Death and the Flower

by Keith Jarrett

Death and the Flower cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1975
  • Label: ABC Impulse!
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 41:40
  • Community rating: 4.08/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A masterpiece from Keith Jarrett's highly influential 'American Quartet.' The album consists of two long, suite-like compositions that seamlessly blend passages of intense, free improvisation with sections of stunning, folk-like melodic beauty. The music is a quintessential example of the group's ability to explore the avant-garde while remaining deeply rooted in melody and groove, a hallmark of the 1970s 'loft jazz' scene.

Genres

Descriptors: piano, saxophone, improvisation, long-form, powerful

Tracklist

  1. Death And The Flower (22:47)
  2. Prayer (10:10)
  3. Great Bird (8:43)

Credits

  • Keith Jarrett - primary artist, piano, soprano saxophone, percussion [osi drum, small percussion], flute [wood], written-by
  • Charlie Haden - bass
  • Tim Bryant - design
  • Paul Motian - drums, percussion
  • David Jarvis - illustration
  • Guilherme Franco - percussion
  • Philip Melnick - photography by
  • Ed Michel - producer
  • Dewey Redman - tenor saxophone, percussion [small percussion]

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