Paul Wilkinson published a conversation with Bill Goodwin, who produced the two Deer Head Inn albums (At the Deer Head Inn and The Old Country). They talk about how Goodwin organized the recording of the Deer Head Inn performance (with rather basic equipment, surprisingly), how Goodwin first met Keith Jarrett in the 60s, and much more.
A Complete Live at The Deer Head Inn vinyl box set should be released by ECM in the near future, apparently.
Thanks to Paul for the link.
ECM will release more tracks from the September 16, 1992 performance at the Deer Head Inn with Gary Peacock and Paul Motian. The album should be released on November 8, 2024 according to a listing on jpc.de.
At the Deer Head Inn was released in April 1994 by ECM and contained seven tracks from the same performance.
Tracklist:
Thanks to Matthias for the information.
Update (October 1, 2024). An excerpt from the album, “Straight No Chaser”, is available on streaming platforms, e.g. YouTube. Thanks to John for the link.
Update (October 9, 2024). Track durations added.
I’m a little late on this. A new Keith Jarrett compilation (42 tracks) is available on all streaming platforms (Apple, Spotify, Tidal, YouTube, etc.). It consists of previously released tracks from ECM albums, from Facing You (1971, released in 1972) to Munich 2016 (2016, released in 2019).
Thanks to Nate for the link.
There are 7 days left to contribute to a crowdfunding campaign for a Köln Concert film documentary. The project sounds very intriguing.
“During an unexpected investigation in search of the mysterious piano from the Köln Concert, the behind-the-scenes of a myth are gradually revealed.”
For more information, you can go to their KissKissBankBank page.
Thanks to Hartmut for the link.
Palle Danielsson died on 18 May 2024, at the age of 77. He played on multiple Keith Jarrett albums with the so-called European quartet, such has Belonging and My Song.
This is a statement from his sister Monica Dominique:
Bassist Palle Danielson fell asleep at his home after a period of illness on May 18.
He lived to be 77 years old.
He leaves behind his life partner the artist Ulla Lööf.
Early in his career, Palle became an obvious profile in the Swedish jazz world, but perhaps better known internationally through his collaborations with greats such as Bill Evans, Eje Thelin, Peter Erskine and others.
But perhaps he became best known through his many years of collaboration with Keith Jarrett and his “European Quartet” with whom he toured all over the world for several years.
Palle has been awarded several times for his efforts in music with e.g. The Monica Zetterlund
Scholarship, the Jan Johansson Scholarship and most recently last year, he was awarded the
honorary Lifetime Achievement Award by the Swedish Jazz Association. Palle was the brother of composer and pianist Monica Dominique, who toured together for many years with their duo program. In 2012 came the album “Togetherness”.
Palle was not just a beloved little brother. He was also a highly respected and extremely
knowledgeable fellow musician. I don’t think everyone really understands how famous he was internationally. The grief is double and very heavy now.
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