Standards 1 [Original recording reissued]

Keith Jarrett | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 11, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Ecm Records
• ASIN: B0000262TX
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,241 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The debut of one of the all-time great bands, October 29, 2000

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D. Levy (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Standards 1 (Audio CD)

This is where it began for Keith Jarrett's "Standards Trio" with Jack DeJohnette and Gary Peacock. Seventeen years and almost three dozen discs of standards later, it's clear that these three are masters. Every album they've released takes the standard jazz canon and does what musicians have been striving for since Louis Armstrong invented the practice of playing standards in the late twenties: they can play the melodies with grace and beauty and turn the songs into sonic environments that stray far from the composer's intentions into an almost abstract place of pure sound and thought.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars mindful, July 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Standards 1 (Audio CD)

I have been listening carefully to music in general for more than 30 years, the last 20 to mostly jazz, both as a lover and player of this music. This recording to my mind is without any reservation one of the truest representations of mindful improvisation I have ever heard. Genuine, sincere and fresh. Right along with Parkers or Hawks body and soul, Davis someday my price will come, and so on. Personally ,one of the few trio records I can lsten to for either the drums or bass alone. Priceless. A warm and sincere Thank you Mr. Jarrett et.al.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lyrical Master of Modern Jazz Piano, September 25, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Standards 1 (Audio CD)

The Volume I Standards CD by the Keith Jarrett Trio is masterful performance of
five tunes which are near and dear to the hearts and souls of jazz lovers the world over.
The communicative interaction of Jarrett and his 'supporting cast' is nothing short of
amazing. Jack DeJohnette, a favorite drummer of, among others, Miles Davis, and Gary
Peacock formerly known mostly for his avant-garde work provide a lyricism, musicality
and rhythm that is constantly preventing you from focusing entirely on the brilliant
improvisations of the leader. This gives the listener, at times, the impression that three
instruments are being played by one mind and one person.
'All the Things You Are' is a perfect example. After a swirling piano intro by
Jarrett, the group goes in to a swinging version of the theme which is twisted and turned
in an infinite number by Jarrett. Peacock, and DeJohnette accent, punctuate and embellish
on those twists and turns as if Jarrett were also playing bass and drums. Three musicians
made one for a time. After a soaring piano solo. DeJohnette reminds you what a master of
his craft he is with his transition into the bass solo. After an inventive solo by Peacock,
Jarrett begins to play the melody softly over the remnants of the bass solo. The theme is
then stated one more time and one is left thinking it should be re-titled, "All the Things
That This Tune Should Be," and is.
For the uninitiated, Jarrett's combination of shouting and scat-singing may cause
some initial surprise. However, the listener will soon be enamored with the beauty of
lyricism and passion of both Keith Jarret and this outstanding trio. Buy this CD and be
prepared to cherish it.

Brian Orfall