KEITH JARRETT
JAZZ / FREE, AVANT-GARDE / PIANO 1973,74
KEITH JARRETT:
THE IMPULSE YEARS, 1973-1974

IMPULSE RECORDS, IMPD5-237(5CD)
(P)1997 MCA RECORDS, INC
(C)1997 GRP RECORDS, USA
RECORDED: FEB.24, 1973, FEB.27,28, OCT.9,10, 1974
RELEASED: NOVEMBER 11, 1997, USA
J-ISSUED: UNIVERSAL VICTOR CO., LTD., MVCI-17009-13(5CD)
RELEASED: MARCH 21, 1998, JAPAN
CREDITS (productions) :
All selections are by Keith Jarrett
with the exception of "Yaqui Indian Folk Song" (Traditional, P.D.)
and "Victria" (Paul Motian) are by Keith Jarrett
Original session and this CD package produced by Ed Michel
Recorded at:
Disc A/B: The Village Vanguard, NYC, February 24, 1973
Disc C: Generation Sound, NYC, February 27 and 28, 1974
Disc D/E: Generation Sound, NYC, October 9 and 10, 1974
Recording engineering by Tony May
Digital mix engeering by Wally Buck
at Fantasy Studios, Berkley, California
Assembled and edited with Woody DeMarco
at Hilltop Recording, Big Island, Hawaii
CREDITS (musicians) :
Keith Jarrett: piano (on all tracks)
soprano saxophone (on all tracks)
tambourine (on A,B)
osi drum (on C,D,E)
wood flute (on D,E)
percussion (on D,E)
Dewey Redman: tenor saxophone (on all tracks)
clarinet (on A,B)
chinese musette (on A,B,D,E)
maracas (on A,B)
tambourine (on C)
Charlie Haden: bass (on all tracks)
Paul Motian: drums, percussion (on all tracks)
Danny Johnson: percussion (on A,B,C)
Guilhermo Franco: percussion (on D,E)
Sam Brown: guitar (on C4,C8)
TRACKS
DISC A/ONE - FORT YAWUH (total time 66:19) :
1. (If The) Misfits (Wear It) (12:58) [Keith Jarrett]
Includes material not include in originally released version
2. Fort Yawuh (17:41) [Keith Jarrett]
Includes material not include in originally released version
3. De Drums (11:53) [Keith Jarrett]
4. Still Life, Still Life (8:37) [Keith Jarrett]
5. (If The) Misfits (Wear It) (13:24) [Keith Jarrett]
Previosly unreleased alternate take
Keith Jarrett, piano, soprano saxophone, tambourine
Dewey Redman, tenor saxophone, clarinet, chinese musette, maracas
Charlie Haden, bass
Paul Motian, drums, percussion
Danny Johnson, percussion
Recorded at The Village Vanguard, New York City, February 24, 1973
Engineered by Tony May, with the facilities of the Fedco remote recording truck and crew (Fred Ehrhardt, Nick Fiekowsky, Charlie Alvey, Ernie Hood).
DISC B/TWO - FORT YAWUH (total time 67:21) :
1. Whistle Tune (2:29)
Previosly unreleased
2. Spoken Introduction (2:12)
Previosly unreleased
3. Angles (Without Edges) (14:17)
Previosly unreleased
4. Roads Traveled, Roads Veiled (20:25)
Previosly unreleased in this from; a considerably shortened version of this performance (9:30) appears on Impulse! Artists on Tour (AS-9264)
5. De Drums (excerpt) (7:27)
Previosly unreleased alternate take
6. Melting The Ice (18:03)
Previosly unreleased
Personel, recording dates and engineering same as Disc One
DISC C/THREE - TREASURE ISLAND (total time 54:36) :
1. The Rich (And The Poor) (9:18)
2. Blue Streak (2:32)
3. Fullsuvollivus (Fools Of All Of Us) (6:28)
4. Treasure Island (4:26)
5. Introduction and Yaqui Indian Folk Song (2:15)
6. Le Mistral (9:25)
7. Angles (Without Edges) (5:16)
8. Sister Fortune (4:22)
9. Death And The Flower (10:02)
Previosly unreleased
Keith Jarrett, piano, soprano saxophone, osi drum
Dewey Redman, tenor saxophone, tambourine
Sam Brown, guitar (on "Treasure Island", "Sister Fortune")
Charlie Haden, bass
Paul Motian, drums, percussion
Danny Johnson, percussion
Recorded at Generation Sound, New York City, February 27 and 28, 1974
Engineered by Tony May
DISC D/FOUR - DEATH AND THE FLOWER (total time 44:26) :
1. Death And The Flower (22:46)
2. Prayer (10:08)
3. Great Bird (8:41)
4. Prayer (2:35)
Previosly unreleased alternate take
Keith Jarrett, piano, soprano saxophone, wood flute, osi drum, percussion
Dewey Redman, tenor saxophone, chinese musette
Charlie Haden, bass
Paul Motian, drums, percussion
Guilhermo Franco, percussion
Recorded at Generation Sound, New York City, October 9 and 10, 1974
Engineered by Tony May
DISC E/FIVE - BACKHAND (total time 44:51) :
1. Inflight (9:06)
2. Kuum (11:36)
3. Vapallia (7:48)
4. Backhand (11:05)
5. Victoria (4:57)
Previosly unreleased
Personel, recording dates and engineering same as Disc Four
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