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Sad to see Jack DeJohnette go 18:46 - Oct 29 with 1292 views

dmm

He played on many of my favourite recordings and is up there with the best drummers ever

Sad to see Jack DeJohnette go on 21:49 - Oct 29 with 1113 views

colinallcars

He was excellent. Drummers don't get much of a mention these days.
I used to see Jack Parnell at Ronnie's a fair bit. Another good 'un this side of the pond was Tony Hicks of Back Door.

Sad to see Jack DeJohnette go on 23:05 - Oct 29 with 1036 views

TwoHalves

Sad to see Jack DeJohnette go on 21:49 - Oct 29 by colinallcars
He was excellent. Drummers don't get much of a mention these days. I used to see Jack Parnell at Ronnie's a fair bit. Another good 'un this side of the pond was Tony Hicks of Back Door.

Transcended ‘drumming’ tbf. Saw himself as ‘a complete musician’ …

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/oct/27/jack-dejohnette-was-more-than-a-ja

Sad to see Jack DeJohnette go on 19:40 - Nov 4 with 641 views

colinallcars

Just read his obit in the Times. Amazingly he was originally a joanna player and only started drums when a friend left his kit in Jack's basement.
Also a story that he wrote Stormy Monday and sold it to T Bone Walker for $50.
I don't think I believe that bit though.

Sad to see Jack DeJohnette go on 20:54 - Nov 4 with 586 views

TwoHalves

Sad to see Jack DeJohnette go on 19:40 - Nov 4 by colinallcars
Just read his obit in the Times. Amazingly he was originally a joanna player and only started drums when a friend left his kit in Jack's basement. Also a story that he wrote Stormy Monday and sold it to T Bone Walker for $50. I don't think I believe that bit though.

T-Bone Walker recorded Stormy Monday in 1947, so if that story is true, Jack (born 1942) would have had to be five when he wrote and sold it. Apparently he did appear on stage with T-Bone at the age of five playing the kazoo, which, along with the piano, was an early favourite instrument (according to the Daily Telegraph obit).

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