Special Edition is a Jazz album by Jack DeJohnette, originally released in 1980. On Gatefold: 27 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Post-Bop & Modal
- angular
- intense
- cerebral
About
The first (and mightiest) of Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition ensembles offered a sound that in many ways was revolutionary in modern contemporary and creative improvised music circa 1980. With firebrand alto saxophonist Arthur Blythe and enfant terrible tenor saxophonist and bass clarinetist David Murray bobbing, weaving, and counterpunching, DeJohnette and bassist Peter Warren could have easily stood back in deference to these heavyweight pugilists. The result was a vehicle by which DeJohnette could power the two with his two-fisted drumming and play piano or melodica when the mood suited him, while Warren could simply establish a foundation for all to .
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Tracklist
- 1One for Eric9:50
- 2Zoot Suite11:21
- 3Central Park West3:14
- 4India5:59
- 5Journey to the Twin Planet8:42
Credits
Performers
- Arthur BlytheALTO SAXOPHONE
- Peter WarrenBASS CELLO
- Jack DeJohnetteDRUMS PIANO
- David MurrayTENOR SAXOPHONE BASS CLARINET
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 27 pressings tracked on Gatefold