Tokyo '96

by Keith Jarrett, Jack DeJohnette, Gary Peacock

Overview

Recorded in Tokyo's Orchard Hall before Japanese royalty and a packed house -- and released two years later while Keith Jarrett was out of action suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome -- the standards trio lives up to its formidable track record of consistency and then some. Jarrett and perennial cohorts Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette are, if anything, even sharper, swinging harder and more attuned to each other than ever. There was a stronger Latin subtext in Tokyo that night than usual; "I'll Remember April" opens with a long, spare drum solo and becomes a high-spirited calypso-flavored workout, and "Last Night When We Were Young" segues into a Jarrett boogaloo improv called "Caribbean Sky." Two bop standards touch off further electric sparks; there is a joyously funky "Billie's Bounce," and Jarrett really puts all of Bud Powell's imitators in the shade with his right-handed prowess on "John's Abbey." Even those who have assiduously collected all of the standards trio's voluminous output will find Jarrett, Peacock and DeJohnette speaking to them in fresh ways here. ~ Richard S. Ginell

Product Details

Release Date:	07/05/2024
Label:	Universal Japan
UPC:	4988031635803
Rank:	4088

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Gary Peacock   Primary Artist,Bass
Keith Jarrett   Primary Artist,Piano
Jack DeJohnette   Primary Artist,Drums
Keith Jarrett Trio   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Johnny Mercer   Composer
James Van Heusen   Composer
Ray Evans   Composer
Bud Powell   Composer
Manfred Eicher   Producer
Al Dubin   Composer
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg   Composer
Jay Livingston   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Toshio Yamanaka   Engineer
Joseph Kosma   Composer
Harold Arlen   Composer
Keith Jarrett   Composer
Gene DePaul   Composer
Jacques Prevert   Composer
Patricia Johnston   Composer
Charlie Parker   Composer
Lorenz Hart   Composer
Kuni Shinohara   Photography
Harry Warren   Composer
Johnny Burke   Composer
Michael Hofstetter   Cover Design
Jacques Enoch   Composer
Don Raye   Composer