Song of the Week

From Jasmine, by Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden:

For All We Know

Courtesy of Wikipedia – Album Liner Notes…

“This recording was done in my small studio. It has very dry sound and we didn’t want to have the recording sound like anything but exactly what we were hearing while we played. So it is direct and straightforward… We did not rehearse per se, but went over chords when necessary… We had not played (together) in over thirty years, but something magical happened and I then invited Charlie and his wife to the house to do some playing for a few days with no assurance that we’d have anything (including sound) that we’d want to release.”

He continued: “Jasmine is a night-blooming flower with a beautiful fragrance and I hope you can hear what went into this, as there is no way to do anything as touching as this by rehearsing it until it dies. This is spontaneous music made on the spot without any preparation save our dedication throughout our lives that we won’t accept a substitute: it’s either the real thing or it’s nothing. It’s either real life, or it’s a cartoon… These are great love songs played by players who are trying, mostly, to keep the message intact. I hope you can hear it the way we did.

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And while he sometimes goes off the rails, this song reminds me of Harry Bosch, who was quoted as saying, “Everybody counts or nobody counts” (Michael Connelly)

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