Double Bass Favorite Keith Jarrett Trio Album?

[KimblesNimble]

I could listen to him all day, as long as he isnt singing what hes playing - fail

 

[Paul Warburton]

I could listen to him all day if he would sing what he's playing.

 

[tzadik]

I haven't heard enough of these. I always listen to the 2-disc Whisper Not albums. The tune, Whisper Not, is lovely, as is their version of Round Midnight


YUM!

 

[Clay_Bass]

I love standards vol1 and the blue note set. Also inside out. My favorite keith though is Byablue with charlie and paul motion and dewey redman. Really beautiful rubato stuff.

 

[Jake]

standards in norway is still my favorite.

 

[eggfan]

I love standards vol1 and the blue note set. Also inside out. My favorite keith though is Byablue with charlie and paul motion and dewey redman. Really beautiful rubato stuff.

Since this thread has already gone beyond trio Keith, I'll make a mention of Kenny Wheeler's "Gnu High." Some of my favorite Jarrett playing, especially his exquisite solo on "Heyoke." Dave Holland is on bass.

 

[doberman]

Good call, great record, I will have to check out Gnu High again. I don't have that much stuff with keith as a sideman so its interesting to check it out for that alone. I remember hearing something about Dave and Dejohnette having a bit of tension on that session, you can hear it in their playing...

speaking of keith as a sideman, i'm not the hugest charles lloyd fan though he is clearly a monster player, but how about this amazing session

 

[Paul Warburton]

Thanks, doberman, man....great suff on all those clips from that time.
Cecil sounds wonderful. No amp and all that good stuff.
Those cats could play, all of them.
There's one in there where Keith gets pretty angular but he knows how to do that in a real spectacular and musical way.
Wowee.

 

[Ozonbass]

I like "The Out-of-Towners".

 

[dlargent]

I love "The Cure", a 2 cd set

 

[Marcus Johnson]

I love "The Cure", a 2 cd set

Oh Yeah! That's a good one.

 

[Jake]

I love "The Cure", a 2 cd set

i need to check that one out.

 

[Huy Nguyen]

Agh... I just can't get path KJ's mumbling. It totally ruins the experience for me. Give me KJ's vocalizations or a blender, I'll take the blender.

 

[gerry grable]

Ha, ha, ha . . My wife always says that he sounds like Jerry Lewis. And he does!
But on the serious side, although I think it is an acquired affectation, it is tolerated because he is such a wonderful player. I think if he tried it with Miles, he would have been ordered to put a sock in it.

 

[Chris Fitzgerald]

Ha, ha, ha . . My wife always says that he sounds like Jerry Lewis. And he does!
But on the serious side, although I think it is an acquired affectation, it is tolerated because he is such a wonderful player. I think if he tried it with Miles, he would have been ordered to put a sock in it.

Given what they were playing while they were together, I doubt Jarrett's vocalizations would have been heard at all.

 

[damonsmith]

I think the vocals give just enough edge to cut the syrupy-ness of some his ideas. He has grown on me, seeing him live helps. No amount of crying about his singing can take away from how monumental this trio is.

The standards are the only mis-giving I'd have, if any. I think it is basically a bad idea: these three guys at their heights of creative powers in original music to drop that and just play standards.

In practice the results are so strong that no amount of KJ's vocals, sappy chords, missed high notes on the bass or even audience abuse can ruin it!

It is a powerful band live. My favorite album is the one under Peacock's name, but they are all worth hearing. The live in Japan album I remember being great.

 

[Stev187]

I'll always have a fondness for Vol. 2.