In Europe (Jack DeJohnette album) explained

In Europe
Type:Live album
Artist:Jack DeJohnette & New Directions
Cover:New Directions in Europe.jpg
Recorded:June 9, 1979[1]
Venue:Mohren
Willisau, Switzerland
Genre:Jazz, post-bop
Length:56:31
Label:ECM 1157
Producer:Manfred Eicher
Prev Title:Special Edition
Prev Year:1980
Next Title:Tin Can Alley
Next Year:1981

In Europe is a live album by Jack DeJohnette and New Directions recorded in June 1979 and released on ECM September the following year. The quartet features trumpeter Lester Bowie, guitarist John Abercrombie, and bassist Eddie Gómez.

Reception

"This group demonstrates what an extraordinary and exciting player DeJohnette can be," wrote Richard Cook and Brian Morton in their Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. "He never sounded as convincing in the studio—or at least under his own name ... though Abercrombie sounds oddly out of condition."

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states, "There are some colorful moments but overall the music is not all that memorable."[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Jack DeJohnette except as indicated

  1. "Salsa for Eddie G." - 16:05
  2. "Where or Wayne" - 12:33
  3. "Bayou Fever" - 18:24
  4. "Multo spiliagio" (Abercrombie, Bowie, DeJohnette, Gomez) - 9:33

Personnel

New Directions

Notes and References

  1. https://www.willisaujazzarchive.ch/concerts/1979/1026.html Jack DeJohnette's New Directions concert entry
  2. Yanow, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r137637|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed 31 August 2009