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Keith Jarrett / Dennis Russell Davies: Ritual
by John Kelman
In pianist Keith Jarrett's vast ECM catalogue, albums on which he does not play aren't exactly common, but nor are they completely uncommon; his 1974 double-disc set In the Light features a handful of tracks on which he performs, but its primary focus is on Jarrett the composer. Ditto Luminessence (1975), a trilogy of compositions for string orchestra and improviser Jan Garbarek--a precursor to Arbour Zena (1976), also featuring the Norwegian saxophonist and string orchestra, but also including Jarrett and ...
Continue ReadingKeith Jarrett: Concerts - Bregenz / Munchen
by John Kelman
In the realm of solo improvised piano performance, few approach Keith Jarrett's recorded legacy--both for quality and quantity. With Rio (2011), Jarrett brought the number of solo CD releases on his longtime label, ECM, to fifteen. The absence, in full, of Concerts (1982) on CD--originally three LPs of solo performances from Bregenz and München--has remained a mystery for years, the single-disc Bregenz show ultimately issued as Concerts, leaving the double-disc München MIA ever since. There was a close call, with ...
Continue ReadingNo End
by John Kelman
When Keith Jarrett released Spirits in 1986 on his longstanding/exclusive label, Germany's ECM Records, this two-disc home recording- -featuring the pianist on a multitude of instruments in addition to his main axe, including a bevy or recorders and flutes, guitar, saz and percussion--came out of the blue to his legion of fans while, at the same time, not representing a total surprise. After all, at this point in time, the musically voracious Jarrett was busy recording and touring with his ...
Continue ReadingKeith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, and Jack DeJohnette at Zellerbach Hall
by Mark Corroto
Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, and Jack DeJohnette Zellerbach Hall Berkeley, CA October 4, 2013 Day three of the United States government shut-down, and the public wasn't buying the official announcement that the giant sequoias in the Yosemite National Park “weren't available for viewing, today." Really? Those magnificent trees that have stood since before there was a United States, before there were colonies, and even before there was a bloody king of England, are taking a ...
Continue ReadingKeith Jarrett – Gary Peacock – Jack DeJohnette: Somewhere
by AAJ Italy Staff
Si ha un bel dire che lo Standards Trio (che fra l'altro festeggia quest'anno il trentennale) suona sempre la stessa musica. Nella sostanza il rilievo è anche esatto, ma a quali livelli? È un po' come Garrincha (che non pochi brasiliani antepongono persino a Pelé), il quale faceva sempre la stessa finta, ma ogni volta dribblava implacabilmente l'avversario di turno. Questo nuovo album, com'è ormai consuetudine registrato dal vivo (l'11 luglio 2009 a Lucerna), non fa che ribadire tale assunto. ...
Continue ReadingKeith Jarrett / Gary Peacock / Jack DeJohnette: Somewhere
by John Kelman
It's been four years since a recorded peep has been heard from pianist Keith Jarrett's Standards Trio, despite continuing to perform a few select dates each year. But even its last few ECM releases--2009's Yesterdays, 2007's My Foolish Heart and 2004's The Out-of-Towners--were all culled from a clearly fruitful 2001, making it well over a decade since a new recorded note has been heard from Jarrett's longest-lasting group. Fine albums all, the dearth of anything since that time has nevertheless ...
Continue ReadingKeith Jarrett: Hymns/Spheres
by John Kelman
In a career well into its fifth decade, while continuing to make fine music in the new millennium, looking back at Keith Jarrett's discography reveals that the 1970s was a particularly important--and busy--time for the influential pianist. In that single decade, Jarrett released epochal solo piano explorations like The Köln Concert (ECM, 1975); orchestral works including Arbour Zena (ECM, 1975); and led not one but two now-legendary groups--the American quartet responsible for The Survivor's Suite (ECM, 1976) and the European ...
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