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Always Let Me Go

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Always Let Me Go

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'Always Let Me Go' is a new high-water mark in the life of the extraordinary trio of Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette. Jarrett had given notice when 'Inside Out' was released last year that there would be "more of this kind of thing in the near future." Accordingly, there are no standards on this new double album, recorded on two nights in Tokyo last year, but it's an endlessly fascinating document that takes the full measure of the group's exceptional creativity. Keith Jarrett describes the work as "free music that was not written rehearsed or planned in advance of the performances." But Jarrett's free music embraces an enormous range of possibilities. There is an abundance of melody in these spontaneous constructions, and passing allusions to the entire history of jazz, though the music also reaches beyond it. There are cascades of sound, tremulous lyrical passages, deep grooves, wide-ranging dynamics, silences, and quiet dissonances. The range of possible references in this music runs from Thelonious Monk to Anton Webern. The music couldn't have been played by anyone but Jarrett's trio, yet they have never sounded quite like this. Keith himself has described the music as "a volcanic eruption" and feels it is their best and most concentrated work to date. The solo improvisation "The River" is as lovely as anything on 'The Köln Concert'. Japanese audiences have always been particularly receptive to Jarrett's music and inspired him to exceptional performances - the epochal 'Sun Bear Concerts', 'Personal Mountains', 'Tokyo 96' - and so it is here. 'Inside Out', the recording of Jarrett's last London concert which ended up on numerous critics best-of-the-year lists in 2001, set the tone for the trio's immersion in free playing - but 'Always Let Me Go' is a big step beyond it, a real creative advance. Recorded 2001 Personnel: Keith Jarrett - (piano), Gary Peacock - (double-bass), Jack DeJohnette - (drums)
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Release Date:
2013-10-08
Publication Date:
2002-10-15
Publisher:
Ecm Records (Nrw)
Languages:
Published: English
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
103 g
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