Both players have largely become interpreters rather than composers, although Jarrett has rightfully argued that interpretation is composition. Reuniting in 2007 for the filming of Rambling Boy, their relaxed rapport encouraged Jarrett to invited Haden to his home, and the result is this elegant collection of well-heeled standards, including "Body and Soul," "For All We Know" and "Where Can I Go Without You." Over the course of three decades, much has changed, but some things have remained. The two played for well over a decadefrom Jarrett's debut as a leader, Life Between the Exit Signs (Atlantic, 1967), through to the American Quartet's swan song, Survivor's Suite (ECM, 1979). Participating in Reto Caduff's 2009 film about Charlie Haden ( Rambling Boy) brought Jarrett together with the bassist for the first time since the dissolution of the pianist's much-heralded American Quartet. And yet, this collection of intimate, yearning love songsrecorded at Jarrett's home in an informal setting not unlike The Melody At Night, With You (ECM, 1999)possesses a bittersweet mix of melancholy and joy, suggesting the inherently healing power of music. Recorded in 2007, the year before the shows from which Testament was culled, the song choices on JasmineJarrett's first non-solo/non-Standards Trio disc in 30 yearsspeak to the pianist's tenuous marital situation of the past several years. Pianist Keith Jarrett's last releasethe stunning triple-disc TestamentParis / London (ECM, 2009)was, self-admittedly, impacted by the pianist's "incredibly vulnerable emotional state," but resulted in some of his deepest, most moving solo improvisations yet. As close to a direct pipeline to the heart as anything, it's hard for music to be anything but intimate reflection of events transpiring in a musician's life.
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