Sorcery (Jack DeJohnette album)

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Sorcery
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Released1974
RecordedMarch & May, 1974
StudioWillow, New York & Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, NY
Genre Jazz-funk [1]
Length41:04
Label Prestige
Producer Jack DeJohnette
Jack DeJohnette chronology
Jackeyboard
(1973)
Sorcery
(1974)
Cosmic Chicken
(1975)
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Sorcery is an album by Jack DeJohnette featuring Bennie Maupin, John Abercrombie, Mick Goodrick, Dave Holland and Michael Fellerman recorded in 1974 and released on the Prestige label. [5] The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states, "A lot of rambling takes place on this interesting but erratic CD reissue... While one admires DeJohnette's willingness to take chances, this music has not dated well". [6]

Contents

Track listing

All compositions by Jack DeJohnette except as indicated
  1. "Sorcery, No. 1" - 13:50
  2. "The Right Time" - 2:21
  3. "The Rock Thing" - 4:14
  4. "The Reverend King Suite: Reverend King/Obstructions/The Fatal Shot/Mourning/Unrest/New Spirits on the Horizon" (John Coltrane/DeJohnette) - 14:19
  5. "Four Levels of Joy" - 3:09
  6. "Epilog" (DeJohnette, Dave Holland) - 3:11
  • Recorded at Willow, NY in March 1974 and at Bearsville Studios, NY in May 1974

Personnel

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