Up for It: Live in Juan-Les-Pins [Live]

Up for It: Live in Juan-Les-Pins [Live]

ASIN: B00008ZPBU

Editorial Reviews
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Those who believe that telepathy does not exist should check out this record. This trio--consisting of pianist Keith Jarrett, drummer Jack DeJohnette, and bassist Gary Peacock--has been perfecting the science of syncopated thought for two decades. Recorded in the South of France, it has all of the elements of the group's celebrated studio recordings. Jarrett's elegiac and encyclopedic pianisms, Peacock's intelligent basslines, and DeJohnette's intricate and inspired drumwork turn time-worn standard's such as "If I Were a Bell" and "Someday My Prince Will Come" into intense and intimate sound portraits. Bill Evans' famous trio with Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian may have set the mold, but Jarrett, Peacock, and DeJohnette have broke it in their own sweet, swinging, and soulful way. --Eugene Holley, Jr.

Tracks:

If I Were A Bell
Butch & Butch
My Funny Valentine
Scrapple From The Apple
Someday My Prince Will Come
Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West
Autumn Leaves
Up For It

Amazon.com

Those who believe that telepathy does not exist should check out this record. This trio--consisting of pianist Keith Jarrett, drummer Jack DeJohnette, and bassist Gary Peacock--has been perfecting the science of syncopated thought for two decades. Recorded in the South of France, it has all of the elements of the group's celebrated studio recordings. Jarrett's elegiac and encyclopedic pianisms, Peacock's intelligent basslines, and DeJohnette's intricate and inspired drumwork turn time-worn standard's such as "If I Were a Bell" and "Someday My Prince Will Come" into intense and intimate sound portraits. Bill Evans' famous trio with Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian may have set the mold, but Jarrett, Peacock, and DeJohnette have broke it in their own sweet, swinging, and soulful way. --Eugene Holley, Jr.

Customer Reviews:

Nice musician.......2007-01-12

Keith Jarrett is very famous in Japan too.

He always says something to himself when playing piano.

It is very strange, lol.

Unexpectedly Bored and Disappointed.......2005-04-21

In reading over the couple of reviews that felt there was "something missing" and the longer, more detailed one that bemoaned the lack of a former novel and caring approach to the uniqueness of each song that the trio has displayed for so long, I had my own disappointment validated. I cannot say that I've sat down and done a "studied" listen to "Up For It" but I usually find myself grabbed by Jarrett's interpretation of a melody even before the improvisation begins and to my surprise (especially in light of Jarrett's stated pride and surprise in this work) I too felt these renditions to be lackluster in arrangement and execution. I also miss the introductions and the pacing of the improvisations - Jarrett just seems to toss off the head and dive into the improvised choruses which have little variety or range (maybe "My Funny Valentine" is an exception but it hardly compares with his earlier versions). I would not however agree that the trio has gone downhill since Tokyo '96 (though the magic was not as strong to me there as well)- my attention was seized and I was delighted when I heard some of the tracks on the radio from "The Out of Towners"- particularly the bop tunes that often leave me wanting on the better recordings. "Up for It" left me wondering why I was suddenly bored by the trio...Interesting that others see it as a kind of pinnacle achievement...

THE GIRLS IN FRANCE WEAR PAPER UNDERPANTS.......2004-12-15

This is another outstanding release in a series of Keith Jarrett's "standards" trio. I try to expand my horizons by listening to Jarrett and company's "free-form" improvisations with released such as ALWAYS LET ME GO and INSIDE OUT . But for the simultaneous pleasure of immediate enjoyment and interesting challenge, I turn to the "standards" recordings. For me jazz has a particular power in taking a well-known popular song and playing with it several different and individual days.

