Jack DeJohnette

With Made In Chicago, Jack DeJohnette celebrates a reunion with old friends. More than 50 years ago, DeJohnette, Roscoe Mitchell and Henry Threadgill were all classmates at Wilson Junior College on Chicago’s Southside, pooling energies and enthusiasms in jam sessions. Shortly thereafter Jack joined Muhal Richard Abrams’ Experimental Band, and Roscoe and Henry soon followed him. When Abrams co-founded the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians in 1965, Mitchell and Threadgill were involved from the outset, presenting concerts and contributing to each other’s work under the AACM umbrella. DeJohnette had relocated to New York by then, but remained a frequent visitor and collaborator.

PERSONNEL:

HENRY THREADGILL, alto sax, bass flute, bass recorder
ROSCOE MITCHELL, soprano & alto sax, wooden flute
MUHAL RICHARD ABRAMS, piano
LARRY GRAYM double bass, violoncello
JACK DeJOHNETTE, drums

Recorded Live August 29, 2013 at The PritzkePavillon Millennium Park, Chicago

TRACKS:

01. Chant
02. Jack 5
03. This
04. Museum of Time
05. Leave Don’t Go Away
06. Announcement