The inversion of traditional trio roles is what makes things interesting. Like the afore-mentioned "Sudan", their version of Tony Williams' "There Comes A Time" finds Jormin's bass taking center stage.
Perhaps more surprising is the jazz arrangement of Henry Purcell's "Music For A While". I have to admit that the thought of a walking bassline moving through Purcell's music had never occurred to me before.
There is some traditional trio music on Goodbye including the opening "Send In The Clowns", Paul Motian's low-blues "Jack Of Clubs" and the pretty title track.
Goodbye closes up shop with a run through Ornette Coleman's "Race Face". Very much like a lot of Thelonious Monk's tunes, Coleman has a way of making even the most oddball material seem fun. Here it definitely sounds like a good time was had by all.
I'm not sure what Miles was getting at when he titled that song "Yesternow", but I'd like to appropriate that word as the perfect description for modern music that's been touched by the past and the present...and everything in between.
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