Wolrdwide Funk

DeJohnette's- The Ripple Effect (2005)

 

Jack DeJohnette - keyboards, drums, percussion

Ben Surman - keyboards & audio remixer/reimaginer

Foday Musa Suso - kora

John Surman - recorder, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone

Marlui Miranda - vocals

The sparse source version of Worldwide Funk is on the Jack DeJohnette/Foday Musa Suso duo "music from the hearts of the masters" release from 2006.

To my ears this track shows how similar the grooves of Tony Allen and Jack DeJohnette are. For further proof of this check out Tony Allen's amazing drumming on Ernest Ranglin's Modern Answers to Old Problems- on the track Outernational Incident:

Here is Jack DeJohnette's groove:

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More Jack!

Essential mid 1970's classic  Jack DeJohnette goodness.

The year is 1976. The artist is the late great Collin Walcott.

Collin Walcott is probably best know for his work with Oregon and CODONA.

CODONA: CO= Collin Walcott; DO= Don Cherry; NA= Nana Vasconcellos

The passing of percussion great Nana Vasconcellos earlier this year brings a coda to CODONA. Solace is John Abercrombie, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette are still alive and well and as creative as ever.

Believe it or not- there is no link available to Cloud Dance on YouTube at this time, so you will just have to do yourself a favor and purchase it. A transcription of the tune is available at the excellent blog JTA- The Jazz Trancript Authority

The drums come into the song late, which  is where the transcription starts. Delicate, crisp and airy DeJohnette.

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