Jack DeJohnette
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Biography
[Edit]At his best, Jack DeJohnette is one of the most consistently inventive jazz percussionists extant. DeJohnette's style is wide-ranging, yet while capable of playing convincingly in any modern idiom, he always maintains a well-defined voice. DeJohnette has a remarkably fluid relationship to pulse. His time is excellent; even as he pushes, pulls, and generally obscures the beat beyond recognition, a powerful sense of swing is ever-present. His tonal palette is huge as well; no drummer pays closer attention to the sounds that come out of his kit than DeJohnette. He possesses a comprehensive musicality rare among jazz drummers.
That's perhaps explained by the fact that, before he played the drums, DeJohnette was a pianist. From the age of four, he studied classical piano. As a teenager he became interested in blues, popular music, and jazz; Ahmad Jamal was an early influence. In his late teens, DeJohnette began playing drums, which soon became his primary instrument. In the early '60s occurred the most significant event of his young professional life — an opportunity to play with John Coltrane. In the mid-'60s, DeJohnette became involved with the Chicago-based Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians. He moved to New York in 1966, where he played again with Coltrane, and also with Jackie McLean. His big break came as a member of the very popular Charles Lloyd Quartet from 1966-1968. The drummer's first record as a leader was 1968's The DeJohnette Complex. In 1969, DeJohnette replaced Tony Williams in Miles Davis' band; later that year, he played on the trumpeter's seminal jazz-rock recording Bitches Brew. DeJohnette left Davis in 1972 and began working more frequently as a leader. In the '70s and '80s, DeJohnette became something like a house drummer for ECM, recording both as leader and sideman with such label mainstays as Jan Garbarek, Kenny Wheeler, and Pat Metheny.
DeJohnette's first band was Compost; his later, more successful bands were Directions and Special Edition. The eclectic, avant-fusion Directions was originally comprised of the bassist Mike Richmond, guitarist John Abercrombie, and saxophonist Alex Foster. In a subsequent incarnation — called, appropriately, New Directions — bassist Eddie Gomez replaced Richmond and trumpeter Lester Bowie replaced Foster. From the mid-'70s, Directions recorded several albums in its twin guises for ECM. Beginning in 1979, DeJohnette also led Special Edition, a more straightforwardly swinging unit that featured saxophonists David Murray and Arthur Blythe. For a time, both groups existed simultaneously; Special Edition would eventually become the drummer's performance medium of choice. The band began life as an acoustic free jazz ensemble, featuring the drummer's esoteric takes on the mainstream. It evolved into something quite different, as DeJohnette's conception changed into something considerably more commercial; with the addition of electric guitars and keyboards, DeJohnette began playing what is essentially a very loud, backbeat-oriented — though sophisticated — instrumental pop music.
To be fair, DeJohnette's fusion efforts are miles ahead of most others'. His abilities as a groove-centered drummer are considerable, but one misses the subtle colorations of his acoustic work. That side of DeJohnette is shown to good effect in his work with Keith Jarrett's Standards trio, and in his occasional meetings with Abercrombie and Dave Holland in the Gateway trio. DeJohnette remains a vital artist and continues to release albums such as Peace Time on Kindred Rhythm in 2007. He returned in 2009 with the trio album Music We Are featuring pianist Danilo Perez and bassist John Patitucci. In 2012, DeJohnette delivered the musically eclectic Sound Travels, showcasing a bevy of collaborations with such artists as Bruce Hornsby, Esperanza Spalding, and Ambrose Akinmusire, among others.
