Special Edition is an album by American jazz drummer Jack DeJohnette recorded in March 1979 and released on ECM the following year. The quartet features reed players David Murray and Arthur Blythe and bassist and cellist Slip Warren.
| Special Edition | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | March 1979 | |||
| Studio | Generation Sound Studios New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:06 | |||
| Label | ECM 1152 | |||
| Producer | Jack DeJohnette | |||
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Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
| Tom Hull | B+ ( )[4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [2] |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states, "The first (and mightiest) of Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition ensembles offered a sound that in many ways was revolutionary in modern contemporary and creative improvised music circa 1980... This CD deserves a definitive five-star rating for the lofty place it commands in the evolution of jazz headed toward new heights and horizons".[1]
A JazzTimes reviewer selected it in 2012 as one of DeJohnette's key albums.[5]
Track listing
edit- All compositions by Jack DeJohnette except as indicated
- "One for Eric" - 9:52
- "Zoot Suite" - 11:29
- "Central Park West" (John Coltrane) - 3:16
- "India" (Coltrane) - 6:02
- "Journey to the Twin Planet" - 8:42
Personnel
edit- Jack DeJohnette – drums, piano, melodica
- David Murray – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
- Arthur Blythe – alto saxophone
- Peter "Slip" Warren – bass, cello
References
edit- ^ a b Yanow, Scott AllMusic Review accessed 31 August 2009
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 60. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 365. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Hull, Tom (28 February 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ Milkowski, Bill (April 6, 2012). "DeJohnography". JazzTimes. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
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