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Man, Gary was (is? ) one of the goats. His work with the Keith Jarrett Trio, among many others is brilliant. I know he stopped playing a couple of years ago due to some health issues. Jarrett said that basically discouraged him from ever playing with a bass player again, since he would never achieve the degree of interplay he had accomplished with Peacock.
 
agutierrezb said:
Man, Gary was (is? ) one of the goats. His work with the Keith Jarrett Trio, among many others is brilliant. I know he stopped playing a couple of years ago due to some health issues. Jarrett said that basically discouraged him from ever playing with a bass player again, since he would never achieve the degree of interplay he had accomplished with Peacock.
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It’s comments like this from Keith that makes me think I have a very surface level ability to understand jazz.
 
Dtknuckles said:
It’s comments like this from Keith that makes me think I have a very surface level ability to understand jazz.
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I mean, we all have a very surface level undertanding of jazz when compared to one of the genre's most important figures of the last 50 years. That can't stop us from enjoying it, though. I would love to hear Keith playing in a Trio setting again, and I'm sure I wouldn't be able to tell much of a difference in quality in Peacock's replacement, but I will take Jarrett's word on the matter. I do get that the mutual undertanding earned in 30+ years of playing together will not be there on day 1 with a new bass player.
 
agutierrezb said:
I mean, we all have a very surface level undertanding of jazz when compared to one of the genre's most important figures of the last 50 years. That can't stop us from enjoying it, though. I would love to hear Keith playing in a Trio setting again, and I'm sure I wouldn't be able to tell much of a difference in quality in Peacock's replacement, but I will take Jarrett's word on the matter. I do get that the mutual undertanding earned in 30+ years of playing together will not be there on day 1 with a new bass player.
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It would be nice to hear a more extended discussion of musician and performance by musicians.
 
Dtknuckles said:
I’ve had Keith Trio- Still Live on the turntable since I received it on NYE. I was trying to pick one trio album that would stand in for all the others. I’m more than happy with this pick.
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Yep. To me, this album is one of the best things Jarrett has ever put out. All Standards Trio records are pretty much on a similar level, but there's something about this one that outshines the others IMO.
 
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