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Keith Jarrett: After the Fall
ByStarting with a breezy, be-boppy "The Masquerade Is Over," the trio moves into the easy swing of Bird's signature "Scrapple From The Apple." The audience then generously acknowledges each cohort's turn on the plaintive , mid-tempo "Old Folks." It's no big secret that these guys have covered Johnny Mercer's "Autumn Leaves" more times than any of us can count, and here they are still discovering, and translating, all the tension and freedom the tune has to offer. Peacock is especially forward here, holding the center while Jarrett and Jack accentuate and nuance. As focused as Jarrett is, DeJohnette is just a marvel of movement.
Disc Two opens with a jaunty "Bouncin' With Bud," yet another standard the trio makes its own time after time after time. You can hear the joy they're experiencing playing together, and like any great performance you are swept up in the triumph. And triumph is what we're talking about here. Be it the swaying "Doxy;" the Bill Evans-like tenderness of Noel Coward's "I'll See You Again;" the brooding reflectiveness of Paul Desmond's "Late Lament;" the grin-inducing "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town;" or the expansive nod and unparalleled glee of John Coltrane's instantly recognizable "Moment's Notice," the trio, after a long two years of questioning and recollection, find themselves back where they started, onstage, without peer.
Track Listing
CD 1: The Masquerade Is Over; Scrapple From the Apple; Old Folks; Autumn Leaves; Bouncin' with Bud. CD 2: Doxy; I'll See You Again; Late Lament; One for Majid; Santa Claus Is Coming to Town; Moment's Notice; When I Fall in Love.
Personnel
Keith Jarrett
pianoKeith Jarrett: piano; Gary Peacock: double bass; Jack DeJohnette: drums.
Album information
Title: After the Fall | Year Released: 2018 | Record Label: ECM Records