New Rags is an album by Jack DeJohnette's Directions recorded in May 1977 and released on ECM later that year. The quartet consists saxophonist Alex Foster and rhythm section John Abercrombie, Mike Richmond and DeJohnette himself.

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]

Track listing edit

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 edit

Jack DeJohnette's Direction edit

Technical personnel edit

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

References edit

  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.