The DeJohnette Complex explained

The DeJohnette Complex
Type:	Album
Artist:	Jack DeJohnette
Cover:	The DeJohnette Complex.jpg
Released:	1969
Recorded:	December 26 & 27, 1968
Genre:	Avant-garde jazz
Length:	39:13
Label:	Milestone
Producer:	Orrin Keepnews & Dick Katz
Next Title:	Have You Heard?
Next Year:	1970

The DeJohnette Complex is the debut album by Jack DeJohnette featuring Bennie Maupin, Stanley Cowell, Miroslav Vitous, Eddie Gómez, and Roy Haynes recorded in 1968 and released on the Milestone label in 1969.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states, "The music ranges from advanced swinging to brief free improvisations and some avant-funk... Intriguing and generally successful music".^[2] A JazzTimes reviewer selected it in 2012 as one of DeJohnette's key albums.^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Jack DeJohnette except as indicated

1. "Equipoise" (Stanley Cowell) - 3:58
2. "The Major General" - 6:34
3. "Miles' Mode" (John Coltrane) - 6:36
4. "Requiem Number 1" - 2:21
5. "Mirror Image" (Miroslav Vitous) - 5:08
6. "Papa, Daddy and Me" - 7:53
7. "Brown, Warm and Wintry" - 5:02
8. "Requiem Number 2" - 1:41

• Recorded at Dandon Productions, New York on December 26 and 27, 1968

Personnel

• Jack DeJohnette

drums, melodica

• Bennie Maupin

tenor saxophone, wood flute, flute 1, 2, 3, 4, 6

• Stanley Cowell

• Miroslav Vitous

bass on tracks 1, 2, 4

• Eddie Gómez

bass 3, 4, 5, 6

• Roy Haynes

drums, percussion on tracks 1, 4

Notes and References

1. http://riad.pk.edu.pl/~pmj/dejohnette/complex.txt Jack DeJohnette discography
2. Web site: The DeJohnette Complex - Jack DeJohnette | AllMusic . S. . Yanow . allmusic.com . 2011 . 20 July 2011.
3. Milkowski . Bill . April 6, 2012 . DeJohnography . . May 30, 2020.