It comes from Kenny Wheeler's debut album for ECM titled "Gnu High". It was recorded in 1975, New York. Album features stellar personall of Dave Holland (b), Jack DeJohnette (dr) and Keith Jarrett (p) for whom it was last album as sideman.
My guess is that at 2:40, Keith thought that Kenny was done with his solo, so Keith began to solo even though Kenny wasn't finished. You can almost hear them giving each other the, "Are you finished? No I wasn't, but you go. Oh no, keep going! No that's alright, I'm done," look (I've done this quite a few times). In the end they probably just decided to play a chorus together. This kind of explains why Kenny's solo fizzles out at the end.
I've been trying to figure out what's happening in this section. It seems like Jarrett is leading the beat with his phrasing of the chord changes. It's just some brilliant work and I had only recently discovered this jazzier side of Keith. I actually came across this by chance after listening to some McCoy work with Jack DeJohnette.
Question for those of you in the know: Is this the same Kenny Wheeler who wrote those great charts for Maynard Ferguson's big band?
PushN88 1 month ago
@daschwarjazz The magic of first take recording right there.
drhrothrekr 3 months ago
wonderful!!!!
ngiuliniello1968 7 months ago
アイヒャーさん!~こうゆうアルバムがあるからECMは研ぎ澄まされた!~ケニー・ホイーラー"ヌー・ハイ"~~無菌室の中の躍動美! #jazzm
blackandtanful 8 months ago
@daschwarjazz Very interesting analysis ! good job
SweeetPicker 10 months ago
Great album. Great sound. Kenny Wheeler's sound is his own!
partidoalto1 1 year ago
Magic..Fantastic
flamenco81 1 year ago
@JonP1961
My guess is that at 2:40, Keith thought that Kenny was done with his solo, so Keith began to solo even though Kenny wasn't finished. You can almost hear them giving each other the, "Are you finished? No I wasn't, but you go. Oh no, keep going! No that's alright, I'm done," look (I've done this quite a few times). In the end they probably just decided to play a chorus together. This kind of explains why Kenny's solo fizzles out at the end.
daschwarjazz 1 year ago
@FreddieSausage
Indeed!
I've been trying to figure out what's happening in this section. It seems like Jarrett is leading the beat with his phrasing of the chord changes. It's just some brilliant work and I had only recently discovered this jazzier side of Keith. I actually came across this by chance after listening to some McCoy work with Jack DeJohnette.
JonP1961 1 year ago
@JonP1961 Not to mention those sublime seven notes that immediately follow...
FreddieSausage 1 year ago