Rebroadcast May 31, 2021.
How many drummers changed the whole conversation, just with their playing? Like, to the point that they became the North Star for the next generation or two? How many of those were also great bandleaders, and maybe even solid composers? It’s a short list by anybody’s count but one name you are probably already thinking of is Jack DeJohnette.
This Monday, drummer Pheeroan akLaff joins Mitch Goldman in putting DeJohnette in Deep Focus. Mitch, of course, has some dazzling live music from the archives that you’ve probably never heard. DeJohnette’s band Special Edition is ripe for rediscovery.
It’s up now on the Deep Focus podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at https://mitchgoldman.podbean.com/
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