Keith Jarrett mourns his bass

From Jack DeJohnette, former member of the Keith Jarrett Trio*:

‘It is with deep sadness that we mourn the passing of the great Gary Peacock. I had the good fortune to have spent over 30 years playing some amazing music with him both separately and the Trio with Keith Jarrett. Gary had a great sound, feel and highly creative imagination. It was Gary’s album on ECM, Tales of Another that brought us together, after that we decided to stay playing together, and the rest is history. I have a lot of love and gratitude for what he has contributed to the music we call Jazz. Lydia and I send our deepest love to the Peacock family you are in our hearts always.’

Peacock, who was 85, played originally in Miles Davis’s quintet, later as a soloist.

* A caveat to this report has been raised by an unverified site . We are seeking clarification. In the meantime, we rely on this:

UPDATE: Label confirms Gary Peacock’s death.