Do you listen to enough Gateway? That’s a trio with guitarist John Abercrombie, bassist Dave Holland, and drummer Jack Dejohnette. I believe they released four albums total on ECM— two in the 70s and two in the 90s. This is Back-Woods Song, from their first record. Dejohnette plays one of the great single notes in jazz in the break before the guitar solo:
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