On October 26, 2025, Jack DeJohnette died aged 83. He was musician (drums, piano) and composer, regarded as one of the most influential jazz drummers of all time. He recorded and performed with some of the best known jazz musicians, including Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, Freddie Hubbard, Charles Lloyd, John Abercrombie, Alice Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, Michael Brecker, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, and John Scofield. In 2007, he was inducted into the “Modern Drummer Hall of Fame”, and won two “Grammy Awards”. As leader DeJohnette released 38 albums.
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Joe Zawinul: Zawinul
On May 1971, “Atlantic” label released “Zawinul”, the third Joe Zawinul studio album. It was recorded August – October 1970, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Joel Dorn.
Personnel:
- Joe Zawinul – acoustic and electric piano
- Herbie Hancock – electric piano
- Earl Turbinton – soprano saxophone
- Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone
- Woody Shaw – trumpet
- Jimmy Owens – trumpet
- George Davis – flute
- Hubert Laws – flute
- Miroslav Vitouš
- Walter Booker – bass
- Billy Hart – percussion
- David Lee – percussion
- Joe Chambers – percussion
- Jack DeJohnette – melodica, percussion
- Gene Paul – engineer
- Lew Hahn – recording, remixing
- Ed Freeman – design, photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Joe Zawinul.
- Doctor Honoris Causa
- In a Silent Way
- His Last Journey
- Double Image
- Arrival in New York
Sonny Rollins: Next Album
In November 1972, “Milestone” label released “Next Album”, the 29th Sonny Rollins album. It was recorded in July 1972, at “Mercury Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.
Personnel:
- Sonny Rollins – soprano and tenor saxophone
- George Cables – piano, electric piano
- Bob Cranshaw – bass, electric bass
- David Lee – drums
- Jack DeJohnette – drums
- Arthur Jenkins – congas, percussion
- Chuck Stewart – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Sonny Rollins, except where noted.
- Playin’ in the Yard
- Poinciana – Buddy Bernier, Nat Simon
- The Everywhere Calypso
- Keep Hold of Yourself
- Skylark – Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer
Roy Haynes
On November 12, 2024 Roy Owen Haynes died aged 99. He was musician (drums), regarded as one of best and most influential drummers in the history of jazz music. In his career lasting over 80 years he recorded and performed with the best known and most important jazz musicians, including Miles Davis, Lester Young, Kai Winding, Stan Getz, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Wardell Gray, Sarah Vaughan, Cal Tjader, Eddie Shu, Nat Adderley, Milt Jackson, Red Rodney, Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk, Art Farmer, Art Blakey, Dorothy Ashby, John Handy, George Shearing, Randy Weston, Kenny Burrell, Phineas Newborn, Jr, Sonny Stitt, Lee Konitz, Eric Dolphy, Etta Jones, Booker Little, Betty Roché, Tommy Flanagan, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Oliver Nelson, Sonny Stitt, Kai Winding, J. J. Johnson, Lem Winchester, Steve Lacy, Ray Charles, Jaki Byard, Ted Curson, Bob Brookmeyer, Jackie Paris, Roland Kirk, Willis Jackson, McCoy Tyner, Ted Curson, John Coltrane, Frank Wess, Andrew Hill, Jackie McLean, Jimmy Witherspoon, Gary Burton, Archie Shepp, Chick Corea, Jack DeJohnette, Leon Thomas, Clifford Jordan, Pharoah Sanders, Gato Barbieri, Dave Brubeck, Duke Jordan, Warne Marsh, Mary Lou Williams, Nick Brignola, Dizzy Reece, Johnny Griffin, Alice Coltrane, Art Pepper, Sal Nistico, Red Garland, Hank Jones, Stanley Cowell, Joe Albany, Freddie Hubbard, Toshiyuki Honda, Michel Petrucciani, Mark Isaacs, Dave Holland, Pat Metheny and Kenny Barron. Roy Haynes received big number of awards including “Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award” by the “National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences”, and the award at the “Special Merit Awards Ceremony & Nominees Reception” of the “54th Annual Grammy Awards”. In 2019, Haynes was given the “Lifetime Achievement Award” by the “Jazz Foundation of America”. As leader and co-leader, Roy Haynes released 32 albums.
Michael Brecker: Don’t Try This At Home
On September 5, 1988, “Impulse!” label released “Don’t Try This at Home”, the second Michael Brecker studio album. It was recorded in 1988, at “The Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by Don Grolnick. In 1989, the album won a “Grammy Award” for “Best Improvised Jazz Solo”.
