Jack DeJohnette R.I.P.

One of my favorites.  He didn't think of himself as a drummer, but as a musician and that shows in his drumming.

Very sad.  As a drummer I like Keith Jarrett At the Blue Note - The Complete Recordings (it’s on Qobuz) for the music but also because it’s an excellent ECM recording where DeJohnette’s drums are recorded naturally and don’t pan all the way across the stage the way drums are often and unrealistically portrayed.  On songs like “Bop-Be (Live)” and “Now’s the Time” you get a real “the kit is in my room” kinda feel, especially with the solos toward the end of the songs, more than almost any other recording I can think of because DeJohnette’s drums are so realistically captured in their natural space.  Anyway, a huge loss for the music world for sure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9khSUIMjBuk

"Timeless" - John Abercrombie, Jan Hammer, Jack DeJanette

One of my All Time favorites. A fantastic song to close out any evening or late night listening session...

R.I.P. Jack DeJanette

Jack DeJanette 

Huge loss in the jazz world.  Really loved the early stuff on ECM:  Gateway albums,, Special Edition.  New directions.  It seems like he was always breaking new ground.