In January of 1983,
Keith Jarrett returned to the trio format and his collaboration with bassist
Gary Peacock and drummer
Jack DeJohnette resulted in three albums. The first release finds the trio digging into five standards with "God Bless the Child" being dragged out (although not unmercifully) for 15 minutes. The performances, which usually do not swing in a conventional sense, do have a momentum of their own.
Jarrett is generous in allocating solo space to
Peacock and it is obvious that the three musicians were listening very closely to each other. ~ Scott Yanow