Jack DeJohnette Special Edition -- Jack DeJohnette: Special Edition

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With drummer/keyboardist Jack DeJohnette entering his eighth decade on planet earth, he's managed to accomplish what few other drummers have. Recipient of the 2012 NEA Jazz Masters Award, there are few jazz drummer s alive today who can cite as many recordings as the Chicago-born DeJohnette can, nor are there many who have been on such a diverse stylistic cross-section. DeJohnette, now a legend himself, was picked up by a large number of then-high profile musicians in the early days of his career, artists like trumpeters m: Miles Davis and m: Freddie Hubbard, keyboardists m: Chick Corea, m: Herbie Hancock, m: Bill Evans and m: Joe Zawinul, and saxophonists m: Jackie McLean, m: Sonny Rollins, m: Joe Henderson and m: Charles Lloyd. And, over the years, he's been a member of significant and long-lasting ensembles, including Lloyd's famous '60s quartet with pianist m: Keith Jarrett, the m: Gateway trio with guitarist m: John Abercrombie and bassist m: Dave Holland, and, of course, Jarrett's Standards Trio that, along with bassist m: Gary Peacock, hits its 30th anniversary in 2013...

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