Untitled (Jack DeJohnette album)

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Untitled
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Studio album by
Jack DeJohnette's Directions
Released1976 (1976)
RecordedFebruary 1976 (1976-02)
StudioTalent Studios
Oslo, Norway
Genre
Length45:40
Label ECM 1074 ST
Producer Manfred Eicher
Jack DeJohnette chronology
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(1976)
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(1976)
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(1977)
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(1977)

Untitled is an album by Jack DeJohnette's Directions, recorded in February 1976 and released on ECM later that year. The quintet features saxophonist Alex Foster and rhythm section John Abercrombie, Warren Bernhardt, Mike Richmond and Jack DeJohnette. [1]

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Track listing

All tracks are written by Jack DeJohnette except as noted.

Side I
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Flying Spirits" 13:50
2."Pansori Visions"
  • DeJohnette
  • Abercrombie
2:20
3."Fantastic"
  • DeJohnette
  • Abercrombie
  • Foster
  • Richmond
5:52
Total length:22:02
Side II
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Vikings Are Coming" 6:43
2."Struttin"
  • DeJohnette
  • Foster
  • Abercrombie
6:30
3."Morning Star"Bernhardt7:22
4."Malibu Reggae" 3:03
Total length:23:38 45:40

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Personnel

Jack DeJohnette's Directions

Technical personnel

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References

  1. "Jack DeJohnette's Directions | Discography". AllMusic . Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  2. "Untitled - Jack DeJohnette,Jack DeJohnette's Directions | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic . Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 60. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  4. liner notes: Jack DeJohnette's Directions "Untitled", ECM Records, ECM-1-1074