This has to be the most MUSICAL solo I've ever heard. He is literally TALKING through the kit, which is why i love his playing so much. He was even doing this with Miles back in the day, he just perfected it. Alot to learn here
I was singing A Love Supreme throughout this solo, it's a first time I hear a drummer playing a melody and then solo over it creating all dynamic music pulses and nuances as if he's playing with a full band. He's a real virtuoso.
It's all about composing and musicality not rudiments which should serve the music not the other way round, Jack is the ultimate musical drummer a joy to behold.
if you say you that nice, then put up a video of you playing better than this guy. let's see you divide your mind, be more dynamic, and roll better then him, i bet you can have the best drum set in the world and you won't even sound as close as jack's sound. stop talking about things you dont know about because you're making yourself look ignorant, and when people make themselves look ignorant, they look stupid. go practice your drums, get nicer and then come talk, ok?
I have no clue how anyone who claims to know anything about music can just come out and admit how stupidly blind they are to the absolute majesty of this drum solo.
I've drummed my whole life 67 years old. From North Chicago. Jack DeJohnett. Aghhhhhhh please. He's Savant. A Living Legend and BOSS. One of Steve Smith's favorites. Mine too.
I think at this point Jack DeJohnette has earned his status as a drumming legend. He can "say" as much or as little as he wants; he's pretty much revered. While he has primarily played traditional in his career, I've seen people's comments on this video saying that he had hand problems and switched to mainly match grip.
"Drumming is more than speed" - This is exactly what Jack has demonstrated. It is a musical playing. @sdsdsdsdsnhgvjshfvjs nailed it when he said A Love Supreme by John Coltrane. That's what he's playing! You can hear the song as he plays it. Every note he plays is so relaxed, and I feel that's appropriate when you listen to the lyrics of that song - they're kinda laid back. At the same time, he has a commanding control over the tempo. That's what I get out of this type of playing.
u got negative comments lets be honest. Most people expect drummers to just hit on everything make alot of noise get up and drop the sticks. When a musician actually plays music on drums alot of people are turned off.
He is whole band by himself. I met him years ago at a life changing clinic. He spent a lot of time talking about aliens and American Indians. It got way out there. His solos first on piano then drums was truly from the stars. Nobody plays like Jack. Wow!
Respect Jack De Johnette in so many many ways. An expressive musician Taste and Story Telling in a Melodic Fashion. Also I must give credit and I know that Jack will agree. The man who really put the butter on the popcorn and vanilla ice cream on the apple pie., The one The only Late MAX ROACH. Dizzy called Max the Painter,. His spectrum of melodic drumming. Jack De Johnette does so many great fabulous happenings for percussion. He drumming is like listening to a phrase of tonal percussion. Nice drumming and absolutely musical from the word go. No fast chops needed here. This is a Musical Drum Solo
One of the best improvised drum solos for me. sometimes it’s not just about playing faster than the other guys.... It’s how you tell a story and how you construct something that would sound like one complete thought from beginning to end.
7 people didn't realize they were watching the greatest living drummer( considering the amount of albums, tours, shows, and clinics, here and around the world he's done since 1960)... Can anyone match his out put? Drumming is about expressing something, not just playing fast. He can play extremely fast, too. Mind-boggling phrases, not just basic stuff played fast, like some rock drummers, that some think are sooo great. It makes me wonder how many people commenting are actual drummers!!!!????
Touring rock drummer here, yes he's pretty fucking amazing, its sad to see that people can't appreciate this, his dynamic and his melodic approach to soloing is really great to watch
any one else hear "a love supreme"? (apparently I am not the only one) its pretty interesting reading his book (the art of modern jazz drumming) and watching this video. at 4:25 or so he starts doing some of the 3 over 4 stuff he introduces in the first section of the book
Reminds me of Max Roach a bit in terms of construction. I met Jack in Boston a long time ago. I like his stuff with John Abercrombie.Check it out. (I still prefer Elvin Jones,Joe Morello,and Buddy Rich for solos though....sorry to say)
Moeller isn't a shortcut. It doesn't just take a couple days to learn how to play quickly using Moeller. I watched your videos. You just play fast and loud. There's no building your solo, no climax, no dynamics. Dejohnette demonstrates a lot here. Restraint- he doesn't show off his chops. Dynamics- Changes the volume to create tension and bring in the listeners. Jack builds his solo- starts out with an idea, expands it, changes it, and plays around it, etc. He makes a song.
a so musically integrated Hi-hat only i see him playing..Sometimes i Play for Rockgigs his signature Drumheads from aquarian..i tune them not so hihg but they can sound so dirty but direkt and punchy i always got ask by engineers what heads These are..very unique Heads but hard to find nowadays
There is so much in it! He tells Stories. Here it is Not about Look how fast am i or that Kind of Sport drumming! It is just another Way like "Old School"
The Best Percussionist in the Universe! For Sure! Seen in Montreal Jazz Fest whith Pat Metheny...many years ago I Remember!!! What a Concert! OOOOOOOOOOOOUF!
