Hamburg '72

Live archive release from this Jazz trio featuring Keith Jarrett, Charlie Haden and Paul Motian. In the late 60s/early 70s when Keith Jarrett was working with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers and with the Charles Lloyd Quartet, he also began working as a leader with Charlie Haden and Paul Motian. This trio - formed in 1966 - became Keith's first great band, his choice of players a masterstroke. With the bassist who had learned his craft in Ornette Coleman's band, and the drummer from Bill Evans's ground-breaking trio, Jarrett was able to explore the full scope of modern jazz, from poetic balladry to hard-swinging time-playing to ferocious and fiery free music, the improvisation including episodes with Keith on soprano sax. The interaction between the three musicians is uncanny throughout, reaching a peak in an emotion-drenched performance of Charlie Haden's 'Song for Che'. ECM set up the 1972 tour of the Jarrett Trio, including the German radio concert from which this album is drawn. Manfred Eicher returned to the original tapes 42 years later, remixing the music for this edition in Oslo in July 2014, together with Jan Erik Kongshaug. The music is extraordinary.