In Europe is a live album by Jack DeJohnette and New Directions recorded in June 1979 and released on ECM September the following year. The quartet features trumpeter Lester Bowie, guitarist John Abercrombie, and bassist Eddie Gómez.
| In Europe | ||||
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| Live album by Jack DeJohnette & New Directions | ||||
| Released | September 1980 | |||
| Recorded | June 9, 1979[1] | |||
| Venue | Mohren Willisau, Switzerland | |||
| Genre | Jazz, post-bop | |||
| Length | 56:31 | |||
| Label | ECM 1157 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
| Jack DeJohnette & New Directions chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
| Tom Hull | B+ ( )[5] |
Reception
edit"This group demonstrates what an extraordinary and exciting player DeJohnette can be," wrote Richard Cook and Brian Morton in their Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. "He never sounded as convincing in the studio—or at least under his own name ... though Abercrombie sounds oddly out of condition."[4]
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states, "There are some colorful moments but overall the music is not all that memorable."[6]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Jack DeJohnette except as indicated
- "Salsa for Eddie G." - 16:05
- "Where or Wayne" - 12:33
- "Bayou Fever" - 18:24
- "Multo spiliagio" (Abercrombie, Bowie, DeJohnette, Gomez) - 9:33
Personnel
editNew Directions
editReferences
edit- ^ Jack DeJohnette's New Directions concert entry at The Willisau Jazz Archive
- ^ Allmusic Review
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 60. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard, Brian Morton (2006). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings, 8th Edition, London: Penguin Books, p. 341 ISBN 9780141023274
- ^ Hull, Tom (28 February 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed 31 August 2009