Keith Jarrett & Charlie Haden
Last Dance
ECM Records
Back in 2010 Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden teamed up to produce the best-selling album, Jasmine. In 2014 they reunite for the beautifully seductive Last Dance. Primarily comprising of new material, the album still finds room for the duo to build on some of Jasmine鈥檚 songs, creating alternate versions of Goodbye and Where Can I Go Without You.
The pair has a long history together, first working together in 1967, and Jarrett鈥檚 proclamation 鈥渨hen we play together it鈥檚 like two people singing鈥 certainly rings true in Last Dance. Jarrett鈥檚 piano and Haden鈥檚 double bass melt into one another, always moving forward in harmony.
Jazz classics, such as Thelonious Monk鈥檚 Round Midnight and Bud Powell鈥檚 Dance Of The Infidels, are scattered amongst love songs My Old Flame, Every Time We Say Goodbye and My Ship. With a mellow but intimate tone, Jarrett and Haden鈥檚 latest offering is a stunning continuation of their previous work, impressively showcasing their ability to understand and interpret each other鈥檚 musical intuition. .
Hannah Clugston