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Keith Jarrett-Charlie Haden-Paul Motian - live improvised ballad

Posted about 4 years ago
In the late 70's, Keith Jarrett kept two wonderful bands alive and in play at the same time. One was a quartet that included this trio of Jerrett, Charlie Haden, and Paul Motian with saxophonist Dewey Redman added and a European Quartet with Jan Garbarek, Jon Christensen, and Palle Danielsson. At the time, folks argued about which band was the better. Both bands had a very different feel.I don't know the name of this piece, but this band played with such intuition they could have made it up on the spot.
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  1. FastRMacR
    FastRMacR says Matchin' my mood to perfection ... Again .. thanks for reading my mind and finding these gems. Ta! I think you're right about the improvisation here. Grateful that I were to have to listen again and behold a clue for a name that might appear before my ears.
    Permalink posted 01/10/2008
  2. Bartleby
    Bartleby says Back in my uni days, not having a Keith Jarrett album in your collection was considered an opprobrium. Beyond this strange social discrimination, there's the music. And this improvised ballad is a proof of Jarrett's inspiring powers.
    Permalink posted 01/13/2008
  3. FastRMacR
    FastRMacR says Opprobrium...cool word! Inspiring indeed. I grin when I see pianists really getting into it.. so intent on it that moans and motions happen. I love it. My Pops used to jam Koln on the Hi-Fi - shook the house with Jarrett's pedal thumps and lovely, emotional groans. So you assuredly don't catch some structure on a standard melody there anywhere?
    Permalink posted 01/13/2008

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