Howard, this 2009 conversation is maybe the most insightful Jarrett interview I've ever read. So much there, and I know I'll be returning to it. Thank you for sharing!
Great interview. I saw him in Toronto in 2014. “Pt. 1” made it onto his album. I tell you because it is a big deal for me and I don’t know anyone who cares.
Howard, this is a fabulous interview. You listen closely to him and then use what you hear to guide him further along. The thoughts about the body and intentionality (in all the complexity of that), about Charlie & about reflecting on each of the bassists, I could go on and on. It’s just really good. I don’t really get where he’s going regarding drummers. I don’t perceive drummers as just “hitting things” and more than is true of pianos, as he aptly talks about the latter (& I agree w/that part). Thanks for (re-?)sharing this. Maybe I should do the same with a piece I wrote 2 years ago about the American Quartet? If I do, it’s your interview post that inspired me to do it!
thanks Bob, glad you dug this. I agree that Keith's comment about drummers was odd, given especially his long relationship with Jack DeJohnette, and how extremely sensitive Jack has always been in the Standards Trio.
Absolutely. And also Paul Motian, who was so ensconced in a world of sound, as well as more idiomatic approaches to drumming, which he interweaves in his distinctive way.
Howard, this 2009 conversation is maybe the most insightful Jarrett interview I've ever read. So much there, and I know I'll be returning to it. Thank you for sharing!
Great interview. I saw him in Toronto in 2014. “Pt. 1” made it onto his album. I tell you because it is a big deal for me and I don’t know anyone who cares.
Great stuff Howard. Needs to be read about half a dozen times just to scratch the surface. 🙏
Howard, this is a fabulous interview. You listen closely to him and then use what you hear to guide him further along. The thoughts about the body and intentionality (in all the complexity of that), about Charlie & about reflecting on each of the bassists, I could go on and on. It’s just really good. I don’t really get where he’s going regarding drummers. I don’t perceive drummers as just “hitting things” and more than is true of pianos, as he aptly talks about the latter (& I agree w/that part). Thanks for (re-?)sharing this. Maybe I should do the same with a piece I wrote 2 years ago about the American Quartet? If I do, it’s your interview post that inspired me to do it!
thanks Bob, glad you dug this. I agree that Keith's comment about drummers was odd, given especially his long relationship with Jack DeJohnette, and how extremely sensitive Jack has always been in the Standards Trio.
Absolutely. And also Paul Motian, who was so ensconced in a world of sound, as well as more idiomatic approaches to drumming, which he interweaves in his distinctive way.