Jazz Articles about Gary Peacock

Gary Peacock / Marilyn Crispell: Azure

by John Kelman
July 1, 2013

Who leads a project is often nothing more than a matter of optics. Bassist Gary Peacock's name may come first on the cover of Azure, but there's no doubt that this is a collaborative affair, with pianist Marilyn Crispell an equal participant; the two even co-produced the recording, with label head Manfred Eicher nowhere to be found. Peacock and Crispell have worked as a duo for years, in addition to delivering two sublime trio recordings for the label with the ...

Gary Peacock / Marc Copland: Insight

by Martin Gladu
October 27, 2009

Chiefly known as pianist Keith Jarrett's choice bassist, Gary Peacock has nevertheless continually invested himself in a myriad of projects not involving his once marathoning employer. One such endeavor is this duet recording with pianist Marc Copland. Taped during his stint with Copland's New York Trio in May 2005 and October 2007, Insight captures the moodier, more poetic side of their sporadic association.An oft-overlooked veteran who has worked with such illustrious artists as Kenny Wheeler, John Abercrombie and ...

Gary Peacock / Marc Copland: Insight

by Dan McClenaghan
October 13, 2009

At this point, pianist Marc Copland (born 1948) and bassist Gary Peacock (born 1939) have achieved high priest status in the jazz world. Peacock's quarter-plus century run in Keith Jarrett's Standards Trio is legendary and ongoing, aside from his numerous other outings as a sideman, and a handful of sets in the leader's seat. Copland is a musician (early on, a saxophonist) who didn't sit down at the piano with serious intent until he was an adult. He has become ...

Gary Peacock / Marc Copland: Insight

by John Kelman
October 7, 2009

Gary Peacock and pianist Marc Copland have been working together for nearly 20 years, though most often in a trio setting. Peacock was Copland's bassist of choice on two of his New York Trio Recordings trilogy sets— Modhina (2006) and Voices (2007), both on the German Pirouet label. But for a pianist who mines dark, impressionistic yet subtly romantic places, the most intimate of settings is the duo, and this pair's first (and, until now, only) duet recording, What It ...

Gary Peacock: Live in Japan 93/96 (DVD), Home Row & Trio

by David Adler
February 7, 2009

The bass is something like the spinal column of a jazz ensemble, where rhythm and harmony are made to cohere. For over 40 years, Gary Peacock has fulfilled the role with mastery, enmeshing himself in nearly every modality of modern jazz, in trios as dissimilar as Albert Ayler (Spiritual Unity) and Bill Evans (Trio 64). While he can point to a respectable archive as a leader and composer, he's spent the bulk of his time as a sideman, interpreting the ...

Keith Jarrett / Gary Peacock / Jack DeJohnette: Setting Standards - New York Sessions

by Nenad Georgievski
December 5, 2008

Keith Jarrett / Gary Peacock / Jack DeJohnetteSetting Standards - New York SessionsECM Records2008

There are plenty of pianists in this world who are masters of their instruments, but no one plays the piano like Keith Jarrett. In a career that has been going forward and upward for 40 years, there are plenty of anniversaries for various bands and landmark albums--Jarrett has enjoyed one of the most fulfilling careers ...

Keith Jarrett / Gary Peacock / Jack DeJohnette: My Foolish Heart

by Nenad Georgievski
May 11, 2008

There's not a whole lot 63 year-old jazz legend Keith Jarrett hasn't achieved in his illustrious forty year career as a recording and performing artist. He has recorded more than fifty albums in various formats, and each project has a special significance for his fans. The Keith Jarrett Trio has come a long way from its bright start in 1983. The success of three consecutive albums, two of jazz standards--Standards, Vol.1 (ECM, 1985) and Standards, Vol. 2 (ECM, 1985)--and the ...