Jack De Johnette RIP

[felser]

9 hours ago, Holy Ghost said:

Yep. Tremendous set for all the right reasons. 

Like Jack very much here too

 

One of my two or three favorite McLean albums, which is saying a lot.

[Daniel A]

I like Jack's groove on this one:

 

 

[Holy Ghost]

53 minutes ago, felser said:

One of my two or three favorite McLean albums, which is saying a lot.

Same for me. 

[ep1str0phy]

Yeah, Jacknife is the one I go to after the Moncur/Hutcherson groups. It's very early for DeJohnette, but his playing animates what might have otherwise been a routine session. 

I like the "Is" Sessions double CD, too. The music seems to occupy a midway point between the Lost Quintet and Circle. The energy is off the charts, even if the improvisations can feel a little incoherent at times. IMO the real knock on the recording is that the music lacks a guiding voice - there's no Miles to editorialize the rambling or a Cecil or Braxton to give the freedom explicit direction. It's a transitional moment for virtually everyone involved. 

[clifford_thornton]

Jack is also on Corea’s The Sun, which is a little more concise. Is feels more like a search down various tributaries, which is interesting even if not all of those tributaries bear obvious fruit.