Fort Yawuh
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Fort Yawuh is an acoustic jazz album by American pianist and composer Keith Jarrett.[1] Originally released in 1973 by Impulse! Records, it features a live performance recorded at the Village Vanguard on February 24, 1973, by Jarrett, Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, Paul Motian, and Danny Johnson. The title is an anagram of the phrase "Fourth Way."
The CD box set The Impulse Years: 1973-1974 expands Fort Yawuh to two CDs, including unedited versions of the takes chosen for the LP as well as additional tracks.
Critical reception
In a contemporary review for Creem, Robert Christgau gave Fort Yawuh an "A–" and said although side one sounded like cluttered free jazz at first, it was highlighted by the Ornette Coleman-like playing of saxophonist Dewey Redman. He found side two more accessible because of drummer Paul Motian's performance during "De Drums" and the attractive composition of "Still Life Still Life".[1] In a retrospective review, Allmusic's Qa'id Jacobs gave the record four out of five stars and wrote, "Fans of Jarrett's avant-garde liberalism will find 'De Drums' to be the track most unlike the other four selections on this album. 'Still Life, Still Life' is more like a ballad in that it's very slow, but it still maintains the structural freedom featured in the 'Fort Yawuh,' '(If the) Misfits (Wear It),' and 'Roads Traveled, Roads Veiled.'"[2] The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide (1985) also gave it four stars.[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Keith Jarrett
- "(If the) Misfits (Wear It)" - 13:15 (10:10 on original LP)
- "Fort Yawuh" - 18:22 (10:55 on original LP)
- "De Drums" - 12:10 (11:57 on original LP)
- "Still Life, Still Life" - 8:38
- "Roads Traveled, Roads Veiled" - 20:36 bonus track not on original LP
- Recorded at the Village Vanguard on February 24, 1973
Personnel
- Keith Jarrett - piano, soprano saxophone, tambourine
- Dewey Redman - tenor saxophone, musette, maracas
- Charlie Haden - bass
- Paul Motian - drums, percussion
- Danny Johnson - percussion
References
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert (April 1974). "The Christgau Consumer Guide". Creem. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- ^ Jacobs, Q. Allmusic Review accessed September 12, 2011
- ^ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 112. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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External links
- Fort Yawuh at Discogs (list of releases)