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Charlie
Haden, Kenny
Barron- Night
And The City
March
10, 1998
Original Release Date: 1998
1. Twilight Song
2. For Heaven's Sake 
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3. Spring Is Here
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4. Body And Soul
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5. You Don't Know What Love Is
6. Waltz For Ruth
7. Very Thought Of You, The
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Review
This
is the best jazz album I've heard in a long time. This
set was recorded live at the Iridium in NYC, capturing
the unbelievable skills of the No. 1 bassist, Charlie
Haden, and No. 1 pianist, Kenny Barron. The recording
itself is superb, plus the texture of a real live performance,
turns this album into a jazz lover's delight. Everything
is simple on this album: the playing is simple (just
piano and bass), the songs are simple (many generic
jazz songs such as "Body and Soul" and "You Don't Know
What Love Is"), the message is simple. These two musicians
have clearly demonstrated to their audience that good
jazz is simple and timeless, which makes their performance
quite unique and priceless. I am actually amazed by
the two songs that were wonderfully interpreted by Barron.
One is "Twilight Song," written by Barron himself, and
the other, "Spring is Here," a Hart and Rodgers favorite;
Barron plays these two songs in a new age manner but
unlike Yanni, Barron plays them with integrity and energy.
This album also manifests much of Haden's incredible
skills on his acoustic bass. This CD restores my faith
in jazz and there won't be a better jazz album in 1998.
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