Keith Jarrett - Mysteries & Shades, 1975 (Jazz)

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1. Rotation 11:02
2. Everything That Lives Laments 10:03
3. Flame 6:10
4. Mysteries 15:08

5. Shades of Jazz 9:54
6. Southern Smiles 7:52
7. Rose Petals 8:56
8. Diatribe 7:04

Dewey Redman - Maracas, Marimba, Sax (Tenor), Tambourine
Keith Jarrett - Piano, Drums, Percussion
Charlie Haden - Bass
Paul Motian - Drums, Percussion
Guilherme Franco - Percussion

AMG:
"Another in Impulse's extensive series of Keith Jarrett Quintet recordings, this CD isn't one of the more coherent products of the run. It opens on a faltering note with the hopelessly diffuse and rambling 'Rotation,' and 'Everything That Lives Laments' doesn't really get going until a lyrical Vince Guaraldi-like statement from Jarrett sets the track in motion. 'Flame' is certainly novel, with Jarrett on Pakistani flute and Dewey Redman on Chinese musette, which combined with the percussion makes for a diverting India/Third World jam. The Coltrane-ish 15-minute title track has passages of meditative beauty and others of listless torpor. For completists only.

Pianist Keith Jarrett's mid-'70s quintet was the strongest regular group that he ever led and all of its recordings (even some that ramble a bit) are worth picking up. Thanks to its strong start, Shades is one of this unit's most rewarding recordings. 'Shades of Jazz' has a memorable melody and logical (if unpredictable) improvisations by Jarrett and tenor-saxophonist Dewey Redman. The momentum slows down a bit with the gospellish 'Southern Smiles' and 'Rose Petals' but picks up again with the final number, the rather intense 'Diatribe,' an excellent vehicle for this classic group. Throughout, bassist Charlie Haden, drummer Paul Motian and percussionist Guilherme Franco keep the band's juices flowing."

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