''The Jack DeJohnette Piano Album'' is an album by

Jack DeJohnette Jack DeJohnette (born August 9, 1942) is an American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer. Known for his extensive work as leader and sideman for musicians including Charles Lloyd, Freddie Hubbard, Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, John Abercrombie, ...

with Eddie Gómez and Freddie Waits recorded in 1985 and released on the

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label. This is DeJohnette's first album playing piano exclusively, rather than his more familiar drums.

Reception

The Allmusic review by

Scott Yanow Scott Yanow (born October 4, 1954) is an American jazz reviewer, historian, and author.Allmusic Biography/ref> Biography Yanow was born in New York City and grew up near Los Angeles. Since 1974, he was a regular reviewer of many jazz styles an ...

states "This album was a surprise when it was released for it features drummer Jack DeJohnette exclusively on piano and synthesizer in a trio... DeJohnette on a couple of the tunes was among the very first pianists to really capture the sound of Thelonious Monk. Other selections are more in his own style and he displays a strong technique that does not sound like the work of a drummer who is moonlighting... Worth checking out.".Yanow, S. Allmusic Reviewaccessed 10 September 2009

Track listing

All compositions by Jack DeJohnette except where noted # "Minority" ( Gigi Gryce) - 8:32 # "Lydia" - 3:46 # "Countdown" ( John Coltrane) - 2:38 # "Spiral" (Coltrane) - 7:03 # " Time After Time ( Cyndi Lauper, Rob Hyman) - 4:00 # "Milton" - 5:05 # "Ahmad The Terrible" - 6:45 # "Quiet Now" ( Denny Zeitlin) - 5:52

Personnel

* Jack DeJohnette - piano,

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* Eddie Gómez -

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(tracks 1-7) * Freddie Waits -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

(tracks 1-7)

References

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