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Jack DeJohnette (born 1942 in Chicago) is a drummer & piano player, recognized when one of a first jazzman since a 1960's. Besides a drums he exposed a piano, which he plays in many recordings. He 1st became called the member of Charles Lloyd's band, a band that Keith Jarrett also was a a share of at that instance. From either 1969 to 1972 he played with Miles Davis and recorded many albums for ECM as both leader & sideman. Since a Eighty's, he has been the member of what has be called Keith Jarrett's Standards Trio. He occurs as dazzling improvisor & the clear stylistic successor of the deuce greatest drummers of the Sixty's, Tony Williams and Elvin Jones. He with success incorporates elements of free jazz while maintaining the deep groove of an R&B drummer.

Selected discography

As a Leader A DeJohnette Complex (1968) Ruta & Daitya (by having Keith Jarrett) (1972) Black art (1974) Pictures (1976) Recently Directions (1978) Favorite Edition (1979) Album Album (1984) Within My Style (using David Murray) (1986) Parallel Realities (1990) Dancing by owning Nature and severity Spirits (1995) Unity (1997) Invisible Nature and severity (using John Surman) (2000) Music in the Key of Om (2005) Music from either a Hearts of the Masters (by using Foday Musa Suso) (2005) A Ripple Burden (using Ben Surman and Foday Musa Suso) (2005)

Gateway (trio using John Abercrombie and Dave Holland) Gateway (1975) Gateway Deuce (1977) Homecoming (1994) In The Moment (1994)

Charles Lloyd Outdoors Flower

Miles Davis Bitches Brew (1969) It's Just about That Instance: Survive at a Fillmore Live-Evil (1970)

Gary Peacock Tales Of An additional (1977) Voice from either a Past - Paradigm (1981)

Kenny Wheeler Wildebeest High (1975) Double, Double We (1983)

John Abercrombie Dateless (1974) Nighttime (1984)

Lyle Mays Fictionary

Pat Metheny 80/81 (1980)

Pat Metheny/Ornette Coleman Song X (1985)

Keith Jarrett Standards Vol. One & Two (1983) Standards Survive (1985) However Live

Jack DeJohnette
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