Ruta and Daitya

Ruta and Daitya
Studio album by Keith Jarrett & Jack DeJohnette
Released	1973
Recorded	May, 1971
Genre	Jazz
Length	47:37
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Keith Jarrett chronology
Gary Burton & Keith Jarrett (1970) Ruta and Daitya (1971) The Mourning of a Star (1971)
Jack DeJohnette chronology
Have You Heard? (1970) Ruta and Daitya (1971) Compost (1971)
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Ruta and Daitya is an album released on ECM by jazz pianist Keith Jarrett and drummer Jack DeJohnette. It features seven duet performances recorded in the studio.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 3 stars stating "As such, this is a valuable, underrated transition album that provides perhaps the last glimpse of the electric Keith Jarrett as he embarked on his notorious (and ultimately triumphant) anti-electric crusade.".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

1. "Overture/Communion" - 6:00
2. "Ruta and Daitya" - 11:14
3. "All We Got" - 2:00
4. "Sounds of Peru/Submergence/Awakening" - 6:31
5. "Algeria" - 5:47
6. "You Know, You Know" (Jarrett) - 7:44
7. "Pastel Morning" (Jarrett) - 2:04

All compositions by Keith Jarrett and Jack DeJohnette except as indicated

• Recorded at Sunset Studios, Los Angeles, CA, May, 1971

Personnel

• Keith Jarrett – piano, electric piano, organ, flute
• Jack DeJohnette - drums, percussion

References