Personnel:
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone, EWI
- Don Grolnick – acoustic piano
- Herbie Hancock – acoustic piano
- Joey Calderazzo – acoustic piano
- Judd Miller – synthesizer programming
- Jim Beard – synthesizers, acoustic piano
- Mike Stern – guitars
- Charlie Haden – acoustic bass
- Jeff Andrews – fretless electric bass, electric bass
- Jack DeJohnette – drums
- Adam Nussbaum – drums
- Peter Erskine – drums
- Mark O’Connor – violin
- James Farber – recording, mixing
- Gary Solomon – engineer assistant
- Karen Robben – engineer assistant
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Kathleen Covert – art direction. design
- Mark Seliger – photography
- George Varga – liner notes
- Tom Gill – piano technician
- Ricky Schultz – executive producer
- Jerry Wortman – production assistant
- Karen Kramer – production coordinator
Track listing:
- Itsbynne Reel – Michael Brecker, Don Grolnick
- Chime This – Don Grolnick
- Scriabin – Vince Mendoza
- Suspone – Mike Stern
- Don’t Try This at Home – Michael Brecker, Don Grolnick
- Everything Happens When You’re Gone – Michael Brecker
- Talking to Myself – Don Grolnick
- The Gentleman & Hizcaine – Jim Beard
Hubert Laws: The Rite Of Spring
On August 26, 1971, “CTI” label released “The Rite of Spring”, the sixth Hubert Laws album. It was recorded in June 1971, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
- Hubert Laws – flute
- Wally Kane, Jane Taylor – bassoon
- Bob James – piano, electric piano, electric harpsichord
- Gene Bertoncini, Stuart Scharf – guitar
- Ron Carter – bass
- Jack DeJohnette – drums
- Dave Friedman – vibraphone, percussion
- Airto Moreira – percussion
- Don Sebesky – arranger, conductor
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording
Track listing:
- Pavane – Gabriel Fauré
- The Rite of Spring – Igor Stravinsky
- Syrinx – Claude Debussy
- Brandenburg Concerto #3 (First Movement) – Johann Sebastian Bach
- Brandenburg Concerto #3 (Second Movement) – Johan Sebastian Bach
Don Sebeski: Giant Box
In July 1973, “CTI” label released “Giant Box”, the third Don Sebeski album. It was recorded April – May 1973, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
- Don Sebesky – electric piano, organ, clavinet, accordion, arrangements, conductor
- Jackie Cain, Roy Kral – vocals
- Lani Groves, Carl Caldwell, Tasha Thomas – vocals
- Hubert Laws – soprano saxophone, flute
- Joe Farrell – soprano saxophone
- Romeo Penque – soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute, piccolo, oboe, English horn
- Grover Washington, Jr. – alto saxophone
- Paul Desmond – alto saxophone
- Phil Bodner – soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute, piccolo
- George Marge – soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, clarinet, flute, oboe, English horn
- Walt Levinsky – tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
- Randy Brecker, Alan Rubin, Joe Shepley – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Garnett Brown – trombone
- Wayne Andre, Warren Covington – trombone, baritone horn
- Paul Faulise, Alan Raph – bass trombone, baritone horn
- Jim Buffington, Earl Chapin – French horn
- Tony Price – tuba
- Dave Friedman, Phil Kraus, Ralph MacDonald, Airto Moreira – percussion
- Alfred Brown, Harry Cykman, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Harry Glickman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Charles Libove, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, David Nadien, Gene Orloff, Elliot Rosoff, Irving Spice – violin
- Seymour Barab, Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Alan Shulman – cello
- Margaret Ross – harp
- George Benson – electric guitar
- Bob James – organ
- Ron Carter – bass, electric bass, piccolo bass
- Homer Mensch – bass
- Billy Cobham – drums
- Jack DeJohnette – drums
- Airto Moreira – percussion
- Rubens Bassini – conga
- Milt Jackson – vibraphone
- Bob Ciano – design
Track listing:
All tracks, by Don Sebesky, except where noted.
- Firebird/Birds of Fire – Igor Stravinsky, John McLaughlin
- Song to a Seagull – Joni Mitchell
- Free as a Bird
- Psalm 150 – Jimmy Webb
- Vocalise – Sergei Rachmaninoff
- Fly/Circles
- Semi-Tough
Jack DeJohnette: Have You Heard?
On July 4, 1970, “Milestone” label released “Have You Heard?”, the second Jack DeJohnette album. It was recorded in April 1970, at “Toshi Center Hall” in Akasaka, Tokyo.
Personnel:
- Jack DeJohnette – voice, drums, electric piano
- Bennie Maupin – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, flute
- Hideo Ichikawa – piano
- Gary Peacock – bass
Track listing:
All tracks by Jack DeJohnette, except where noted.
- Neophilia (Love of the New) – Bennie Maupin
- Papa-Daddy
- Have You Heard?
- For Jane
George Benson: Beyond the Blue Horizon
In May 1971, “CTI” label released “Beyond the Blue Horizon”, the seventh George Benson album. It was recorded in February 1971, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
- George Benson – guitar
- Clarence Palmer – Hammond organ
- Ron Carter – double bass, electric cello
- Jack DeJohnette – drums
- Michael Cameron – percussion
- Albert Nicholson – percussion
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
- Bob Ciano – design
- Chuck Stewart – photography
- Pete Turner – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by George Benson, except where noted.
- So What – Miles Davis
- The Gentle Rain – Luiz Bonfa, Matt Dubey
- All Clear
- Ode to a Kudu
- Somewhere in the East
Miles Davis: Live-Evil
On November 17, 1971, “Columbia” label released “Live-Evil”, album of live and studio recordings by Miles Davis. It was recorded February – June 1970, at “Columbia Studio B” in New York City, December 1970, at “The Cellar Door” in Washington, D.C., and was produced by Teo Macero.
Personnel:
- Miles Davis – trumpet, electric trumpet with wah-wah
- Herbie Hancock – electric piano
- Chick Corea – electric piano
- Keith Jarrett – electric piano, organ
- Joe Zawinul – electric piano
- Khalil Balakrishna – electric sitar
- Gary Bartz – soprano and alto saxophone
- Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone
- Steve Grossman – soprano saxophone
- John McLaughlin – electric guitar
- Dave Holland – acoustic and electric bass
- Ron Carter – acoustic bass
- Michael Henderson – electric bass
- Hermeto Pascoal – vocals, voice, drums, electric piano, whistling
- Jack DeJohnette – drums
- Billy Cobham – drums
- Airto Moreira – percussion
Track listing:
- Sivad – Miles Davis
- Little Church – Hermeto Pascoal
- Medley: Gemini/Double Image – Miles Davis, Joe Zawinul
- What I Say – Miles Davis
- Nem Um Talvez – Hermeto Pascoal
- Selim – Hermeto Pascoal
- Funky Tonk – Miles Davis
- Inamorata and Narration by Conrad Roberts – Miles Davis
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