Zebra (Jack DeJohnette album)

Zebra
Soundtrack album by
Released1989
RecordedMay 8–10, 1985
GenreJazz
Length40:43
LabelMCA
ProducerKenny Inaoka & Jack DeJohnette
Jack DeJohnette chronology
Audio-Visualscapes
(1988)
Zebra
(1989)
Parallel Realities
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[2]

Zebra is an album by Jack DeJohnette featuring trumpeter Lester Bowie recorded in 1985 for the video program titled "Tadayuki Naito/Zebra" and released on the MCA label in 1989. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states, "The performances are moody and has its colorful moments... Superior background music, recommended mostly to Jack DeJohnette completists".[1] The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote that it was "Not really a jazz album at all, but well worth having for some striking atmospheric music."[2]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Jack DeJohnette

No.TitleLength
1."Ntoro I"8:40
2."Jongo"4:53
3."Aho"9:42
4."Kpledzo"7:58
5."Ntoro II"9:17
  • Recorded at Grog Kill Studio, Woodstock, NY on May 8–10, 1985

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. ""Zebra Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  2. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. p. 282. ISBN 978-0-14-015364-4.