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Jack Dejohnnette

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1
Month
October
Year
1975
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DeJohnette is a drummer/composer of strength, intelligence and longtime experience (with Miles Davis, among dozens of others) who's been developing hls own idiosyncratic jazz-rock visiĆ³n for several years. Cosmic Chicken, his latest album, is bv far his best effort in that direction and is, in fact, one of the freshest-sounding albums released by anyone this past year.

Most of the tunes here manage to balance a gracefully funky bottom and frequent blasts of black energy jazz (dig especially "Stratocruiser," "Shades of the Phantom" and the title cut). Saxophonist Alex Foster has a wild, naked sound; guitarist John Abercrombie (who's making numerous sessions) is a new master of both line and distortion; and DeJohnette keeps things kicking throughout. This one will keep you coming back for more.