Recorded within two weeks of Miles Davis's death, this CD is a direct emotional response to the trumpeter's passing from a long-established trio of his former sidemen: pianist Keith Jarrett, bassist Gary Peacock, and drummer Jack DeJohnette. "For Miles," a collective improvisation that lasts for over 18 minutes, is both the literal and figurative centerpiece of the CD, a performance that seems to struggle toward a profound and somber expression. Otherwise it's a varied program, as much celebration of Davis's inspiration as lament, as it moves from the title standard, closely associated with Davis, to Oliver Nelson's seldom-played "Butch and Butch." Jarrett's playing is tightly focused, whether laconic and melodic or swinging with gusto, but it's very much a trio of equals, with DeJohnette offering constantly shifting accents and cymbal color and Peacock providing an original melodic voice as well as fluid and authoritative propulsion. --Stuart Broomer
Bye Bye Blackbird,Keith Jarrett,Ecm Records,Jazz,Pop
Jazz Music:
- Centennial Collection [Original recording remastered] [Import]
- Chicago: The Living Legends [Live]
- Children of the Fire
- Chittlin Shout & the Mobb [Import]
- Cookin' [Import]
- Cool Notes: the Great Jazz Legends [Import]
- Down Home
- Down in the Village [Import]
- Dragonetti's Dream
- Expensive Fun
Jazz Music
Brahms: Concerto in Am Op102; Beethoven: Concerto for piano, violin, cello in C
C.B. Balbastre: Les Quatre Suites De Noëls Pour Orgue
Seven Secrets [Import] [Original recording remastered]