The DeJohnette Complex

The DeJohnette Complex is the debut album by Jack DeJohnette featuring Bennie Maupin, Stanley Cowell, Miroslav Vitous, Eddie Gómez, and Roy Haynes recorded in 1968 and released on the Milestone label in 1969.[5]

The DeJohnette Complex
Studio album by
Released1969
RecordedDecember 26 & 27, 1968
GenreAvant-garde jazz
Length39:13
LabelMilestone
ProducerOrrin Keepnews & Dick Katz
Jack DeJohnette chronology
The DeJohnette Complex
(1969)
Have You Heard?
(1970)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [3]
Tom HullB[4]

Reception

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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states, "The music ranges from advanced swinging to brief free improvisations and some avant-funk... Intriguing and generally successful music".[1] A JazzTimes reviewer selected it in 2012 as one of DeJohnette's key albums.[6]

Track listing

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All compositions by Jack DeJohnette except as indicated
  1. "Equipoise" (Stanley Cowell) - 3:58
  2. "The Major General" - 6:34
  3. "Miles' Mode" (John Coltrane) - 6:36
  4. "Requiem Number 1" - 2:21
  5. "Mirror Image" (Miroslav Vitous) - 5:08
  6. "Papa, Daddy and Me" - 7:53
  7. "Brown, Warm and Wintry" - 5:02
  8. "Requiem Number 2" - 1:41
  • Recorded at Dandon Productions, New York on December 26 and 27, 1968

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Yanow, S. (2011). "The DeJohnette Complex - Jack DeJohnette | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 60. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 365. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Hull, Tom (28 February 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  5. ^ Jack DeJohnette discography accessed 1 September 2009
  6. ^ Milkowski, Bill (April 6, 2012). "DeJohnography". JazzTimes. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  7. ^ Jack De Johnette - The De Johnette Complex, retrieved 2022-12-27
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