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Restoration Ruin is a real oddity in the Jarrett catalog: a vocal album on which he plays all the instruments. And not a jazz vocal album, either, but a folk-rock one in which he alternates -- quite literally, track to track -- between sub-Dylan outings and more folk-Baroque ones that echo the late-'60s work of artists like Love and Tim Buckley. There's a certain amateurish appeal to the LP, in keeping with other crossover acid folk artists of the period. Yet the fact is that Jarrett is a major jazz musician, but a journeyman-at-best folk-rock singer (with a hoarse, wavering croon-whine), instrumentalist, and songwriter, with a bent for flaky wordplay that gives this a bit of a fried-psychedelic tinge. At times, to be harsh, it's less than journeyman, particularly on the Dylan-esque cuts, which have almost embarrassing wheezing son-of-Dylan harmonica and some downright embarrassing out-of-sync drums. Better are the daintier, more melodic tracks with trimmings of flute, strings, and flamenco-like guitar, like the title song, "For You and Me," and "Sioux City Sue New," with their bossa nova feel.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Keith Jarrett, Piano, Writer, MainArtist
© 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp., manufactured and marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp., manufactured and marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company
Keith Jarrett, Piano, Writer, MainArtist
© 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp., manufactured and marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp., manufactured and marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company
Keith Jarrett, Piano, Writer, MainArtist
© 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp., manufactured and marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp., manufactured and marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company
Keith Jarrett, Piano, Writer, MainArtist
© 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp., manufactured and marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp., manufactured and marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company
Keith Jarrett, Piano, Writer, MainArtist
© 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp., manufactured and marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp., manufactured and marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company
Keith Jarrett, Piano, Writer, MainArtist
© 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp., manufactured and marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp., manufactured and marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company
Keith Jarrett, Piano, Writer, MainArtist
© 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp., manufactured and marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp., manufactured and marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company
Keith Jarrett, Piano, Writer, MainArtist
© 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp., manufactured and marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp., manufactured and marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company
Keith Jarrett, Piano, Writer, MainArtist
© 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp., manufactured and marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp., manufactured and marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company
Keith Jarrett, Piano, Writer, MainArtist
© 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp., manufactured and marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp., manufactured and marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company
Album review
Restoration Ruin is a real oddity in the Jarrett catalog: a vocal album on which he plays all the instruments. And not a jazz vocal album, either, but a folk-rock one in which he alternates -- quite literally, track to track -- between sub-Dylan outings and more folk-Baroque ones that echo the late-'60s work of artists like Love and Tim Buckley. There's a certain amateurish appeal to the LP, in keeping with other crossover acid folk artists of the period. Yet the fact is that Jarrett is a major jazz musician, but a journeyman-at-best folk-rock singer (with a hoarse, wavering croon-whine), instrumentalist, and songwriter, with a bent for flaky wordplay that gives this a bit of a fried-psychedelic tinge. At times, to be harsh, it's less than journeyman, particularly on the Dylan-esque cuts, which have almost embarrassing wheezing son-of-Dylan harmonica and some downright embarrassing out-of-sync drums. Better are the daintier, more melodic tracks with trimmings of flute, strings, and flamenco-like guitar, like the title song, "For You and Me," and "Sioux City Sue New," with their bossa nova feel.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:31:23
- Main artists: Keith Jarrett
- Label: Rhino Atlantic
- Genre: Jazz Bebop
© 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp., manufactured and marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp., manufactured and marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company
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