Keith Jarrett My Song 2005 transcription

It feels almost corny to describe what 's doing as beautiful, because beauty has become either less of a priority or a cynical synonym for trendy. Jarrett and Haden play with what might be described as awesome restraint, given the razzle and dazzle each could have brought to the table, with Haden in his familiar mode of playing sparely, sometimes investing each note with a weighty grace. Doerschuk, in a review for DownBeat, remarked: 'depth is what Jasmine is all about. Jasmine is, ultimately, jazz distilled to its most essential it not only expresses emotion and beauty, but discovers them in every moment of its performance.' Picking out highlights on this eight-song, hour-long set is difficult because the dry warmth of these performances is multiplied by deeply intuitive listening and the near symbiotic, telepathic nature of the playing. In a review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek stated: ' Jasmine is a collection of love songs most are standards played by two stellar improvisers.

I hope you can hear it the way we did.' Reception These are great love songs played by players who are trying, mostly, to keep the message intact. It's either real life, or it's a cartoon. This is spontaneous music made on the spot without any preparation save our dedication throughout our lives that we won't accept a substitute: it's either the real thing or it's nothing. We had not played in over thirty years, but something magical happened and I then invited Charlie and his wife to the house to do some playing for a few days with no assurance that we'd have anything (including sound) that we'd want to release.' He continued: ' Jasmine is a night-blooming flower with a beautiful fragrance and I hope you can hear what went into this, as there is no way to do anything as touching as this by rehearsing it until it dies. We did not rehearse per se, but went over chords when necessary. It has very dry sound and we didn't want to have the recording sound like anything but exactly what we were hearing while we played. In the album liner notes, Jarrett wrote: 'This recording was done in my small studio. Additional tracks from the same session, including alternate takes of 'Where Can I Go Without You' and 'Goodbye', were released in 2014 on Last Dance. The album was recorded in March 2007 at Jarrett's home studio in Oxford Township, New Jersey during the recording of a documentary about Haden. Jasmine is a 2010 duet album by American pianist Keith Jarrett and bassist Charlie Haden. Cavelight Studio (Keith Jarrett's home studio, Oxford Township)

Keith Jarrett My Song 2005 transcription