Byablue

by Keith Jarrett

Byablue cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1977
  • Label: Impulse!
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 42:11
  • Community rating: 3.73/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Featuring his highly acclaimed American Quartet, Keith Jarrett's 'Byablue' highlights deeply spontaneous acoustic improvisations heavily penned by drummer Paul Motian. The recording sessions capture a distinct shift away from Jarrett's sweeping melodic epics toward more fragmented, avant-garde explorations. The interplay between Dewey Redman's saxophone and Jarrett's piano underscores the group's profound, almost telepathic connection.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, improvisation, instrumental, improvised, piano, experimental

Tracklist

  1. Byablue (7:19)
  2. Konya (3:21)
  3. Rainbow (8:32)
  4. Trieste (9:37)
  5. Fantasm (1:12)
  6. Yahllah (8:27)
  7. Byablue - Take 2 (3:42)

Credits

  • Keith Jarrett - primary artist, piano, soprano saxophone, piano, soprano saxophone, percussion, piano [solo]
  • Charlie Haden - bass
  • Paul Motian - drums, percussion
  • Dewey Redman - tenor saxophone, suona [mussette]

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