''Changes'' is a jazz album recorded by

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and

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in January 1983 during the same sessions that produced the two albums '' Standards, Vol. 1'' and ''

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''; the albums together started a long performing and recording career for what became known as the

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. ''Changes'' was released by

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in September 1984. In 2008 the three albums were collected into a

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, '' Setting Standards: New York Sessions''.

Background

Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette had originally worked together on Peacock's 1977 album ''

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''. In 1983, they came back together after producer Manfred Eicher proposed a trio album to Jarrett. The three joined in a studio in Manhattan,

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for a roughly 2-day session during which they recorded enough material for three albums, the two ''Standards'' volumes and ''Changes'', without rehearsing or pre-planning the playlist. The track "Prism" had been part of the repertoire of Jarrett's "European quartet" in the late 1970s. Two separate recordings of the European quartet playing the song in 1979 were later released: one on the 1989 album '' Personal Mountains'', and one on the 2012 album ''

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''.

Original notes

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Reception

The Allmusic review by

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awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "Unlike the other two Keith Jarrett trio recordings from January 1983, this collaboration with bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Jack DeJohnette does not feature standards. The trio performs the 30-minute "Flying" and a 6-minute "Prism," both of them Jarrett originals. "Flying," which has several sections, keeps one's interest throughout while the more concise "Prism" has a beautiful melody. It is a nice change to hear Jarrett (who normally plays unaccompanied) interacting with a trio of superb players.".Yanow, S.
Allmusic Review
accessed July 18, 2011

Track listing

''All music by Keith Jarrett.'' # "Flying Part 1" - 16:06 # "Flying Part 2" - 13:38 # "Prism" - 6:31

Personnel

* Keith Jarrett – piano *

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– double bass Production * Manfred Eicher - producer * Jan Erik Kongshaug - recording engineer * Barbara Wojirsch - cover design and layout

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Changes (Jarrett Album) Keith Jarrett albums 1984 albums Standards Trio albums Gary Peacock albums Jack DeJohnette albums Albums produced by Manfred Eicher