Jump to content
 







Main menu
   


Navigation  



Main page
Contents
Current events
Random article
About Wikipedia
Contact us
Donate
 




Contribute  



Help
Learn to edit
Community portal
Recent changes
Upload file
 








Search  

































Create account

Log in
 









Create account
 Log in
 




Pages for logged out editors learn more  



Contributions
Talk
 



















Contents

   



(Top)
 


1 Critical reception  





2 Track listing  





3 Personnel  





4 References  





5 External links  














Bop-Be






Svenska
 

Edit links
 









Article
Talk
 

















Read
Edit
View history
 








Tools
   


Actions  



Read
Edit
View history
 




General  



What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Permanent link
Page information
Cite this page
Get shortened URL
Download QR code
Wikidata item
 




Print/export  



Download as PDF
Printable version
 
















Appearance
   

 






From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 


Bop-Be
Studio album by
Released1978
RecordedOctober 14–16, 1976
StudioGeneration Sound Studios, New York City (USA)
GenreJazz
Length39:29
LabelImpulse!
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Keith Jarrett chronology
My Song
(1978)
Bop-Be
(1978)
Eyes of the Heart
(1979)
Keith Jarrett American Quartet chronology
Byablue
(1977)
Bop-Be
(1978)
Eyes of the Heart
(1979)

Bop-Be is the final album on the Impulse label by jazz pianist Keith Jarrett's 'American Quartet'. Released in 1978, it features performances by Jarrett, Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, and Paul Motian.[1] Its tracks were recorded in October 1976, along with those that produced Byablue. These two albums document the swan song of Jarrett's American Quartet and, aside from "classical music", the last albums Jarrett released on a label other than ECM.

A few typically reliable sources, including Ian Carr's biography and Michael Cuscuna liner notes in Silence (GRP 11172, compilation album) set these last recording sessions (Byablue and Bop-Be) either in 1975 or (September) 1977, which according to Neil Tesser and the detailed credits found in Mysteries: The Impulse Years 1975-1976 is not quite accurate.

To date, Bop-Be has only ever been reissued on compact disc in Japan, packaged in a miniature replica of the original vinyl LP sleeve. However, it was included in the four-disc collection Mysteries: The Impulse Years 1975-1976. This also applies to the Jarrett album Back Hand.

A CD issued by GRP in the early 1990s titled Silence included all but one track of this album, and five of the seven tracks from Byablue.

Critical reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideA[3]

In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, music critic Robert Christgau gave the album an "A" and highlighted saxophonist Dewey Redman for his three compositions and dominant playing on what is by name only a pianist's album.[3] The Bay State Banner opined that "Dewey Redman again sounds like a man possessed, bouncing between torrid Texas blues riffs and bizarre Chinese musette wails, while mixing in some wild loft-style solos."[4]

In a retrospective review, AllMusic's Richard S. Ginell found it nearly as good as Byablue, Jarrett's previous album with the American Quartet.[2] The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide (1985) gave it three stars.[5]

Track listing

[edit]
  1. "Mushi Mushi" (Redman) - 6:03
  2. "Silence" (Haden) - 3:16
  3. "Bop-Be" (Jarrett) - 6:59
  4. "Pyramids Moving" (Redman) - 3:41
  5. "Gotta Get Some Sleep" (Redman) - 10:35
  6. "Blackberry Winter" (McGlohon, Wilder) - 3:38
  7. "Pocket Full of Cherry" (Haden) - 5:17

Personnel

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ McNally, Owen (Jul 9, 1978). "Jarrett's Swinging 'Bop Be'". Hartford Courant. p. 5G.
  • ^ a b Ginell, R. AllMusic Review accessed September 12, 2011
  • ^ a b Christgau, Robert (June 26, 1978). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  • ^ Wynn, Ron (17 Aug 1978). "Improvisation". Bay State Banner. No. 45. p. 17.
  • ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 112. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  • [edit]
    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bop-Be&oldid=1213559737"

    Categories: 
    Keith Jarrett albums
    Impulse! Records albums
    1978 albums
    Albums produced by Esmond Edwards
    Hidden categories: 
    Articles with short description
    Short description is different from Wikidata
    Articles with hAudio microformats
    Album articles lacking alt text for covers
     



    This page was last edited on 13 March 2024, at 19:42 (UTC).

    Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.



    Privacy policy

    About Wikipedia

    Disclaimers

    Contact Wikipedia

    Code of Conduct

    Developers

    Statistics

    Cookie statement

    Mobile view



    Wikimedia Foundation
    Powered by MediaWiki