Album Album

Album Album
Studio album by Jack DeJohnette
Released	1984
Recorded	June 1984
Genre	Post bop Avant-garde jazz Free funk
Length	42:09
Label	ECM
Producer	Jack DeJohnette
Jack DeJohnette chronology
Inflation Blues (1983) Album Album (1984) The Jack DeJohnette Piano Album (1985)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Album Album is a 1984 jazz album by Jack DeJohnette’s Special Edition featuring five compositions by DeJohnette and a cover of Thelonious Monk's "Monk's Mood".^[4] A JazzTimes reviewer selected it in 2012 as one of DeJohnette's key albums.^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Jack DeJohnette except where noted.

Side one

1. "Ahmad the Terrible" – 6:08
2. "Monk's Mood" (Thelonious Monk) – 7:41
3. "Festival" – 6:08

Side two

1. "New Orleans Strut" – 6:49
2. "Third World Anthem" – 10:51
3. "Zoot Suite" – 5:02

Personnel

• Jack DeJohnette – synthesizer, guitar, drums, keyboards
• Howard Johnson – tuba, baritone saxophone
• David Murray – tenor saxophone
• John Purcell – alto saxophone and soprano saxophone
• Rufus Reid – bass guitar and double bass
• Dave Baker – recording engineer

References

1. Album Album at AllMusic
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 60. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 365. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
4. Carr, Ian; Fairweather, Digby; Priestley, Brian; Alexander, Charles (2004). The Rough Guide to Jazz. Rough Guides. p. 208. ISBN 978-1-84353-256-9. New Directions (John Abercrombie album).
5. Milkowski, Bill (April 6, 2012). "DeJohnography". JazzTimes. Retrieved May 30, 2020.