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Always Let Me Go is a live album by American pianist Keith Jarrett's "Standards Trio" featuring Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette recorded in concert in April 2001 at the Bunkamura Orchard Hall and Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, in Japan and released on the ECM label in 2002.[1]

Always Let Me Go
Live album by Keith Jarrett
Released	2002, October [1]
Recorded	2001, April
Venue	Orchard Hall and Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo (Japan)
Genre	Jazz
Label	ECM Records [ECM 1800/1801]
Producer	Manfred Eicher and Keith Jarrett
Keith Jarrett chronology
Yesterdays (2001) Always Let Me Go (2002) My Foolish Heart (2001)
Jarrett / Peacock / DeJohnette chronology
Yesterdays (2001) Always Let Me Go (2001) My Foolish Heart (2001)

It is the fourth album to feature mainly original improvised material by the trio following Changes (1983), Changeless (1987), and Inside Out (2000).

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]
DownBeat	[4]

The AllMusic review by Glenn Swan awarded the album 4½ stars and states, "After 20 years of working together, they trust each other (and the audience) enough to deliver over two hours of unscripted music... it adds a rewarding layer of understanding and appreciation, as few musicians can deliver such diamonds with so little structure in place. Song for song, the symbiosis is a marvel to behold — and the audience knows it. These are gods at play, and the lightning bolts they toss around are awe-inspiring".[2]

In a review for DownBeat, Thomas Conrad wrote: "Always Let Me Go sustains a heightened sense of imaginative focus through its sudden shifts, peaks and valleys, the exquisitely realized songs within songs that the trio comes upon... and the dramatic swings of its dynamic scope. In its 20th year, this trio keeps growing in its ability to challenge the creativity of its listeners."[4]

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented: "As a document of Jarrett's almost 150th performance in Japan, it's impeccable."[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Keith Jarrett except as indicated

Disc One

1. "Hearts in Space" - 32:12
2. "The River" - 3:34
3. "Tributaries" (DeJohnette, Jarrett, Peacock) - 16:18
4. "Paradox" - 9:01

Disc Two

1. "Waves" - 34:25
2. "Facing East" (DeJohnette, Jarrett, Peacock) - 14:04
3. "Tsunami" - 14:51
4. "Relay" - 13:00

Personnel

• Keith Jarrett – Piano, Production
• Gary Peacock - Double bass
• Jack DeJohnette - Drums

Technical Personnel

• Yoshihiro Suzuki - Recording Engineer
• Dieter Rehm - Cover Photo and Design
• Fumiaki Fujimoto - Liner Photos
• Manfred Eicher - Production

References

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