Tin Can Alley (album)

Tin Can Alley
Tin Can Alley
Studio album by Jack DeJohnette
Released	1981
Recorded	September 1980
Genre	Jazz
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Jack DeJohnette chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

Tin Can Alley is a live album by Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition featuring Chico Freeman, John Purcell and Peter Warren recorded in 1980 and released on the ECM label in 1981.^[4]

Reception[]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states, "The wide-ranging music on this fine set ranges from African rhythms and colors reminiscent of Duke Ellington to some boppish moments and a bit of light funk. Although not the most powerful version of Special Edition, this set is recommended".^[5]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Jack DeJohnette except as indicated

"Tin Can Alley" - 10:46
"Pastel Rhapsody" - 13:29
"Riff Raff" (Peter Warren) - 6:54
"The Gri Gri Man" - 4:44
"I Know" - 10:19

Recorded live at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, in September 1980

Personnel[]

Jack DeJohnette: drums, piano, organ, conga, timpani, vocal
Chico Freeman: tenor saxophone, flute, bass clarinet
John Purcell: baritone saxophone, alto saxophone, flute
Peter Warren: bass, cello

References[]

^ Allmusic Review
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 60. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 365. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ 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. pp. 60. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 365. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[4] Jack DeJohnette discography accessed 10 September 2009

[5] 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) 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 (1975) Gateway 2 (1977) Homecoming (1994) In the Moment (1995)
Trio Beyond	Saudades (2007)
with Keith Jarrett	Ruta and Daitya (1971)
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