Untitled (Jack DeJohnette album)

Untitled

Studio album by Jack DeJohnette

Released

1976

Recorded

February 1976

Genre

Jazz
Avant-garde jazz
Fusion

Length

45:40

Label

ECM

Producer

Manfred Eicher

Jack DeJohnette chronology

Cosmic Chicken
(1975)

Untitled
(1976)

Pictures
(1976)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[2]

Untitled is a post-bop/avant-garde/fusion jazz lp by Jack DeJohnette on ECM Records ECM-1-1-74, and is the second in a series of albums released under the heading “Jack DeJohnette’s Directions.”^[3]

The lp consists of compositions by DeJohnette and the other musicians playing on the session, which was recorded in Oslo, Norway.

Track listing

"Flying Spirits" (DeJohnette) – 13:50
"Pansori Visions" (DeJohnette/Abercrombie) – 2:20
"Fantastic" (DeJohnette/Abercrombie/Foster/Richmond) – 5:52
"The Vikings Are Coming" (DeJohnette) – 6:43
"Struttin" (DeJohnette/Foster/Abercrombie) – 6:30
"Morning Star" (Bernhardt) – 7:22
"Malibu Reggae" (DeJohnette)– 3:03

Reissues

To date, there has been no reissue of this LP, however, it was also originally released on 8-track and cassette.^[4]

Personnel

Jack DeJohnette - drums, tenor saxophone
John Abercrombie – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Mike Richmond – bass, bass
Alex Foster - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Warren Bernhardt - piano, electric piano, clavinet, cowbell

Production

Studio: Talent Studios, Oslo
Engineer: Jan Erik Kongshaug
Cover design: Frieder Grindler
Photo: Roberto Masotti
Producer: Manfred Eicher

References

↑ "Untitled - Jack DeJohnette,Jack DeJohnette's Directions | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 60. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
↑ "Jack DeJohnette's Directions | Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
↑ liner notes: Jack DeJohnette's Directions "Untitled", ECM Records, ECM-1-1074

Jack DeJohnette

Studio albums	The DeJohnette Complex (1969) Have You Heard (1970) Sorcery (1974) Cosmic Chicken (1975) Untitled (1976) Pictures (1976) New Rags (1977) New Directions [with John Abercrombie, Lester Bowie and Eddie Gómez] (1978) New Directions in Europe (1980) The Jack DeJohnette Piano Album (1985) Zebra [with Lester Bowie] (1989) In Our Style [with David Murray] (1986) Parallel Realities [Trio with Pat Metheny and Herbie Hancock] (1990) Music for the Fifth World [with Vernon Reid and John Scofield] (1992) Dancing with Nature Spirits [with Michael Cain and Steve Gorn] (1995) Oneness (1997) Music in the Key of Om (2005) Peace Time (2008)

Special Edition	Special Edition [with Arthur Blythe and David Murray] (1979) Tin Can Alley [with Chico Freeman, John Purcell and Peter Warren] (1980) Inflation Blues [with Baikida Carroll] (1982) Album Album [with John Purcell and David Murray] (1984) Irresistible Forces [with Greg Osby, Gary Thomas, Lonnie Plaxico, Mick Goodrick and Naná Vasconcelos] (1987) Audio-Visualscapes (1988) Earthwalk (1991) Extra Special Edition [with Bobby McFerrin] (1994)

Gateway	Gateway (1975) Gateway 2 (1977) Homecoming (1994) In the Moment (1995)

Trio Beyond	Saudades (2007)

with Keith Jarrett	Ruta and Daitya (1971)

Related	Discography

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