Keith Jarrett - Treasure Island (1974)

01.The Rich (and The Poor)
02.Blue Streak
03.Fullsuvollivus (Fools Of All Of Us)
04.Treasure Island 4:19
05.Introduction & Yaqui Indian Folk Song
06.Le Mistral
07.Angles (Without Edges)
08.Sister Fortune.

Keith Jarrett (Piano, Soprano Saxophone and Osi Drum)
Dewey Redman (Tenor Saxophone and Tambourine)
Charlie Haden (Double Bass)
Paul Motian (Drums and Percussion)
Guilherme Franco (Percussion)
Danny Johnson (Percussion)
Sam Brown (Guitar)-4,8.

Originally an Impulse LP that surfaced on MCA as a straight reissue on CD, this fine recording features pianist Keith Jarrett's best regular group. Dewey Redman is heard from on tenor, bassist Charlie Haden, drummer Paul Motian and percussionists Guilherme Franco and Danny Johnson are superb in ensembles and guitarist Sam Brown guests on two selections. The emphasis is on the band's sound and Jarrett's rich melodies; he contributed eight originals to this enjoyable modern set. ~ Scott Yanow,AMG.

Keith Jarrett Trio - Bye Bye Blackbird (1991)

1.Bye Bye Blackbird
2.You Won't Forget Me
3.Butch and Butch
4.Summer Night
5.For Miles
6.Straight, No Chaser
7.I Thought About You
8.Blackbird, Bye Bye.

Jack DeJohnette - Drums,Drums(Snare)
Keith Jarrett - Piano
Gary Peacock - Bass.

Review by Richard S. Ginell

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.