The Cure (Keith Jarrett album)

The Cure
Live album by
the Keith Jarrett Trio
ReleasedOctober 1991[1]
RecordedApril 21, 1990
VenueThe Town Hall
New York City
GenreJazz
Length1:17:36
LabelECM
ECM 1440
ProducerManfred Eicher
Keith Jarrett chronology
Tribute
(1990) 		The Cure
(1991) 		Vienna Concert
(1992)
Jarrett / Peacock / DeJohnette chronology
Tribute
(1990) 		The Cure
(1991) 		Bye Bye Blackbird
(1993)

The Cure is a live album by the Keith Jarrett Trio recorded at the Town Hall in New York City on April 21, 1990 and released on ECM October the following year. The trio—Jarrett's "Standards Trio"—features rhythm section Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette.[1]

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars, with reviewer Richard S. Ginell, stating, "One's reservations fade when confronted with the sheer creativity and empathy that the trio displayed in this gorgeously recorded live date... first-class improvisational jazz."[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]

Track listing

  1. "Bemsha Swing" (Thelonious Monk, Denzil Best) – 9:43
  2. "Old Folks" (Deddette Lee Hill, Willard Robison) – 11:18
  3. "Woody 'n' You" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 6:38
  4. "Blame It on My Youth" (Edward Heyman, Oscar Levant) – 8:16
  5. "Golden Earrings" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston, Victor Young) – 8:31
  6. "Body and Soul" (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) – 13:26
  7. "The Cure" (Keith Jarrett) – 10:31
  8. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington) – 9:11

Personnel

Keith Jarrett Trio

Technical personnel

References

  1. ^ a b ECM Records Jarrett / Peacock / DeJohnette: The Cure, accessed May 2020
  2. ^ a b Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Review accessed March 30, 2010
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 769. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.