Tokyo '96

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Tokyo '96
Live album by Keith Jarrett , Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette

Publication
(s)

1998

Label (s) ECM records

Format (s)

CD

Genre (s)

Modern jazz , postbop

Title (number)

10

running time

79:07

occupation

production

Manfred Eicher

Studio (s)

Orchard Hall, Tokyo

chronology
La Scala
(1997) 		Tokyo '96 The Melody at Night, with You
(1999)
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Tokyo '96 is a jazz album by the Keith Jarrett Trio, starring Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette . The recordings were made during a performance at Orchard Hall in Tokyo on March 30, 1996 and were released two years later on ECM Records when Keith Jarrett fell ill with chronic fatigue syndrome .

background

Jarrett worked regularly with his "Working Trio" in the 1990s; In this decade the musicians recorded the albums The Cure , Bye Bye Blackbird and the 1994 recording At the Blue Note - The Complete Recordings . The exception was At the Deer Head Inn , added in 1992; there Paul Motian joined the trio for DeJohnette . Tokyo '96 was Jarrett's last release before his illness-related retreat in the late 1990s, a period that saw Jarrett re-appearing with his trio in November 1998 After the Fall (released 2018) and the solo album The Melody at Night, with You ended in 1999.

Track list

  • Keith Jarrett / Gary Peacock / Jack DeJohnette: Tokyo '96 (ECM Records ECM 1666, ECM Records 539 955-2)
  1. It Could Happen to You ( Jimmy Van Heusen / Johnny Burke ) 11:39
  2. Never Let Me Go ( Jay Livingston / Ray Evans ) 6:45
  3. Billie's Bounce ( Charlie Parker ) 8:07
  4. Summer Night ( Al Dubin , Harry Warren ) 7:38
  5. I'll Remember April ( Don Raye , Gene De Paul , Patricia Johnston) 10:20
  6. Mona Lisa (Jay Livingston / Ray Evans) 3:02
  7. Autumn Leaves ( Jacques Prévert , Joseph Kosma ) 7:44
  8. Last Night When We Were Young ( EY Harburg , Harold Arlen ) / Caribbean Sky (Jarrett) 9:34
  9. John's Abbey ( Bud Powell ) 5:50
  10. My Funny Valentine ( Rodgers & Hart ) / Song (Jarrett) 7:16

reception

Richard S. Ginell gave the album 4½ stars in Allmusic, writing: “The Standard Trio lives up to its impressive track record in terms of consistency and more. Jarrett and the multi-year cohorts Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette are, if at all, even sharper, swing harder and better coordinated than ever before. "

Bill Bennett wrote in JazzTimes (1999), "Jarrett's piano technique remains remarkable, with a subtle note that supports fluid phrasing and a conception that goes well beyond bar lines and other conventions." It is also interesting to hear how concepts work on his extremely successful solo concerts, which find more depth and context in the trio. “The contributions by bassist Peacock are beautifully balanced, fill the trio's flow of time and create harmonies through its purposeful melodic approach. DeJohnette, the drummer, also drives the melody, often repeating figures to create a heady groove. "

Richard Cook and Brian Morton , who rated the album three (out of four) stars, noted: “The story goes on, steadfast, incredibly indulgent and selflessly brilliant. There are moments of pure genius there, like the tiny highs on 'Autumn Leaves' or the bass vamp that underpins 'My Funny Valentine', but the overall impression is cautiously predictable. "

Thomas Fitterling, on the other hand, said in his review for the music magazine Rondo : “The trio seems extraordinarily free, the choice of means is tremendously concentrated. The search can always be celebrated in the happy finding. ”Similarly, Ralf Dombrowski said in the jazz newspaper that Jarrett“ put together a happy package of standards for the traditional Japanese ... ”and gave the best with the members of his trio:“ Almost 80 minutes show yourself from your relaxed side, make music and communicate, joke and rant through a panopticon of demanding lightness. "In his opinion," you can't complain, you can only be happy about the best album that Jarrett has released in a long time. "

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed March 15, 2020)
  2. ↑ Keith Jarrett / Gary Peacock / Jack DeJohnette: Tokyo '96 at Discogs
  3. ^ Review of the album at Allmusic (English). Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  4. ↑ Bill Bennett: Keith Jarrett / Gary Peacock / Jack DeJohnette: Tokyo '96. JazzTimes, January 1, 1999, accessed March 15, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Quotation Cook & Morton, Penguin Guide to Jazz Edition 2006, p. 699
  6. ↑ Tokyo '96. In: Rondo. February 28, 1998, accessed March 16, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Keith Jarrett / Gary Peacock / Jack DeJohnette Tokyo '96. In: Jazz newspaper. June 1998, accessed March 16, 2020 .