brashear and Charles Sullivan...
(1982)
With Miroslav Vitous
Miroslav Vitouš
Miroslav Ladislav Vitouš , is a Czech jazz bassist.-Biography:Born in Prague, he began the violin at age six, and started playing the piano at age ten, and bass at fourteen. As a young man in Europe, Vitouš was a competitive swimmer. One of his early music groups was the Junior Trio with his...
- Infinite Search (1969)
- Magical Shepard (1976)
- Universal SyncopationsUniversal SyncopationsUniversal Syncopations is an album by Czech bassist Miroslav Vitous recorded in 2003 and released on the ECM label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "Universal Syncopations is by turns a return to not the old forms, but rather to the manner of...
(2003)
With Collin Walcott
Collin Walcott
Collin Walcott was a North American musician. He was a student of Ravi Shankar and Vasant Rai. Collin expanded the role of the sitar in western music. Walcott studied music and ethnomusicology at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, and at The University of California at Los Angeles...
- Cloud DanceCloud DanceCloud Dance is the debut album by American sitarist and composer Collin Walcott recorded in 1975 and released on the ECM label.-Reception:The Allmusic review awarded the album 4½ stars.-Track listing:# "Margueritte" - 8:25# "Prancing" - 3:23...
(ECM, 1976)
With Bennie Wallace
Bennie Wallace
Bennie Wallace is an American post bop, swing music and jazz tenor saxophonist born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, probably better known for his work with Monty Alexander and Sheila Jordan during the 1970s. He settled in New York in 1971 and played with Barry Harris, Buddy Rich, Dannie Richmond...
- Twilight Time (1985)
With Peter Warren
- Solidarity (1981)
With Sadao Watanabe
Sadao Watanabe (musician)
is an influential Japanese jazz musician who plays the alto saxophone, sopranino saxophone and flute. He is known for his Bossa Nova recordings, although his work encompasses a large range of styles with collaborations from musicians all over the world. Sadao first began learning music at the age...
- Round TripRound Trip (Sadao Watanabe album)Round Trip is a 1974 jazz album by the Japanese saxophonist Sadao Watanabe with Chick Corea, Miroslav Vitous and Jack DeJohnette. -Track listing:#"Round Trip: Going and Coming" – 20:02#"Nostalgia" – 5:52...
(1974)
With Kenny Werner
Kenny Werner
Kenny Werner is an American jazz pianist.-Biography:Kenny Werner is a world-class pianist and composer. His prolific output of compositions, recordings and publications continue to impact audiences around the world....
- A Delicate Balance (1997)
With Kenny Wheeler
Kenny Wheeler
Kenneth Vincent John Wheeler, OC is a Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player, based in the U.K. since the 1950s....
- Gnu HighGnu HighGnu High is an album by Kenny Wheeler featuring Keith Jarrett, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette recorded in 1975 and released on the ECM label in 1976. The Allmusic review by Michael G...
(1975) - Deer WanDeer WanDeer Wan is an album by Kenny Wheeler featuring performances by Wheeler with Jan Garbarek, John Abercrombie, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette with Ralph Towner appearing on one track. The album was recorded in 1977 and released on the ECM label...
(1977) - Double, Double YouDouble, Double YouDouble, Double You is an album by Kenny Wheeler featuring performances by Wheeler with Mike Brecker, John Taylor, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette. The album was recorded in 1983 and released on the ECM label...
(1983)
With the World Saxophone Quartet
World Saxophone Quartet
The World Saxophone Quartet is a jazz ensemble founded in 1977, implementing elements of free funk and African jazz into their musical routines.-History:...
- Selim Sivad: a Tribute to Miles DavisSelim Sivad: a Tribute to Miles Davis-Track listing:# "Seven Steps To Heaven" - 6:12# "Selim" - 7:30# "Freddie Freeloader" - 6:48# "The Road To Nefertiti" - 9:59# "Tutu" - 6:52# "Blue in Green" - 5:31# "All Blues" - 9:50-Personnel:...
(1998)
With Joe Zawinul
Joe Zawinul
Josef Erich Zawinul was an Austrian-American jazz keyboardist and composer.First coming to prominence with saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, Zawinul went on to play with trumpeter Miles Davis, and to become one of the creators of jazz fusion, an innovative musical genre that combined jazz with...
- Joe Zawinul (1971)
External links
- Official website
- Jack DeJohnette's MySpace page
- Official biography
- At drummerworld.com
- Jack DeJohnette at BehindTheDrums.com - discography and equipment list
- Jack DeJohnette page and discography
- Jack DeJohnette on ECM Records
- Photos of Jack DeJohnette in SalzburgSalzburg-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
- "Autumn Leaves" by Jack DeJohnette with Keith Jarrett and Gary Peacock
- Vic Firth page with four DeJohnette sample videos
- "Miles Runs The Voodoo Down": October 27, 1969 at Teatro Sistina, Rome, Italy with Miles Davis (tr), Wayne Shorter (ss, ts), Chick Corea (kb), Dave Holland (b), Jack DeJohnette (d)
- Jack DeJohnette interview at allaboutjazz
- http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00004Z3ZD