Jack DeJohnette
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Jack DeJohnette (b. 1942) is an American jazz drummer and pianist
DeJohnette was born in Chicago, Illinois. Besides the drums, he studied the piano, which he plays on several recordings. He first became known as a member of Charles Lloyd's band, a band that Keith Jarrett also was a part of at that time. From 1969 to 1972 he played with Miles Davis and recorded many albums for ECM as both leader and sideman. Since the 1980s, he has been a member of what has become known as Keith Jarrett's Standards Trio. He is a dazzling improvisor and a clear stylistic successor of Roy Haynes, and the two greatest drummers of the 1960s, Tony Williams and Elvin Jones. He successfully incorporates elements of free jazz while maintaining the deep groove of an R&B drummer.
Selected discography
As leader
- The DeJohnette Complex (1968)
- Ruta and Daitya (with Keith Jarrett) (1972)
- Sorcery (1974)
- Pictures (1976)
- Directions (1978)
- Special Edition (1979)
- Album Album (1984)
- In Our Style (with David Murray) (1986)
- Parallel Realities (1990)
- Dancing with Nature Spirits (1995)
- Oneness (1997)
- Invisible Nature (with John Surman) (2000)
- Music in the Key of Om (2005), nominated for a 2006 Grammy as Best New Age Album
- Music from the Hearts of the Masters (with Foday Musa Suso) (2005)
- The Ripple Effect (with Ben Surman and Foday Musa Suso) (2005)
- Hybrids (with Ben Surman and Foday Musa Suso) (2005)
- The Elephant Sleeps but Still Remembers (with Bill Frisell) (2006)
Gateway
Trio with John Abercrombie and Dave Holland.- Gateway (1975)
- Gateway 2 (1977)
- Homecoming (1994)
- In The Moment (1994)
External links
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