As Long as You're Living Yours: The Music of Keith Jarrett

• Artist: Various Artists
• Rating:
• Release Date: April 04, 2000
• Total Time: 58:42
• Type: Collection (various artists)
• Genre: Jazz

Review

The songbook craze wheels around to the compositions of Keith Jarrett, which ought to be an oxymoron since we're dealing with an artist who usually makes up things on the wing. Yet it works, for not only does this package isolate and spotlight some nice tunes by the prolific pianist; it also honors his eclectic bent by roaming all over the spectrum in search of diverse idioms. Bruce Hornsby is delightfully funky on piano in a second-line New Orleans treatment of "Backhand," which goes through some riotous passages. Pianist Chucho Valdes bumps through "U Dance" with the unorthodox help of baritone saxophonist Jay Rodriguez, while guitarist John Scofield is relaxed as he meanders through "Coral." Book of Ways, the Jarrett album recorded on a clavichord, is represented by "9" as played by classical violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and Bob James on electric piano, and a string quartet scrapes determinedly away at "10." Mike Mainieri overdubs vibraphone upon marimba to produce satisfyingly rich tubular textures on "Starbright," and Jimmy Greene backs his soprano saxophone with nothing but Lord Jamar's drum and keyboard programming on "The Cure." Of course, there is also straight-ahead mainstream improvisation -- such as that from tenor Joe Lovano and trumpeter Tom Harrell on "Shades of Jazz" -- but most of the time, the combinations are odd and even zany. There aren't too many truly imaginative songbook albums around, but luckily, the Jarrett tribute is one of them. ~ Richard S. Ginell, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Backhand	Keith Jarrett		(4:58)
U Dance	Keith Jarrett		(3:02)
Coral	Keith Jarrett		(6:17)
Innocence	Keith Jarrett		(3:17)
Book of Ways #9	Keith Jarrett		(5:55)
So Tender	Keith Jarrett		(3:02)
Starbright	Keith Jarrett		(4:31)
Book of Ways #10	Keith Jarrett		(3:45)
The Cure	Keith Jarrett		(2:31)
Shades of Jazz	Keith Jarrett		(5:39)
Somewhere Before	Keith Jarrett		(5:16)
Prism	Keith Jarrett		(6:32)
Everything That Lives Laments	Keith Jarrett		(4:04)
Dancing [*]	Keith Jarrett		(5:02)

Credits

Bruce Hornsby (Piano), Bruce Hornsby (Performer), Andy Summers (Guitar), Andy Summers (Performer), Don Byron (Clarinet), Don Byron (Performer), Bob James (Piano), Keith Jarrett (Performer), Joe Lovano (Sax (Tenor)), Joe Lovano (Performer), John Novello (Organ), Ralph Peterson (Drums), John Scofield (Guitar), John Scofield (Performer), Dennis Irwin (Bass), Chucho Valdés (Piano), Chucho Valdés (Performer), Mark Bingham (Engineer), Adam Holzman (Engineer), Patrick Derivaz (Engineer), George Garzone (Sax (Tenor)), George Garzone (Performer), Drew Gress (Bass), Drew Gress (Performer), Bob Gullotti (Drums), Tom Harrell (Trumpet), Tom Harrell (Performer), Alec Head (Engineer), Reggie Houston (Sax (Baritone)), D.D. Jackson (Piano), Craig Klein (Trombone), Mike Mainieri (Marimba), Mike Mainieri (Vibraphone), Mike Mainieri (Performer), Mike Mainieri (Marimba (Electronics)), Jason Marsalis (Drums), Edgardo Miranda (Guitar), Adam Nussbaum (Drums), Wayne Pooley (Engineer), Jon Rosenberg (Engineer), Carl Seltzer (Engineer), Joel Taylor (Drums), Eddie Bobe (Percussion), Eddie Bobe (Performer), Tim Conklin (Engineer), Lord Jamar (Drums), Lord Jamar (Keyboards), Lord Jamar (Programming), Lord Jamar (Keyboard Programming), Jay Rodriguez (Sax (Baritone)), Milan Simich (Producer), Matt Perrine (Sousaphone), Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg (Violin), Darrett Adkins (Cello), Cornelius Dufallo (Violin), Tom Chiu (Violin), Jimmy Greene (Sax (Soprano)), Jimmy Greene (Performer), Tony Batista (Bass), Clarence Johnson III (Sax (Tenor)), Percy Miller (Trumpet), Tim Green (Sax (Tenor)), Eddie King (Engineer), Massimo Biolcati (Bass), Kenji Bunch (Viola)