Bye Bye Blackbird

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Recorded within two weeks of Miles Davis's death, this CD is a direct emotional response to the trumpeter's passing from a long-established trio of his former sidemen: pianist Keith Jarrett, bassist Gary Peacock, and drummer Jack DeJohnette. "For Miles," a collective improvisation that lasts for over 18 minutes, is both the literal and figurative centerpiece of the CD, a performance that seems to struggle toward a profound and somber expression. Otherwise it's a varied program, as much celebration of Davis's inspiration as lament, as it moves from the title standard, closely associated with Davis, to Oliver Nelson's seldom-played "Butch and Butch." Jarrett's playing is tightly focused, whether laconic and melodic or swinging with gusto, but it's very much a trio of equals, with DeJohnette offering constantly shifting accents and cymbal color and Peacock providing an original melodic voice as well as fluid and authoritative propulsion. --Stuart Broomer --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Tracks:

A River Runs Through It
Casting Presbyterian Style
A Land Filled With Wonder
Down The Alley (With You)
A Summer Of Lumber And Fishing
Shooting The Schutes
Three Fishermen
A Trip To The Unknown
A Four Count Rhythm
The Shiek Of Araby
Bye Bye Blackbird - Prudence Johnson
Je Ne Sais Quois
Swing Me High, Swing Me Low
A Place Remembered
A Remark Was Passed
Rugged Cross
Muskrat Ramble
Rawhide
The Wild Ride
Early Departure
The Splendor In The Grass
Jessie And Norman
Lolo's
The High Road
Yes, Quite A Day
A Fine Fisherman And The Big Blackfoot River
The Moment That Could Not Last
Too Deep For Tears
Without Complete Understanding
In The Half-Light Of The Canyon
Haunted By Waters - A River Runs Through It (Reprise)
Exclusive Interview With Mark Isham

Album Description

A River Runs Through It features Mark Isham's Grammy-and Academy Award-nominated score, plus the songs "The Sheik of Araby" written by Harry B. Smith, Ted Snyder & Francis Wheeler, "Bye Bye Blackbird" written by Mort Dixon & Ray Henderson, and "Muskrat Ramble" written by Ray Gilbert and Edward 'Kid' Ory.

Customer Reviews:

A Fine Soundtrack of a Fine Movie.......2007-07-15

I basically love the movie, because it's poetic along with Montana wilderness and I am a fly-fisherman. I have just bought this CD as my background music while I am tying flies. And it works very very well. Each track reminds me of each moment of the movie, especially, tracks from Track 25 "Yes, Quite a Day" to Track 31 "Hauted by Waters" just make me poignant. An exclusive interview with the composer is also very unique and worth to hear about the background of the movie. "The Moment That Could Not Last" last only 1:24, how about in our real life? Is it gonna be like Paul's? I am hautend by this soundtrack.

Review(How original huh?).......2007-01-25

Personally, this is one of the absolute BEST soundtracks I have ever listened to. The music is calming, soothing, and truly wonderful. The music is so well put together and nicely coordinated and I feel like I am watching the movie again...it also makes great to read the Laura Ingalls Wilder books too. Try it...you might be suprised how well it fits. :)

Music that transcends simple meaning..........2006-07-16

Mark Isham's score for the motion picture A River Runs Through It is one of the most memorable and emotionally captivating film scores of all time. The arrangements of strings, piano, woodwinds create a meditative and reflective range of music throughout the film capturing all the emotions of this powerful drama about an American family in rural Montana. It is at once deeply haunting, moving, nostalgic and sentimental and captures the innocence and beauty of nature and childhood, as well as darker themes of rebellion and tragedy. There is a profound sense of emotion that is embedded within the music that sweeps over me every time I hear it. A combination of happiness, sadness, excitement, and reflection. There is something simply sweeping and majestic within his music. I couldn't think of anything else that would better compliment the film. Highly recommended.

