New Rags

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New Rags
Jack Dejohnette Directions - New Rags.jpg
Studio album by
Jack DeJohnette's Directions
Released1977
RecordedMay 1977
StudioTonstudio Bauer
Ludwigsburg, W. Germany
Genre Jazz, avant-garde jazz, jazz fusion
Length40:48
Label ECM 1103 ST
Producer Manfred Eicher
Jack DeJohnette chronology
Pictures
(1977)
New Rags
(1977)
Gateway 2
(1978)
Jack DeJohnette's Directions chronology
Untitled
(1976)
New Rags
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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New Rags is an album by drummer Jack DeJohnette's band Directions, recorded in May 1977 and released by ECM Records later that year. Directions consists of saxophonist Alex Foster, guitarist John Abercrombie (with whom DeJohnette had worked with in Gateway), and bassist Mike Richmond.

Contents

Track listing

All compositions by Jack DeJohnette except as indicated

  1. "Minya's the Mooch" – 11:22
  2. "Lydia" – 3:43
  3. "Flys" (Alex Foster) – 6:05
  4. "New Rags" – 9:08
  5. "Steppin' Thru" (Alex Foster) – 10:30

Personnel

Jack DeJohnette's Direction

Technical personnel

References

  1. Yanow, Scott. "New Rags - Jack DeJohnette's Directions | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 60. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.