This CD is of particular interest in that the conditions of this "live" performance were less than ideal and came close to being not made at all. The open-air concert arena was in fact drenched in rain and there was little prospect that the weather would clear. Jarrett, Peacock and DeJohnette are all advancing in age and all were recovering from poor health. Playing in bad weather is not something you can "get over" with a bowl of warm soup and a good night's sleep anymore. (Believe me. I know. When I was little my grandparents took added care with their ailments. I thought it is just b.s. "Just sit down for a few minutes. Drink some water and you'll be better'. I thought. Well, now I know a misstep in taking care of yourself can result in weeks of grief.). In the interests of their own health, each was tempted to cancel the concert. But at the last moment they decided they just wanted to play. Workmen "tented" the stage with plastic sheets and the trio went on to perform.

What we are left with is a wonderful and inventive concert recording I have played several times and still have not put away. It does strike me that at times Jarrett pounds the keys extra hard (he is not reputed to have a "light" touch to begin with). My immediate impression is that Jarrett is taking out some irritation with the wind and blasts of moisture on the piano-but that's just guessing. I get no such impression with Peacock and DeJohnette and in fact both are playing above their already high average. As simple minded as it may sound, the highlights of this set are the old chestnuts of "My Funny Valentine" and "Autumn Leaves". It continually amazes me how this trio can take these "old rags" and make something new out of them.

Like another reviewer, I suspect when this trio is no more we will look back on them as a kind of "golden age" in jazz we were too foolish not to recognize at the time. This CD is one to get.

Best CD in the world?.......2004-01-12

I first discovered Keith Jarrett on this cd, and since then I have wanted to hear more and more of his music, both his solo work, but certainly also his work with the Standards Trio. Although I have only heard some (around 7) albums with him, I have a somewhat good knowledge about his music. First he joined the Messengers, later the Charles Lloyd quartet; then he played with Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, and Paul Motian. After that with Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette, and later with the European Quartet consisting of Jan Garbarek, Palle Danielsson, and Jon Christensen. Within these periods, he experimented (sometimes succesfully, other times maybe not so succesfully) with solo playing. The first of these were, as far as I know, Restoration Ruin, where he played all instruments backed up by a string quartet. His first solo concert was Facing You, a succesful album, which later was followed by the famous Köln Concert.

Also later in his work has he followed his own ways about which music he should play. And here's now Up For It, an album which could be seen as "just another one" with the Standards Trio. Listening to it for the - I don't know, maybe fiftieth time - I conclude that it's not just another one. It's so close to perfection as anything could be. The three of them all have the right amount of space, Jarrett leads with his fast, humoures, and intelligent notes; Gary Peacock plays with elegant harmony; and Jack DeJohnette drums with a incredible imagination.

In the liner notes, Jarrett writes: "What ended up on the recording represents, to me, he triumph of desire over circumstance, the triumph of youthful exuberance over age, and our need for music and wisdom. There was a fluidity of ideas and a rhytmic commitment to the groove that went on for the entire concert, despite the oods agains it. Since this music was an unwitting gift from the sun to us, I pass it on - a little, flawed gem of sweet swinging in the rain - from the three of us to you, our faithful listeners for more than 20 years. When we were on stage in the middle of the music, nothing else mattered. We were home." It can't be said better. And I think it's the best album on this earth, but decide for yourself.

Like always.......2003-10-07

Like always with the Jarret trio, great players, great sound, outstanding jazz

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Up for It: Live in Juan-Les-Pins
Keith Jarrett
Manufacturer: Universal
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000AMKS50
Release Date: 2007-03-26

Tracks:

If I Were a Bell [Live]
Butch & Butch [Live]
My Funny Valentine [Live]
Scrapple from the Apple [Live]
Someday My Prince Will Come [Live]
Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West [Live]
Autumn Leaves/Up for It [Live]

Album Details

Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.

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Up for It: Live in Juan-Les-Pins
Keith Jarrett
Manufacturer: Universal
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

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General | Jazz | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00008YLS6
Release Date: 2003-06-02

Tracks:

If I Were a Bell [Live]
Butch & Butch [Live]
My Funny Valentine [Live]
Scrapple from the Apple [Live]
Someday My Prince Will Come [Live]
Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West [Live]
Autumn Leaves/Up for It [Live]

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