Zebra (Jack DeJohnette album)

Zebra
Soundtrack album by Jack DeJohnette
Released	1989
Recorded	May 8–10, 1985
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:43
Label	MCA
Producer	Kenny Inaoka & Jack DeJohnette
Jack DeJohnette chronology
Audio-Visualscapes (1988) Zebra (1989) Parallel Realities (1990)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[2]

Zebra is an album by Jack DeJohnette featuring trumpeter Lester Bowie recorded in 1985 for the video program titled "Tadayuki Naito/Zebra" and released on the MCA label in 1989.

The AllMusic review of Zebra by Scott Yanow states: "The performances are moody and has its colorful moments... Superior background music, recommended mostly to Jack DeJohnette completists". ^[1] The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote that it was "Not really a jazz album at all, but well worth having for some striking atmospheric music." ^[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jack DeJohnette.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ntoro I"	8:40
2.	"Jongo"	4:53
3.	"Aho"	9:42
4.	"Kpledzo"	7:58
5.	"Ntoro II"	9:17

• Recorded at Grog Kill Studio, Woodstock, NY, on May 8–10, 1985

Personnel

• Jack DeJohnette – synthesizer
• Lester Bowie  – trumpet (tracks 1, 3 & 5)

References

1. Yanow, Scott. ""Zebra Review". AllMusic . Retrieved May 9, 2011.
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. p. 282. ISBN   978-0-14-015364-4.