Cosmic Chicken

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Cosmic Chicken
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Studio album by
Released1975
RecordedApril 24–26, 1975
StudioFantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA
Genre Jazz
Label Prestige
Producer Jack DeJohnette & Orrin Keepnews
Jack DeJohnette chronology
Sorcery
(1974)
Cosmic Chicken
(1975)
Gateway
(1976)
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Cosmic Chicken is an album by Jack DeJohnette featuring Alex Foster, John Abercrombie, and Peter Warren recorded in 1975 and released on the Prestige label. [3]

Contents

Track listing

All compositions by Jack DeJohnette except where noted.

  1. "Cosmic Chicken" – 4:53
  2. "One for Devadip and the Professor" – 3:35
  3. "Memories" – 5:58
  4. "Stratocruiser" – 7:28
  5. "Shades of the Phantom" – 6:13
  6. "Eiderdown" (Steve Swallow) – 5:35
  7. "Sweet and Pungent" – 3:32
  8. "Last Chance Stomp" – 7:07

Personnel

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References

  1. Allmusic Review
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 60. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  3. Jack DeJohnette discography accessed 1 September 2009