An odd compilation
G B | Connecticut | 09/09/2006
(3 out of 5 stars)
"I love Keith Jarrett's Impulse recordings with the American "Quartet", but the selection on this compilation is mystifying. Much of his most important, exciting work on the label ("Death and the Flower", "Shades of Jazz", "Inflight") is omitted, instead emphasizing the group's lesser work from their final two albums. Still, there's some great stuff on here -- "The Rich (and the Poor)" is one of their best soul-jazz-influenced tunes, and "Everything That Lives Laments" conjures up mysteries.
If you're interested in checking out Jarrett's Impulse work -- and I highly recommend that you do -- you should get either the 5 CD 1973-74 box set or (for a more bite-sized taste) the album Fort Yawuh."