Always Let Me Go

Always Let Me Go is a live album by American pianist Keith Jarrett's "Standards Trio" featuring Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette recorded in concert in April 2001 at the Bunkamura Orchard Hall and Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, in Japan and released on the ECM label in 2002.[1]

Always Let Me Go
Live album by
Keith Jarrett
ReleasedOctober 2002[1]
RecordedApril 2001
VenueOrchard Hall and Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo (Japan)
GenreJazz
LabelECM Records
[ECM 1800/1801]
ProducerManfred Eicher and Keith Jarrett
Keith Jarrett chronology
Inside Out
(2001)		 Always Let Me Go
(2002)		 Up for It
(2003)
Jarrett / Peacock / DeJohnette chronology
Inside Out
(2001)		 Always Let Me Go
(2002)		 Up for It
(2003)

It is the fourth album to feature mainly original improvised material by the trio following Changes (1983), Changeless (1987), and Inside Out (2000).

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]
DownBeat[4]

The AllMusic review by Glenn Swan awarded the album 4½ stars and states, "After 20 years of working together, they trust each other (and the audience) enough to deliver over two hours of unscripted music... it adds a rewarding layer of understanding and appreciation, as few musicians can deliver such diamonds with so little structure in place. Song for song, the symbiosis is a marvel to behold — and the audience knows it. These are gods at play, and the lightning bolts they toss around are awe-inspiring".[2]

In a review for DownBeat, Thomas Conrad wrote: "Always Let Me Go sustains a heightened sense of imaginative focus through its sudden shifts, peaks and valleys, the exquisitely realized songs within songs that the trio comes upon... and the dramatic swings of its dynamic scope. In its 20th year, this trio keeps growing in its ability to challenge the creativity of its listeners."[4]

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented: "As a document of Jarrett's almost 150th performance in Japan, it's impeccable."[3]

Track listing
All compositions by Keith Jarrett except as indicated

Disc One

  1. "Hearts in Space" - 32:12
  2. "The River" - 3:34
  3. "Tributaries" (DeJohnette, Jarrett, Peacock) - 16:18
  4. "Paradox" - 9:01

Disc Two

  1. "Waves" - 34:25
  2. "Facing East" (DeJohnette, Jarrett, Peacock) - 14:04
  3. "Tsunami" - 14:51
  4. "Relay" - 13:00

Personnel

Production

  • Keith Jarrett – producer
  • Manfred Eicher – producer
  • Yoshihiro Suzuki – engineer (recording)
  • Dieter Rehm – design, photography (cover)
  • Fumiaki Fujimoto – photography (liner)

References
  1. ECM Records Jarrett / Peacock / DeJohnette: Always Let Me Go, accessed May 2020
  2. Swan, G. Allmusic Review accessed April 6, 2010
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 770. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. Conrad, Thomas (December 2002). "Keith Jarrett/Gary Peacock/Jack DeJohnette: Always Let Me Go". DownBeat. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
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