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Keith Jarrett, "All The Things You Are" (J. Kern/O. Hammerstein), New York, January 1983. Keith Jarrett, piano (p); Gary Peacock, bass (b); Jack DeJohnette, drums (d)
The order of solos in this piece is: Jarrett, Peacock. Listen to the recording and provide counter numbers for the beginning and end of these two solos. Describe their solo styles. Listen to how they phrase or create musical lines over the chord changes. Try to include some detail. How do their solos change and develop over the course of their particular solo? Describe what Peacock plays during Jarrett's solo? Are the bass and drums keeping time in a traditional way? Describe Jarrett's phrasing at 02:31. Is he phrasing across the bar lines? Describe. Peacock solos after Jarrett. Describe his technique on the bass. Does he phrase as other bass players you have heard solo, such as Scott LaFaro? Is his soloing like that of a horn player? Describe the feel of drummer Motian during the solos. Compare the feel of this Jarrett trio with the Corea trio featured in the piece "Now He Sings, Now He Sobs." Would you describe the style of these soloists as bop, hard bop, cool or elements of more than one style? Explain in detail using what you've learned from the Lessons about these particular styles.
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