Changeless is a live album by the Keith Jarrett Trio recorded at various venues over a week in October 1987 and released on ECM two years later.[1] The trio—Jarrett's "Standards Trio"—features rhythm section Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette.
| Changeless | ||||
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| Live album by the Keith Jarrett Trio | ||||
| Released | October 1989[1] | |||
| Recorded | October 9, 11, 12 & 14, 1987 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 49:04 | |||
| Label | ECM ECM 1392 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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| Jarrett / Peacock / DeJohnette chronology | ||||
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October 1987 tour
editChangeless is a compilation of tracks recorded during the "Standards trio" October 1987 North American tour in which, according to www.keithjarrett.org, offered 14 recitals in 28 days:[2]
- October 3 – Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, FL, USA
- October 8 – Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
- October 9 – Lexington, KY, USA "Lifeline"
- October 11 – Convention Center, Dallas, TX, USA "Endless"
- October 12 – Wortham Center, Houston, TX, USA "Ecstasy"
- October 14 – Paramount Theater, Denver, CO, USA "Dancing"
- October 16 – Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
- October 19 – Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
- October 21 – Flynn Theater, Burlington, VT, USA
- October 23 – Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY, USA
- October 25 – Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, OT, Canada
- October 27 – Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- October 29 – Eastman Theater, Rochester, NY, USA
- October 31 – Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- November 1 – Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [4] |
The AllMusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4 stars and states, "This is a triumph, for Jarrett has successfully brought the organically evolving patterns of his solo concerts into the group format ... a genuine collective musical experience."[3]
The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote that Changeless contains "original material which is deeply subversive (though also respectfully aware) of the whole tradition of jazz as a system of improvisation on 'the changes'... On Changeless, there are no chord progressions at all; the trio improvises each section in a single key, somewhat in the manner of an Indian raga. The results are impressive and thought-provoking, like everything Jarrett has attempted."[4]
Jarrett biographer Wolfgang Sandner comment of Changeless: "Jarrett had, at last, combined his free-playing techniques with his trio style."[5]
Track listing
editAll music by Keith Jarrett
- "Dancing" (Denver) – 9:01
- "Endless" (Dallas) – 15:32
- "Lifeline" (Lexington) – 11:32
- "Ecstacy" (Houston) – 12:59
Personnel
editKeith Jarrett Trio
edit- Keith Jarrett – piano
- Gary Peacock – bass
- Jack DeJohnette – drums
Technical personnel
edit- Manfred Eicher – producer
- Jan Erik Kongshaug – remixing engineer
- Tom McKenney – recording engineer
- Dieter Rehm – design
- Gyokusei Jikihara – painting
References
edit- ^ a b ECM Records Jarrett / Peacock / DeJohnette: Changeless accessed May 2020
- ^ Keith Jarrett 1987 live concerts accessed May 13, 2020
- ^ a b Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Review accessed March 23, 2010
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 769. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Sandner, Wolfgang (2020). Keith Jarrett: A Biography. Translated by Jarrett, Chris. Equinox. p. 140.