Inflation Blues

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Inflation Blues
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Studio album by
Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition
Released1983
RecordedSeptember 1982
Studio Power Station, New York City
Genre Jazz
Label ECM 1244
Producer Manfred Eicher
Jack DeJohnette chronology
Tin Can Alley
(1981)
Inflation Blues
(1983)
Album Album
(1984)

Inflation Blues is an album by Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition, recorded in September 1982 and released on ECM Records the following year. The ensemble features reed players Chico Freeman and John Purcell, trumpeter Baikida Carroll, and bassist Rufus Reid. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states that "this is a particularly strong outing by the 1982 edition of the group... it is not surprising that the music is adventurous yet quite coherent, with the solo and group statements being both spontaneous and logical. Recommended." [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Jack DeJohnette
  1. "Starburst" - 9:11
  2. "Ebony" - 8:42
  3. "The Islands" - 8:36
  4. "Inflation Blues" - 6:43
  5. "Slowdown" - 6:24

Personnel

Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition

References

  1. Jack DeJohnette discography accessed 10 September 2009
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed 10 September 2009
  3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 60. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.