New Directions is an album by Jack DeJohnette, recorded in June 1978 and released on ECM later that year. The quartet features trumpeter Lester Bowie, guitarist John Abercrombie, and bassist Eddie Gomez.
| New Directions | ||||
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| Studio album by Jack DeJohnette | ||||
| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | June 1978 | |||
| Studio | Talent Studio Oslo, Norway | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 46:13 | |||
| Label | ECM 1128 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
| Tom Hull | B+ ( )[3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [5] |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow noted that "the music is a bit dull, making too much use of space and featuring less of Bowie's trumpet and wit than one would hope... There are some strong moments (particularly from Abercrombie and DeJohnette) but this band (to use a cliché) was less than the sum of its parts."[1]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Jack DeJohnette except as indicated.
- "Bayou Fever" – 8:40
- "Where or Wayne" – 12:25
- "Dream Stalker" (Abercrombie, Bowie, DeJohnette, Gomez) – 5:55
- "One Handed Woman" (Abercrombie, Bowie, DeJohnette, Gomez) – 10:49
- "Silver Hollow" – 8:24
Personnel
edit- Jack DeJohnette – drums, piano
- John Abercrombie – guitar, electric mandolin
- Lester Bowie – trumpet
- Eddie Gómez – double bass
Production
edit- Manfred Eicher – producer
- Jan Erik Kongshaug – engineer
- Dieter Bonhorst – layout design
- Roberto Masotti – cover photo
References
edit- ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed August 18, 2011
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: D". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Hull, Tom (28 February 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 366. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 60. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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