''Changes'' is a

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album recorded by Keith Jarrett, Jack DeJohnette and Gary Peacock in January 1983 during the same sessions that produced the two albums '' Standards, Vol. 1'' and '' Standards, Vol. 2''; the albums together started a long performing and recording career for what became known as the Standards Trio. ''Changes'' was released by ECM Records in September 1984. In 2008 the three albums were collected into a boxed set, '' Setting Standards: New York Sessions''.

Background

Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette had originally worked together on Peacock's 1977 album '' Tales of Another''. In 1983, they came back together after producer

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proposed a trio album to Jarrett. The three joined in a studio in

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, New York for a roughly 2-day session during which they recorded enough material for three albums, the two ''Standards'' volumes and ''Changes'', without rehearsing or pre-planning the playlist. The track "Prism" had been part of the repertoire of Jarrett's "European quartet" in the late 1970s. Two separate recordings of the European quartet playing the song in 1979 were later released: one on the 1989 album ''

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'', and one on the 2012 album '' Sleeper''.

Original notes

The austere and minimalist designs of Jarrett albums' layouts on ECM (a label's trademark) are sometimes filled with notes, poems, quotes or even long stories. In the original 1984 ECM LP and CD issues this Rilke poem can be found:Zbigniew Granat (September 2003
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Reception

The

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review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "Unlike the other two Keith Jarrett trio recordings from January 1983, this collaboration with bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Jack DeJohnette does not feature standards. The trio performs the 30-minute "Flying" and a 6-minute "Prism," both of them Jarrett originals. "Flying," which has several sections, keeps one's interest throughout while the more concise "Prism" has a beautiful melody. It is a nice change to hear Jarrett (who normally plays unaccompanied) interacting with a trio of superb players.".Yanow, S.
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Track listing

''All music by Keith Jarrett.'' # "Flying Part 1" - 16:06 # "Flying Part 2" - 13:38 # "Prism" - 6:31

Personnel

* Keith Jarrett –

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* Jack DeJohnette – drums * Gary Peacock –

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Production *

- producer *

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- recording engineer * Barbara Wojirsch - cover design and layout

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Changes (Jarrett Album) Keith Jarrett albums 1984 albums Standards Trio albums Gary Peacock albums Jack DeJohnette albums Albums produced by Manfred Eicher