New Directions (Jack DeJohnette album)
New Directions is an album by Jack DeJohnette released on the German ECM label. It was recorded June 1978 at Talent Studio in Oslo and released in 1978. It features trumpeter Lester Bowie (Art Ensemble of Chicago), electric guitarist John Abercrombie and bassist Eddie Gomez.
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| Studio album by Jack DeJohnette | ||||
| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | June 1978 | |||
| Studio | Talent Studio, Oslo, NW | |||
| Genre | Jazz Avant-garde jazz Fusion | |||
| Length | 46:13 | |||
| Label | ECM | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3½ stars, noting, "the music is a bit dull, making too much use of space and featuring less of Bowie's trumpet and wit than one would hope. There are some strong moments (particularly from Abercrombie and DeJohnette) but this band (to use a cliché) was less than the sum of its parts".[1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
| Tom Hull | B+ ( )[5] |
Track listing
All compositions by Jack DeJohnette except as indicated.
- "Bayou Fever" – 8:40
- "Where or Wayne" – 12:25
- "Dream Stalker" (Abercrombie, Bowie, DeJohnette, Gomez) – 5:55
- "One Handed Woman" (Abercrombie, Bowie, DeJohnette, Gomez) – 10:49
- "Silver Hollow" – 8:24
Personnel
- Jack DeJohnette – drums, piano
- John Abercrombie – guitar, electric mandolin
- Lester Bowie – trumpet
- Eddie Gómez – double bass
- Jan Erik Kongshaug: engineer
- Manfred Eicher: producer
- Dieter Bonhorst: layout design
- Roberto Masotti: cover photo
References
- Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 18, 2011
- Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: D". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 60. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 366. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- Hull, Tom (28 February 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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