Yesterdays

Performer: Keith Jarrett
Engineer: Yoshihiro Suzuki; Yoshihiro Suzuki
Producer: Toshinari Koinuma; Keith Jarrett; Manfred Eicher; Keith Jarrett; Manfred Eicher
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Personnel: Keith Jarrett (piano); Gary Peacock (double bass, upright bass); Jack DeJohnette (drums). Audio Remasterer: Jan Erik Kongshaug. Recording information: Metropolitan Festival Hall, Tokyo, Japan (04/24/2001-04/30/2001); Orchard Hall, Tokyo, Japan (04/24/2001-04/30/2001). Editors: Jan Erik Kongshaug; Manfred Eicher. Photographer: Patrick Hinely. One of the longest-lived jazz bands in history is the Keith Jarrett Trio, often referred to as Jarrett's Standards trio. Pianist Jarrett, bassist Gary Peacock, and drummer Jack DeJohnette have a musical empathy that can only emerge from a group with a 25-year history (or further since both Peacock and DeJohnette have played with pianist Bill Evans). YESTERDAYS finds the big three going to town on classic bebop ("Shaw'nuff") and classic balladry ("You've Changed," "Stella By Starlight"), proving once again that done-to-death standards can be given a new lease on life. Everyone is at the top of their game, especially Peacock, whose nimble bass gets a little more-than-usual space here.

Down Beat (p.65) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Jarrett selects repertoire impeccably and paces his sets admirably....Completists will admire the sweet legato lines..." JazzTimes (pp.75-76) - "YESTERDAYS is characterized by extremes of dynamic and emotional range....In Gary Peacock, Keith Jarrett has a rare bassist who can take up the story without breaking the spell." Record Collector (magazine) (p.86) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Jarrett's pianistic fluidity, combined with the intuitive accompaniment of Peacock and DeJohnette, results in an album of effortless grace and beauty."

Pianist Keith Jarrett has carved out a unique place among contemporary improvising musicians. After a brief mid-'60s stint with Art Blakey, Jarrett joined the enormously popular Charles Lloyd Quartet before being recruited by Miles Davis at the height of early fusion. Initially, Jarrett's solo career continued in a similar electric vein, but he soon turned exclusively to acoustic instruments. His improvised solo piano concerts captured genius at work, and his Standards Trio redefined the genre. In between, he has performed classical works and his own folk-inspired music, and he has been an outspoken critic of the commercialization of jazz.

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