The Old Country

Description

“The music has the momentum and uninhibited lyricism of Keith Jarrett’s finest works,” wrote the Stereophile critic in 1994 about the release of At The Deer Head Inn, the first sequence of tracks selected from the raw material of the concert the pianist gave in the Pennsylvania room where he began his career, retrospectively turning this spontaneous return into an authentic historic moment. Gramophone, for its part, spoke of “spellbinding” playing, while the Los Angeles Times praised “a collection of moments of grace.” All these glowing descriptions apply equally to this new record, which offers eight new, completely unreleased performances, plunging us back into the very special magic of that evening when Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock and Paul Motian found themselves together on stage as a trio for the first and only time. Speaking of a concert that felt both like a reunion and a jam session, Keith Jarret perfectly summed up the unique nature of this extraordinary performance. On this set, the trio performs “Everything I Love”, “I Fall In Love Too Easily,” “All of You”, “Someday My Prince Will Come”, “Golden Earrings”, “How Long Has This Been Going On” and a fantastic bluesy version of Nat Adderley’s theme that gives the album its title. Throughout, the amazed audience gives the impression of being suspended on every note.