Average customer rating:

JUST GREAT!
+1/2 Old-fashioned standards, simply and elegantly sung

Bye-Bye Blackbird
Layton & Johnstone
Manufacturer: Asv Living Era
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000666AT
Release Date: 2002-06-25

Customer Reviews:

JUST GREAT!.......2004-03-05

You either "get" this kind of music or "you don't." I love them.

+1/2 Old-fashioned standards, simply and elegantly sung.......2003-04-03

Depression-era recordings by the duo of Turner Layton and Clarence Johnstone, an African-American vocal act that made its fortune in England singing standards at the height of the Tin Pan Alley era. Their approach is a bit prissy and refined, but fans of sweet bands and crooners may find familar charms in these stripped-down performances.

Average customer rating:

Fabulous!!!
bye bye blackbird
Great Collection of Standards

Bye Bye Blackbird
Kevyn Lettau
Manufacturer: Mcg Jazz
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009UC7DO
Release Date: 2005-06-28

Tracks:

I've Got You Under My Skin
Bye-Bye Blackbird
I Fall In Love Too Easily
Love You Madly
It Amazes Me
I Concentrate On You
It's Delovely
Being Green
Let's Fall In love
Gone With The Wind
Sophisticated Lady

Customer Reviews:

Fabulous!!!.......2005-11-30

I love this cd! I love all of Kevyn's songs and her voice is very beautiful. I highly reccommend this and all of her cds!!!!

bye bye blackbird.......2005-08-29

Fabulous, fabulous. Great standards sung with an amazing voice.
Being Green and Sophisticated Lady are to die for.

Great Collection of Standards.......2005-07-25

I was fortunate to see Ms. Lettau in concert earlier this year and get a preview of many of these songs. And although everybody seems to be recording songs from The Great American Songbook these days, this is a worthwhile collection to get for both fans of these songs and of Ms. Lettau. Not as experimental as some of her previous collections, she puts her own mark on these songs, as on the upbeat "Bye Bye Blackbird", where she adds some great scat singing. Her accompaniment varies from a string orchestra to a jazz combo to a single instrument. On a great verson of "It's Delovely" she is only accompanied by a bass player, and that's all she needs. Her one offbeat selection here is "(It's not Easy) Being Green" from Sesame Street, and she makes it fit right in.

Average customer rating:

Beware of the sound!
Very good, minus one track.
Absolutely Fantastic
Too many distractions
An Unforgettable Statement in a Medium of Jazz Trio

Bye Bye Blackbird
Keith Jarrett Trio
Manufacturer: Ecm Records
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ASIN: B0000249SI
Release Date: 2000-01-25

Tracks:

Bye Bye Blackbird
You Won't for Get Me
Butch and Butch
Summer Night
For Miles
Straight No Chaser
I Thought About You
Blackbird, Bye Bye

Amazon.com

Recorded within two weeks of Miles Davis's death, this CD is a direct emotional response to the trumpeter's passing from a long-established trio of his former sidemen: pianist Keith Jarrett, bassist Gary Peacock, and drummer Jack DeJohnette. "For Miles," a collective improvisation that lasts for over 18 minutes, is both the literal and figurative centerpiece of the CD, a performance that seems to struggle toward a profound and somber expression. Otherwise it's a varied program, as much celebration of Davis's inspiration as lament, as it moves from the title standard, closely associated with Davis, to Oliver Nelson's seldom-played "Butch and Butch." Jarrett's playing is tightly focused, whether laconic and melodic or swinging with gusto, but it's very much a trio of equals, with DeJohnette offering constantly shifting accents and cymbal color and Peacock providing an original melodic voice as well as fluid and authoritative propulsion. --Stuart Broomer

Customer Reviews:

Beware of the sound!.......2006-03-08

First, let me say I am a big fan of Keith Jarrett's trio work. I have many of them, including the Blue Note box set, and I thoroughly enjoy them. His "vocalizing" has not bothered me nearly as much as it clearly does some people. And my comments about this album are NOT about the vocalizing (although it is significantly worse than on many other Jarrett recordings).

