"I'm a complete musician. A few days later, sitting in the Royal Festival Hall watching the Standards Trio, a moment of transcendent magic thrilled me as Jarrett sustained a long sequence of repeated notes high up on the piano and DeJohnette powered the music forwards with a labyrinthian drum solo as harmonically searching as anything Jarrett had played. Complete musician indeed."
"The idea of improvisation, DeJohnette told me, is tied up in the very nature of our existence. We don't expect our life to evolve without changing and we never know what's round the corner why should music be any different? He further explained that each part of his drum kit he considered to be a musical being in its own right. He designed and tuned his cymbals to his own specification."
Jack DeJohnette refused to be labeled merely a drummer and described himself as a complete musician. A Standards Trio performance showcased his ability to match harmonic searching with a labyrinthian drum solo while supporting sustained piano figures. DeJohnette linked improvisation to the flux of existence and treated each drum kit component as a distinct musical being, designing and tuning his cymbals to his own specifications. His sound and approach transcended conventional drum technique. He played on Miles Davis recordings including Live-Evil and Bitches Brew, released the solo piano album Return in 2016, and died aged 83.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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