I'm pretty surprised there wasn't one for him yet. Shall we discuss?
An incredible drummer. I love Jacks playing on Michael Breckers' "Tales form the Hudson."
I started working a bit on his book, It is interesting seeing him transposed, he looks great on paper as he does sound. His ride groooves are like no other. He one of those cats that probably has a really interesting house with good books. You can almost hear his book collection in his music!
Has anyone else worked through his book?
Anyone here have Saudades by Trio Beyond? good CD
I've a concert in Copenhagen by them that was excellent. I was thinking about maybe getting that CD. They have a lot of the same tracks- pee wee, big nick, saudades, probably more too
Jack's one of the true jazz drum greats we still have the fortune of having with us.
Absolutely! Even after all of these years, Jack's playing continues to touch me and move me emotionally like no other. True catharsis, in the classical Greek sense, where one is transported to a new territory of life and never the same again.
On "My Foolish Heart," the latest offering from the trio with Jarrett and Peacock (actually recorded back in 2001) Jack delivers more amazing performances--they even do a few numbers in Ragtime style! Trio Beyond's tribute to Tony Williams that was mentioned (Saudades) is incredible as well--that one spent a lot of time in my car's CD player when I got it last Spring.
Steamer, you have some real treasures there in the form of letters and tapes from Jack!
spleen
FYI--There is a wonderful interview with/article about Jack in the new Traps magazing (Jack is on the cover). Very well done and definitely worth checking out!
spleen