Jazz treatments of pop covers turn up in some unusual places, but I never thought I’d find one on a Keith Jarrett record. But on Jasmine, his latest outing for ECM, a gorgeous duet session with bassist Charlie Haden, Jarrett covers One Day I’ll Fly Away, which was a hit for Randy Newman in 1980. As you’ll hear, Jarrett and …
Who Needs Keith Jarrett?
The amazon fairy visited last week, bringing with him (among many other goodies) Keith Jarrett’s latest release, a compelling 3 disc recording of two recent concerts in Paris and London. A full review will appear in due course. But Jarrett isn’t the only one who can, as he modestly puts it, “build a universe” at the piano. Here’s Catherine, simultaneously …