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New Rags

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New Rags
Studio album by
Jack DeJohnette's Directions
Released1977
RecordedMay 1977
StudioTonstudio Bauer
Ludwigsburg, W. Germany
GenreJazz, avant-garde jazz, jazz fusion
Length40:48
LabelECM 1103 ST
ProducerManfred Eicher
Jack DeJohnette chronology
Pictures
(1977)
New Rags
(1977)
Gateway 2
(1978)
Jack DeJohnette's Directions chronology
Untitled
(1976)
New Rags
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

New Rags is an album by drummer Jack DeJohnette's band Directions recorded in May of 1977 and released by ECM later that year. Directions consists of saxophonist Alex Foster, guitarist John Abercrombie (with whom DeJohnette had worked with in Gateway), and bassist Mike Richmond.

Track listing

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All compositions by Jack DeJohnette except as indicated

  1. "Minya's the Mooch" – 11:22
  2. "Lydia" – 3:43
  3. "Flys" (Alex Foster) – 6:05
  4. "New Rags" – 9:08
  5. "Steppin' Thru" (Alex Foster) – 10:30

Personnel

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Jack DeJohnette's Direction

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Technical personnel

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  • Manfred Eicher – producer
  • Martin Wieland – engineer
  • Dieter Bonhorst – layout design
  • Lajos Keresztes – cover photo

References

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  1. ^ Yanow, Scott. "New Rags - Jack DeJohnette's Directions | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 60. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.