The sound of the music itself is absolutely abysmal, in my humble opinion - VERY compressed (i.e. little dynamic range), very poor tonal quality and clarity, etc. I could go on and on. I was shocked, to be honest, as the sound of his other recordings varies from very good to excellent, and the sound of ECM recordings in general is excellent. I don't know what to say beyond this. I found no reason to listen to this music, when I have so many other alternatives from Jarrett's trio. Maybe I got a bad copy somehow? I don't otherwise know how to explain the fact that others have not complained about the sound. Maybe ECM has fixed whatever problem there may have been? This CD was recently purchased, however (winter of 05/06)

Very good, minus one track........2006-01-14

Keith Jarrett is at his lyrical best through most of this album, swinging on the uptempo numbers and connecting with strong emotional content on the ballads. The styles range a bit widely, but because the group is so tight and cohesive it holds together. My only reservation is the track "For Miles," which to me doesn't hold up and is way overlong. OK, I understand that others will disagree, and that Jarrett wanted to make a strong personal statement about his old friend Miles, but the track rambles and does not have any unifiying theme or melodic sense. For my taste, it drags, and at 18 minutes is quite skippable. No worries, though. Like most people, I copy my CDs to the hard drive, and even without "For Miles" you'll have 49 minutes of very expressive, lyrical, swinging, intelligent and emotional music. I'm very happy I bought this disc.

Absolutely Fantastic.......2003-12-27

This is amongst my favorite performances by the Jarrett/DeJohnette/Peacock trio. They are in peak form throughout, particularly in terms of their interplay, and the music is particularly touching for this band.

For Miles is beautiful and genius. It won't make sense, at least the parts not dominated by Jarrett's melodies, if you're not comfortable with the sort of abstract stuff that Peacock and Dejohnette did apart from Jarrett around the time. (Usually with other ECM artists, like Paul Bley.)

But it's well worth getting comfortable.

Too many distractions.......2000-12-17

I purchased this c.d. because of the glowing recommendation I read on this website. In fact, this is not one of Jarrett's better albums. The verbal distractions are horrific: buzzing, grunting, groaning in alleged ecstasy. You can hardly follow the music at times.

I've heard Jarrett play Bach and Monk superbly. If he would only keep his mouth shut when swinging!

Oh yes, the piece For Miles is abstract and not particularly interesting. The distractions are at a minimum, however.

An Unforgettable Statement in a Medium of Jazz Trio.......1999-12-14

I originally came to this site to purchase the great Keith Jarrett Trio disc "Changeless", and I was seeing reviews of various books and albums, which of course made me think about writing one after seeing so many entries of inspiration! Well, I have to say something about "Bye Bye Blackbird", in case anyone is thinking about purchasing the cd. This was the first album I came to know of the unique collective known as Jarrett/Peacock/DeJohnette. I was a freshman in high school then, and I must say it was intersting to hear Jarrett groaning and cooing. I didn't know whether to think it was strange, or just part of his way of expressing himself. But what I did know was that he was honest, and obviously meditating on someone for which he cared very much: Miles. As the years passed, I would hear and read from critics of Jarrett that his vocal accompaniments were nonsensical, and a distraction to the music...or, "If you can get past the grunts of what sounds like the annihilation of an endangered species, there's a couple of really cool solos on there...y'know? " To me these words sing the tune of bologna, and for a devoted fan - stinky bologna. "Bye bye Blackbird", as an album, is without question one of the greatest introductions to the inner workings of this trio, and offers several "trio" perspectives represented in the repertoire. Tunes which are not commonly played (by themselves, as well as with any other trio) are explored with Miles in mind, and then the highlight is "For Miles" - a work of pure imagination, and without the rhetoric from which a lot of through-improvised pieces must endure. Other than this record, I would say the best introduction to this magical group is the album "Standards, Vol. 1"; but it is THIS album which draws from source after source, giving you a journey in listening with no beginning, and no end. Who knows, maybe it'll change the way you listen to modern music all together! Another side-note which makes this album a true gem - Jarrett and Dejohnette played together in a group of Miles' (which I'm sure the die-hards don't need to hear from me).... Until a later date, keep the music alive!