Untitled (Jack DeJohnette album)

Untitled
Studio album by Jack DeJohnette's Directions
Released	1976 (1976)
Recorded	February 1976 (1976-02)
Studio	Talent, Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz post-bop avant-garde jazz fusion
Length	45:40
Label	ECM 1074 ST
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Jack DeJohnette chronology
Gateway (1976) Untitled (1976) Pictures (1977)
Jack DeJohnette's Directions chronology
Untitled (1976) New Rags (1977)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Untitled is an album by Jack DeJohnette's Directions, recorded in February 1976 and released on ECM Records later that year. The quintet features saxophonist Alex Foster and rhythm section John Abercrombie, Warren Bernhardt, Mike Richmond and Jack DeJohnette. ^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jack DeJohnette except as noted.

Side I

No.	Title	Writer(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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Vikings Are Coming"		6:43
2.	"Struttin"	DeJohnette Foster Abercrombie	6:30
3.	"Morning Star"	Bernhardt	7:22
4.	"Malibu Reggae"		3:03
Total length:			23:38 45:40

Note

• Untitled was originally released on LP, 8-track, and cassette. ^[4] In 2019, it was released as a digital download.

Personnel

Jack DeJohnette's Directions

• Alex Foster – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• John Abercrombie – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Warren Bernhardt – piano, electric piano, clavinet, cowbell
• Mike Richmond – double bass, electric bass
• Jack DeJohnette – drums, tenor saxophone

Technical personnel

• Manfred Eicher – producer
• Jan Erik Kongshaug – engineer
• Frieder Grindler – cover design
• Roberto Masotti – photography

References

1. "Untitled - Jack DeJohnette,Jack DeJohnette's Directions | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic . Retrieved May 19, 2015.
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's Directions | Discography". AllMusic . Retrieved May 19, 2015.
4. liner notes: Jack DeJohnette's Directions "Untitled", ECM Records, ECM-1-1074