Inflation Blues

Inflation Blues
Inflation Blues
Studio album by Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition
Released	1983
Recorded	September 1982
Studio	Power Station, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	ECM 1244
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Jack DeJohnette chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[2]

Inflation Blues is an album by Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition recorded in September 1982 and released on ECM the following year. The ensemble features reed players Chico Freeman and John Purcell, trumpeter Baikida Carroll, and bassist Rufus Reid.^[3]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states, "this is a particularly strong outing by the 1982 edition of the group... it is not surprising that the music is adventurous yet quite coherent, with the solo and group statements being both spontaneous and logical. Recommended."^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Jack DeJohnette

"Starburst" - 9:11
"Ebony" - 8:42
"The Islands" - 8:36
"Inflation Blues" - 6:43
"Slowdown" - 6:24

Personnel

Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition

Baikida Carroll – trumpet (except "Ebony")
Chico Freeman – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet
John Purcell – baritone saxophone, alto saxophone, flute, clarinet
Rufus Reid – bass
Jack DeJohnette – drums, piano, clavinet, vocal

References

^ Allmusic Review
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 60. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Jack DeJohnette discography accessed 10 September 2009
^ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed 10 September 2009

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[1] Allmusic Review

[RSJRG-2] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 60. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[3] Jack DeJohnette discography accessed 10 September 2009

[4] Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed 10 September 2009

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Studio albums	The DeJohnette Complex (1969) Have You Heard (1970) Sorcery (1974) Cosmic Chicken (1975) Untitled (1976) Pictures (1976) New Rags (1977) New Directions [with John Abercrombie, Lester Bowie and Eddie Gómez] (1978) New Directions in Europe (1980) The Jack DeJohnette Piano Album (1985) Zebra [with Lester Bowie] (1989) In Our Style [with David Murray] (1986) Parallel Realities [Trio with Pat Metheny and Herbie Hancock] (1990) Music for the Fifth World [with Vernon Reid and John Scofield] (1992) Dancing with Nature Spirits [with Michael Cain and Steve Gorn] (1995) Oneness (1997) Music in the Key of Om (2005) The Elephant Sleeps But Still Remembers (2006) Peace Time (2008) Music We Are (2009) Sound Travels (2012) Made in Chicago (2015) In Movement (2016) Return (2016) Hudson (2017)
Special Edition	Special Edition [with Arthur Blythe and David Murray] (1979) Tin Can Alley [with Chico Freeman, John Purcell and Peter Warren] (1980) Inflation Blues [with Baikida Carroll] (1982) Album Album [with John Purcell and David Murray] (1984) Irresistible Forces [with Greg Osby, Gary Thomas, Lonnie Plaxico, Mick Goodrick and Naná Vasconcelos] (1987) Audio-Visualscapes (1988) Earthwalk (1991) Extra Special Edition [with Bobby McFerrin] (1994)
Gateway	Gateway (1976) Gateway 2 (1978) Homecoming (1995) In the Moment (1996)
Trio Beyond	Saudades (2006)
with Keith Jarrett	Ruta and Daitya (1973) Standards Live (1986) Still Live (1988) Tribute (1990) Keith Jarrett at the Blue Note (1995) Tokyo '96 (1998) Whisper Not (2000) Inside Out (2001) The Out-of-Towners (2004) Yesterdays (2009) Somewhere (2013)
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