Title: Parallel Realities
Artist: Jack DeJohnette
Genre: Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Avant Garde Metal, Classical, Fusion
Title: Bill Evans - At The Montreux Jazz Festival
Artist: Bill Evans, Eddie Gomez, Jack DeJohnette
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Song Is You
Artist: Chick Corea, Lee Konitz, Pat Metheny, Anthony Braxton, Miroslav Vitous, Jack DeJohnette
Genre: Jazz
Title: To Be Continued
Artist: Terje Rypdal, Miroslav Vitous, Jack DeJohnette
Genre: Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Avant Garde Metal
Title: Always Let Me Go (Live In Tokyo)
Artist: Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette
Genre: Jazz
Title: Whisper Not Live In Paris-99 (CD2)
Artist: Jack DeJohnette, Gary Peacock, Keith Jarrett
Genre: Jazz
Title: Always Let Me Go: Live In Tokyo (CD1)
Artist: Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette
Genre: Jazz
Title: Music We Are
Artist: Jack DeJohnette, Danilo Perez, John Patitucci
Genre: Contemporary Jazz, Free Jazz
Title: Tokyo '96
Artist: Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Classical, Fusion
Title: New Directions In Europe
Artist: Jack DeJohnette
Genre: Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Avant Garde Metal
Title: Satori
Artist: Lee Konitz, Martial Solal, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, Dick Katz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Werner Pirchner, Harry Pepl, Jack DeJohnette
Artist: Harry Pepl, Jack DeJohnette, Werner Pirchner
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Enja Heritage Collection: Thorn
Artist: Jack DeJohnette, Chris Potter, Antonio Farao, Drew Gress
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ruta and Daitya
Artist: Keith Jarrett, Jack DeJohnette
Genre: Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Avant Garde Metal
Title: Of Mist and Melting
Artist: Jan Garbarek, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette, Bill Connors
Genre: Jazz
Title: Music From The Hearts Of The Masters
Artist: Jack DeJohnette, Foday Musa Suso
Genre: New Age, Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
Title: Whisper Not Live In Paris-99 (CD1)
Artist: Jack DeJohnette, Gary Peacock, Keith Jarrett
Genre: Jazz
Title: Standards, Vol. 1
Artist: Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette
Title: The Out-of-Towners
Artist: Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Classical
Title: Whisper Not (Live in Paris 1999)
Artist: Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette
Genre: Jazz
Title: Always Let Me Go - Live In Tokyo
Artist: Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette
Genre: Jazz
Title: After The Fall
Artist: Jack DeJohnete, Jack DeJohnette, Gary Peacock, Keith Jarrett
Genre: Jazz
Title: Always Let Me Go: Live In Tokyo (CD2)
Artist: Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Love Sonnet For Billie Holiday
Artist: Wadada Leo Smith, Jack DeJohnette, Vijay Iyer
Genre: Jazz
Title: Up for It - Live In Juan-les-Pins, France, July 2002
Artist: Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Bop
Title: Double, Double You
Artist: Michael Brecker, Kenny Wheeler, John Taylor, Jack DeJohnette, David Holland
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blue Maqams
Artist: Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, Anouar Brahem, Django Bates
Genre: New Age, Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, World Music
Title: Setting Standards - The New York Sessions
Artist: Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette
Genre: Jazz
Title: Terje Rypdal / Miroslav Vitous / Jack DeJohnette
Artist: Terje Rypdal, Miroslav Vitous, Jack DeJohnette
Genre: Jazz
Title: In Concert Vol. 2
Artist: Stanley Turrentine, Freddie Hubbard, Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Jack DeJohnette, Eric Gale
Genre: Jazz
Title: Live At Ronnie Scott's 1968 - 2020 (Remastered)
Artist: Bill Evans, Eddie Gomez, Jack DeJohnette
Genre: Jazz
Title: Somewhere (Live In Lucerne / 2009)
Artist: Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Jack DeJohnette Piano Album
Artist: Jack DeJohnette
Genre: New Age, Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
Title: Dancing With Nature Spirits
Artist: Jack DeJohnette
Genre: Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Free Jazz, Pop
Collections
Title: Pop Jazz Guitar
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Fusion Essentials
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Stars of Jazz #2
Genre: Jazz
Title: American Jazz: Fusion
Genre: Jazz
Title: Electric Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Miles Davis Sidemen
Genre: Jazz
Title: DIW Sampler
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Miles Davis Sidemen
Genre: Jazz
Title: American Jazz Essentials - Drummers
Genre: Jazz
Title: Top Jazz Drummers
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best of Jazz Drums
Genre: Jazz
Title: Selected Signs, I - An ECM Anthology
Genre: Jazz
Title: ECM Selected Recordings IX-XX
Genre: Jazz
Title: ECM Selected Signs III-VIII
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Most Influential Jazz Drummers
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Drums
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Drummers Digest
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Masters: Drummers
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Best Jazz Players of Today
Genre: Jazz
Title: Christmas from the Blue Note
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Drum Majors
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Jazz Drum 14
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Dispensary: Cosmic Stash
Genre: Jazz
Title: Great American Songbook Essentials (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Indo-Jazz Essentials
Genre: Jazz
Title: Week Single Vol. 97
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Punk Rock, Country, Pop, Alternative, Indie, Classical
Title: Blues Saxaphone 3CD (CD2)
Title: BMC Records: 25 Years Of Jazz, Pt. 1 (Remastered 2023)
Genre: Jazz
Featuring albums
Title: Voice from the Past - Paradigm
Artist: Gary Peacock
Genre: Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Avant Garde Metal
Title: The Essential Bruce Hornsby
Artist: Bruce Hornsby
Genre: Rock, Pop, Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: Song for Wounded Knee (feat. Joe Beck & Jack DeJohnette)
Artist: The Richard Davis Trio
Genre: Jazz