The Jack DeJohnette Piano Album – Digital Landmark Jazz (1985) CD

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MPN: LCD-1504-2 

Brand Name: Landmark Records       

!!!  This is a SUPER RARE CD, absolute rarity!   Amazing recording!   The drummer playing the piano!!!  Condition of the CD is LIKE NEW !!!

Overview

The Jack DeJohnette Piano Album (Landmark LCD-1504-2) presents a rare glimpse of the celebrated drummer as a pianist and composer. Recorded digitally in January 1985, this album captures DeJohnette’s melodic sensitivity and rhythmic sophistication in a piano trio setting, joined by Eddie Gomez on bass and Freddie Waits on drums.

Produced by Orrin Keepnews and Jack DeJohnette, the recording reflects both the warmth of acoustic jazz and the precision of early digital technology. The result is a project that bridges tradition and innovation—offering both lyrical beauty and technical mastery.

Product Features

• Format: Compact Disc (Digital Audio)
• Genre: Jazz / Post-Bop
• Style: Contemporary Acoustic Piano Trio
• Recording Dates: January 14–15, 1985
• Recording Studio: Woodstock Recording Studio, Woodstock, NY
• Mastering: George Horn, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA
• Recording Method: Mixed and mastered digitally with the Mitsubishi X-80 Digital Tape Recorder
• Total Length: Approximately 43 minutes
• Label: Landmark Records

Track Listing

1. Minority (Gigi Gryce) – 8:32
2. Lydia (Jack DeJohnette) – 3:43
3. Countdown (John Coltrane) – 2:37
4. Spiral (John Coltrane) – 7:00
5. Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper–Rob Hyman) – 3:58
6. Milton (Jack DeJohnette) – 5:04
7. Ahmad the Terrible (Jack DeJohnette) – 6:44
8. Quiet Now (Denny Zeitlin) – 5:49

Personnel: Jack DeJohnette – Piano, Synthesizer (on tracks 2, 5, 6) Eddie Gomez – Bass Freddie Waits – Drums

Interesting Facts

• A Rare Role for DeJohnette: Though best known as one of jazz’s most influential drummers, DeJohnette began as a pianist. Here, he returns to his first instrument, displaying remarkable lyrical depth and rhythmic creativity.
• Digital Innovation: One of the early fully digital jazz albums, mixed and mastered from Mitsubishi X-80 digital tape—a pioneering process in 1985.
• Classic Collaboration: The album reunites DeJohnette with master producer Orrin Keepnews, known for his work with jazz icons such as Bill Evans, Thelonious Monk, and Sonny Rollins.
• Instrument Highlights: DeJohnette performs on a restored 1896 Steinway B piano and a Siel DK600 Polyphonic Synthesizer, adding a modern texture to select tracks.
• Dedicated Recording: The disc is dedicated to Lanny Wolcott and family, with heartfelt acknowledgments to the session’s engineers and musicians.

Publishers

© 1985 Landmark Records, 2600 Tenth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710 Manufactured in Austria. Distributed by GRP Records Ltd., Switzerland. All rights reserved. Landmark is a registered trademark owned by Orrin Keepnews.

Recorded (January 14 and 15, 1985) and mixed at Woodstock Recording Studio (Woodstock, N.Y.).
Mastered at Fantasy Studios (Berkeley, CA).

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