Vinyl Vault: Jack DeJohnette’s Special Edition, “Inflation Blues”
We lost legendary drummer Jack DeJohnette on October 26 at age 83 and on the next Vinyl Vault, we’ll recognize him when we hear some tracks from the album Inflation Blues from his band Jack DeJohnette’s Special Edition. The album was released in 1983 on the ECM Records label.
DeJohnette recorded over 35 albums as a leader under his own name and appeared on scores of others as a sideman for dozens of other jazz greats. He won two Grammys and was nominated for six others. He was inducted into the Jazz Drummer Hall of Fame in 2007.
His band, Special Edition, included, in 1983, John Purcell on flute and saxophone, Baikida Carroll on trumpet, Chico Freeman on bass clarinet and tenor sax, and Rufus Reid on bass. In addition to drums, DeJohnette played piano and even sang on one track. The vocal track, “Inflation Blues,” has a reggae feel. “Ebony” has a relaxed, post-bop constitution, and much of the rest of the album leans toward free jazz.
Join Geoff Anderson on the next Vinyl Vault for a remembrance of Jack DeJohnette on Tuesday, December 2, at 8:30 p.m. on KUVO JAZZ.
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