Concerts (Keith Jarrett album)

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Concerts
Concerts (album).jpg
Live album by
Keith Jarrett
Released1982, September[1]
Recorded1981, May 28 (Bregenz)
1981, June 2 (Munich)[2]
VenueFestspielhaus, Bregenz (Austria)
Herkulessaal der Residenz, Munich (Germany)
LabelECM Records
[ECM 1227-29]
ProducerManfred Eicher
Keith Jarrett chronology
G.I. Gurdjieff: Sacred Hymns
(1980) 		Concerts
(1982) 		Standards, Vol. 1
(1983)
Keith Jarrett solo piano chronology
G.I. Gurdjieff: Sacred Hymns
(1980) 		Concerts
(1981) 		Dark Intervals
(1987)

Concerts is a triple solo piano album by Keith Jarrett recorded in concert on May 28, 1981 at the Festspielhaus in Bregenz, Austria and on June 2, 1981 at the Herkulessaal in Munich, West Germany. It was originally released in September 1982 by ECM Records[1] as a 3-LP set (ECM 1227-29) [3] and also as a single LP including only the Bregenz performance (ECM 1228).[4] It was not until 2013 that, for the first time, ECM released a full 3-CD reissue containing both concerts.

Reception[]

The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 3 stars and states, "This set is not to be confused with the earlier, more consistently inspired Solo Concerts triple album which made Jarrett a star, yet the pianist was far from tapped out in these performances. Jarrett is often in his best lyrically funky form... this is far more interesting and elevated music-making than that of the New Age navel-gazing imitators cropping up in Jarrett's wake in the early '80s".[5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz3/4 stars[6]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Keith Jarrett
  1. "Part I" - 21:54
  2. "Part II" - 12:04
  3. "Untitled" - 9:30
  4. "Heartland" - 6:03
  5. "Part I" - 23:22
  6. "Part II - 23:32
  7. "Part III" - 26:29
  8. "Part IV" - 11:38
  9. "Mon Coeur Est Rouge" - 7:11
  10. "Heartland" - 6:11
  • Recorded in concert in Bregenz, Austria on May 28, 1981 (tracks 1-4) and Munich, West Germany on June 2, 1981 (tracks 5-10).

Personnel[]

Technical Personnel[]

  • Martin Wieland - Recording Engineer
  • Sascha Kleis - Cover Design and Layout
  • Manfred Eicher - Production

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b ECM Records Keith Jarrett: Concerts: Bregenz / München accessed May 2020
  2. ^ Keith Jarrett discography accessed May 2020
  3. ^ Discogs Keith Jarrett: Concerts (ECM 1227-1229) accessed May 2020
  4. ^ Discogs Keith Jarrett: Concerts, Bregenz (ECM 1228) accessed May 2020
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Review accessed April 6, 2010
  6. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 768. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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