Keith Jarrett has recorded quite a few albums with his "Standards Trio," which also features bassist
Gary Peacock and drummer
Jack DeJohnette, and virtually all of their releases are enjoyable. The music that they create is in some ways an update of the type of interplay that took place between
Bill Evans and his sidemen, where all three musicians often act as equals (although
Jarrett, like
Evans, has most of the solo space). An uptempo "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" is a surprising highpoint of this disc but also quite memorable are "All of You," "Old Folks" and "How About You?"; none of the eight performances from the concert appearance are throwaways.
Jarrett's vocal sounds are more restrained than usual while his piano playing is in peak form. ~ Scott Yanow