Ecm Records
2007
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About This Album
Setting Standards: New York Sessions, a specially priced three-disc set issued by ECM, marks the 25th anniversary of the "standards" trio formed by Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, and Jack DeJohnette at a very particular time in jazz history. It assembles -- for the first time in one place -- the first three offerings by the trio recorded in its landmark 1983 sessions for the first ECM outing of "cover" material from the Great American Songbook. That they have been together this long is remarkable in and of itself, making them one of the longer-running ensembles in jazz history. Even more remarkable is the fact that longevity is only part of the story; the vibrancy they continue to display is the larger part. The issue of My Foolish Heart in 2007 (also on ECM) is continuing proof that, even though this group is playing material that is well-known and has been completely spent by lesser musicians, these three artists know how to use these nuggets (being played to death by second-rate singers and lazy instrumentalists at the dawn of the 21st century as kitschy nostalgia) as springboards to the most sacred and sophisticated aspect of playing jazz: improvisation. Tunes and structures are employed by Jarrett and company as a matter of tone and theme, a topical beginning from which to expand a conversation.
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