My guess is that Keith Jarrett probably wasn’t satisfied with this performance. I wouldn’t change a note, a gesture, or a shading.
ECM
Jazz Album Review: Wolfgang Muthspiel’s Superb “Angular Blues”
The precision and inventiveness of Angular Blues more than meets our high expectations for this terrific trio.
Jazz CD Review: John Scofield’s “Swallow Tales” — Steve Swallow’s Quirky Romanticism
This is an intelligent, inventively performed, be-boppish tribute to a composer I now know better than ever.
Film/Jazz Review: “Open Land: Meeting John Abercrombie”
This fascinating documentary should be compelling to guitarists and to jazz fans in general.
Fuse Concert Review: Creative Music Convergences, Concert One
Live, the experience of a cosmic rhythm with every stroke is both more intense and more intriguing than on record.
Fuse CD Review: Vijay Iyer and Wadada Leo Smith — Exploring Cosmic Possibilities in Sound
Pianist Vijay Iyer and trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith produce music that is precise and quietly evocative, peaceful and gently probing.
World Music CD Review: Globetrotting Musician Stephan Micus — “Smartly Sublime”
Claims that Stephan Micus erases international boundaries and makes one-world music get it backward. You visit his world on his records.