Keith Jarrett's

A Pastel Morning in Huntsville, AL, USA

Ruta and Daitya Album Cover (1973)

I have wanted 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 emulation: Mr. Ray 73 Mark II. In my recording, the accompanying instrument is Digital Performer’s Proton FM virtual instrument.

I hope that you enjoy my performance.

Regards,

Stan Owen, Jr.
Creative Minds’ Music