This is the Keith Jarrett Trio's -- featuring bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Jack DeJohnette -- elegy for their former employer Miles Davis, recorded only 13 days after the maestro's death.
The lonely figure in shadow with a horn on the cover contrasts with the joyous spirit of many of the tracks on this CD, yet there is still a ghostly presence to deal with -- and in keeping with Miles' credo, Jarrett's choice of notes is often more purposefully spare than usual.
There is symmetry in the organization of the album, with "Bye Bye Blackbird" opening and the trio's equally jaunty "Blackbird, Bye Bye" closing the album, and the interior tracks immediately following the former and preceding the latter are "You Won't Forget Me" and "I Thought About You." The centerpiece of the CD is an 18-and-a-half-minute group improvisation, "For Miles," which after some DeJohnette tumbling around becomes a dirge sometimes reminiscent of Miles' own elegy for Duke Ellington, "He Loved Him Madly." As an immediate response to a traumatic event, Jarrett and his colleagues strike the right emotional balance to create one of their more meaningful albums.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bye Bye BlackbirdMort Dixon, Ray Henderson | Keith Jarrett, Keith Jarrett Trio | Play | 11:14 | 25 MB | 65 MB |
| 2 | You Won't Forget MeKermit Goell, Fred Spielman | Keith Jarrett, Keith Jarrett Trio | Play | 10:46 | 24 MB | 51 MB |
| 3 | Butch and ButchOliver Nelson | Keith Jarrett, Keith Jarrett Trio | Play | 06:37 | 15 MB | 41 MB |
| 4 | Summer NightAl Dubin, Harry Warren | Keith Jarrett, Keith Jarrett Trio | Play | 06:42 | 15 MB | 34 MB |
| 5 | For MilesJack DeJohnette, Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock | Keith Jarrett, Keith Jarrett Trio | Play | 18:43 | 42 MB | 68 MB |
| 6 | Straight, No ChaserThelonious Monk | Keith Jarrett, Keith Jarrett Trio | Play | 06:47 | 15 MB | 40 MB |
| 7 | I Thought About YouJames Van Heusen, Johnny Mercer | Keith Jarrett, Keith Jarrett Trio | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 17 MB |
| 64 mins | 148 MB | |||||
| 64 mins | 318 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack DeJohnette | Composer, Drums, Drums (Snare), Performer |
| 2 | Mort Dixon | Composer |
| 3 | Al Dubin | Composer |
| 4 | Manfred Eicher | Executive Producer |
| 5 | Kermit Goell | Composer |
| 6 | Ray Henderson | Composer |
| 7 | James Van Heusen | Composer |
| 8 | Keith Jarrett | Composer, Performer, Piano, Primary Artist |
| 9 | Keith Jarrett Trio | Primary Artist |
| 10 | Jan Erik Kongshaug | Mastering |
| 11 | Johnny Mercer | Composer |
| 12 | Thelonious Monk | Composer |
| 13 | Oliver Nelson | Composer |
| 14 | Jay Newland | Engineer |
| 15 | Gary Peacock | Bass, Composer, Performer |
| 16 | Catherine Pichonnier | Cover Photo |
| 17 | Dieter Rehm | Cover Design |
| 18 | Fred Spielman | Composer |
| 19 | Harry Warren | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |