• PRESSED 0N 180 GRAM VINYL AT RTI

While Sorcery was not Jack DeJohnette’s first appearance on record under his own name, it did mark a major step in his career, from first-call sideman to working bandleader. Both the mix of material (full of freedom, structure, electricity, and humor), the personnel, and DeJohnette’s own multifaceted role as drummer/keyboard player/composer predict the diverse paths his groups would pursue over the next two decades.

Featured players include Bennie Maupin and Dave Holland, old partners from live and studio endeavors with Miles Davis; and two guitarists who would rise to prominence in later DeJohnette bands, John Abercrombie and Mick Goodrick.

PERSONNEL ON SIDE A:

• Bennie Maupin - (bass clarinet)
• Mick Goodrick - (guitar)
• John Abercrombie - (guitar)
• Dave Holland - (bass)
• Jack DeJohnette - (drums)
• Michael Fellerman - (metaphone 1)

• Willow, New York, March 1974

PERSONNEL ON SIDE B:

• Jack DeJohnette - (keyboards, drums)
• Dave Holland - (bass)
• Michael Fellerman - (metaphone 1)

• Bearsville, Newe York, May 1974

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1 Sorcery #1
• A2 The Right Time
• A3 The Rock Thing

• SIDE B
• B1 The Reverend King Suite
• a. Reverend King
• b. Obstructions
• c. The Fatal Shot
• d. Mourning
• e. Unrest
• f. New Spirits on the Horizon
• B2 Four Levels of Joy
• B3 Epilog