Album Album Explained

Album Album is a 1984 jazz album by Jack DeJohnette’s Special Edition featuring five compositions by DeJohnette and a cover of Thelonious Monk's "Monk's Mood".^[1] A JazzTimes reviewer selected it in 2012 as one of DeJohnette's key albums.^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Jack DeJohnette except where noted.

Side one

1. "Ahmad the Terrible" – 6:08
2. "Monk's Mood" (Thelonious Monk) – 7:41
3. "Festival" – 6:08

Side two

1. "New Orleans Strut" – 6:49
2. "Third World Anthem" – 10:51
3. "Zoot Suite" – 5:02

Personnel

• Jack DeJohnette  - synthesizer, guitar, drums, keyboards
• Howard Johnson  - tuba, baritone saxophone
• David Murray  - tenor saxophone
• John Purcell  - alto saxophone and soprano saxophone
• Rufus Reid  - bass guitar and double bass
• Dave Baker – recording engineer

Notes and References

1. Book: Carr . Ian . Fairweather . Digby . Priestley . Brian . Alexander . Charles . The Rough Guide to Jazz . 2004 . Rough Guides . 978-1-84353-256-9 . 208 . registration . New Directions (John Abercrombie album). . en.
2. Milkowski . Bill . April 6, 2012 . DeJohnography . . May 30, 2020.