Keith Jarrett Confronts a Future Without the Piano - NYT 10/21/20

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10. It is a source of no small grief that Charley Haden, Paul...

Motion, Dewey Redman are all gone.

The albums that quartet released exploded my conception of music entirely.

In the early 80s they each played in small groups separately and one could see them in small intimate clubs...Seventh Avenue South...down in "the Village," places like that.

Reflecting on that time, which was not the happiest time of my life - before I became my wife's lover - I think that music kept me alive. It really did. You could almost always open the Village Voice, any issue, and find out that there was great music coming up somewhere. I'd literally stay alive in anticipation.

There were so many great musicians playing down there in these small clubs, John Abercrombie, Arthur Blythe,...

What I remember of Dewey Redman was his eyes as much as his music. He was an unsung giant. He was at his best with Jarrett I think.

I hope this music remains available to future generations and that ultimately its magnificence is fully recognized in the future.