I planned to record Keith Jarrett’s Pastel Morning for more than twenty (20) years. I always believed that I would eventually “get around to it.” The melody and mood of the piece still have the same soothing effect on me as the piece did when I first heard it. I transcribed the notation onto paper from a Rhapsody online recording using pencil, paper, and lots of erasers.
In my performance of this piece, I have attempted to remain faithful to the 1973 recording from the Keith Jarrett and Jack DeJohnette album: “Ruta and Daitya.” The original orchestration featured a Fender Rhodes electric piano with an unidentified accompanying instrument. The Fender Rhodes is panned to the right of the sound-stage and the synthesizer is panned to the left of the sound-stage.
The Fender Rhodes that I played is the highly-regarded, now “discontinued” emulation: Mr. Ray 73 Mark II. In my recording, the accompanying instrument is Digital Performer’s Proton Virtual Instrument.
I hope that you enjoy my performance.
“Pastel Morning” immediately reminded me of the feelings I got from listening to “Allison,” one of the songs off an earlier Stan Owen, Jr. CD…….very tranquil and soothing…….my type of music!