Back Hand

Back Hand is an album by jazz pianist Keith Jarrett recorded in two sessions in October 1974 that also gave way to the album Death and the Flower. Originally released in 1975 [1] by Impulse!, it features performances by Jarrett's 'American Quartet' which included Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden and Paul Motian along with Guilherme Franco added on percussion. For a long time the album remained a relatively obscure work until it was resuscitated by Impulse! years later.

This article is about the music album. For other uses, see Backhand (disambiguation).
Back Hand
Studio album by
Keith Jarrett
Released1975 (?)[1]
Recorded1974, October 9–10
StudioGeneration Sound Studios, New York City (USA)
GenreJazz
Length39:29
LabelImpulse!
ProducerEd Michel
Keith Jarrett chronology
Luminessence
(1974)		 Back Hand
(1975)		 Death and the Flower
(1974)
Keith Jarrett American Quartet chronology
Treasure Island
(1974)		 Back Hand
(1974)		 Death and the Flower
(1974)

Aside from its appearance in The Impulse Years: 1973-1974 boxset in 1997, the music contained in Back Hand had only been reissued on compact disc in Japan, packaged in a miniature replica of the original vinyl LP sleeve. It also appeared in Italy, in 2001, as a supplement to "La Repubblica" national newspaper, copyrighted as "Musicom S.R.L."

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4.5 stars stating "The group (with Jarrett occasionally switching to flute and Redman to the bizarre-sounding musette) is in typically exploratory, yet often melodic form on lengthy renditions of four of Jarrett's inside/outside originals.".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]
Record Collector[4]

Track listing
All compositions by Keith Jarrett
  1. "Inflight" - 9:04
  2. "Kuum" - 11:34
  3. "Vapallia" - 7:46
  4. "Back Hand" - 11:05

The Italian edition also featured a fifth track: "Victoria" - 5:04 (composed by Jarrett and Paul Motian)

Personnel

Technical Personnel
  • Tony May - engineer
  • Baker Bigsby - mix engineering
  • Rom Wilkes - art direction
  • Tim Bryant - design

References
  1. Discogs Keith Jarrett: Back Hand accessed June 2020
  2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 16, 2011
  3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 112. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. Waring, Charles. "Backhand (*** Impulse!)". Record Collector. recordcollectormag.com. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
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