RoCM Jack DeJohnette Memorial Playlist: 08 Nov 2025

Bybryan

So John DeJohnette passed away last week at the age of 83, closing the book on a nearly 50 year career in jazz. This week, I put together a playlist that features tracks with DeJohnette as both a leader and a sideperson – and I really tried to find some deeper cuts. Two hours doesn’t really seem like a long enough time to do his career justice.

Don’t forget that you can listen to the RoCM online at KCSB-FM’s website and there’s an online archive available for two weeks after the show airs.

TimeArtistSongReleaseSong note
4:00:16 PMAlice ClarkLooking At LifeAlice Clark
4:05:31 PMBill Laswell, Derek Bailey, Jack Dejohnette, and DJ DiskTrack 3Bill Laswell’s Transmutation

Derek Bailey – guitar
Bill Laswell – bass
Jack DeJohnette – drums
DJ Disk – turntables

4:21:52 PMJack DeJohnette’s Special EditionOne for EricLive in Baltimore 1980

Arthur Blythe – Alto Saxophone
Peter Warren – Bass, Cello
Jack DeJohnette – Drums, Percussion, Melodica
Chico Freeman – Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Bass Clarinet
4:37:13 PMEthan Iverson, Jack DeJohnette & Larry GrenadierAt The Bells And MotleyEvery Note Is True

Bass – Larry Grenadier
Drums – Jack DeJohnette
Piano – Ethan Iverson
4:46:49 PMTom WaitsDrunk On The Moon1975 Live at Tucson
5:00:10 PMAesop RockNo RegretsLabor Days
5:06:13 PMJack DeJohnette, Ravi Coltrane & Matt GarrisonSerpentine FireIn Movement

Jack DeJohnette – drums, piano, electronic percussion
Ravi Coltrane – sopranino saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
Matthew Garrison – electric bass, electronics
5:15:07 PMPeter WarrenSolidaritySolidarity

Jack DeJohnette – drums
John Scofield – guitar
John Purcell – reeds
Ray Anderson – trombone
Peter Warren – bass and cello
5:26:22 PMKalaparushaCelestialKalaparusha

Tom Schmidt – Bass
Jack DeJohnette – Drums
Kalaparusha – Reeds
Karl Berger – Vibraphone, Piano
Ingrid Berger – Vocals
5:36:53 PMChick CoreaSlumberThe Sun

Dave Holland – Bass
Jack DeJohnette – Drums
Steve Jackson – Percussion
Chick Corea – Piano
Steve Grossman – Tenor Saxophone
5:50:51 PMTom LehrerLobachevskyAn Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer / Tom Lehrer Revisited

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