TIME REMEMBERS ONE TIME ONCE

 

ECM #78118-21239- (Re-issued on CD: ECM 1239 837020-3)

Produced by Manfred Eicher

Recorded live at Keystone Korner, San Francisco, July, 1981

Denny Zeitlin & Charlie Haden - Time Remembers One Time Once 


Credits:

Denny Zeitlin : piano
Charlie Haden : bass



Track Listing:

1. Chairman Mao [Charlie Haden] (6:35)

2. Bird Food [Ornette Coleman] (9:53)
Soundclip: “It was always a kick to play Ornette’s tunes with Charlie. Here’s a taste of the head and the beginning of the piano solo that followed.”

3. As Long As There's Music [Sammy Cahn, Jules Styne] (6:53)

4. Time Remembers One Time Once [Denny Zeitlin] (4:27)
Soundclip: “Speaking of memory, I recall that this piece emerged all at once in my consciousness as I was walking to a lecture on surgery in medical school in 1963. I turned on my heel and ran back to my room to write it down. I have no idea what the title means—it just emerged with the music.”

5. Love For Sale [Cole Porter] (7:04)
Soundclip: “I’ve always loved the challenge of re-harmonizing standards; hoping to infuse them with freshness without losing their essence.”

6. Ellen David [Charlie Haden] (6:37)

7. Satellite / How High The Moon [John Coltrane / William M. Lewis, Nancy Hamilton] (8:05)

8. The Dolphin [Luiz Eca] (4:06)


Reviews:

DOWNBEAT: "[4 1/2 out of 5 stars] Here's a happy meeting of kindred musical minds. Recorded in performance at San Francisco's Keystone Korner, 'Time Remembers One Time Once' explores the potential of the piano/bass duo, delves into the musically arcane, touches on the familiar, and mixes the musically pensive with pure musical exuberance...an intricate, satisfying record."

JAZZ TIMES: "No cover, no minimum (after you get this set home) for this original and exciting performance by two of the greatest free associationists in jazz. Zeitlin's playing here is ever articulate and sensitive, revealing no loss of the startling keyboard proficiency he displayed in his Columbia albums of the '60s. As consistently rewarding a listening experience as you're likely to get!"

STEREO REVIEW: "Zeitlin's playing still has the flash that so impressed me almost twenty years ago, but now there is also more substance, and the one-time George Russell student has found the perfect partner in Haden, whose playing has always been profound. Their nine musical conversations here are eminently accessible, yet thought-provoking and rife with intriguing nuances that are so subtle they may be overlooked until the second or third hearing. This is soft, gentle music, but it has a strong spine. I hope this is only the first of many such collaborations."

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Leonard Feather: "Zeitlin, still living a double life as psychiatrist and pianist, clearly is a connoisseur of every genre from bebop to free jazz. A splendidly conceived program by two longtime perfectionists."