Luminessence

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Luminessence
Luminessence (album).jpg
Studio album by
Keith Jarrett
Released1975, March[1]
Recorded1974, April 29–30
StudioTonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg (Germany)
GenreContemporary classical music
Length35:44
LabelECM Records
[ECM 1049]
ProducerManfred Eicher
Keith Jarrett chronology
Belonging
(1974) 		Luminessence
(1975) 		Death and the Flower
(1974)
Keith Jarrett orchestral works chronology
In the Light
(1973) 		Luminessence
(1974) 		Arbour Zena
(1975)

Luminessence is an album composed by American pianist Keith Jarrett featuring saxophonist Jan Garbarek and the Südfunk-Sinfonieorchester conducted by recorded in April 1974.[2] It was released on the ECM label in 1975.[1] Jarrett does not perform on this album.

Reception[]

The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4 stars and states, "The concept is not unlike that of Stan Getz's Focus, but this music is far more static, downcast, and free of the pulse of jazz. As was characteristic of his writing then, Jarrett's string parts are mostly turgid and thick-set, indulging in weird, sliding microtones on "Windsong", weighted down by some kind of emotional burden. Particularly when delivering piercing sustained notes on soprano, Garbarek often sounds like a native of the Middle East".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 stars[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz2.5/4 stars[5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide3/5 stars[6]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Keith Jarrett
  1. "Numinor" - 13:49
  2. "Windsong" - 6:32
  3. "Luminessence" - 15:23

Personnel[]

Technical Personnel[]

  • Kurt Rapp, Martin Wieland - Recording Engineers
  • Terje Mosnes / Kira Tolkmitt - Photography
  • Barbara and Burkhart Wojirsch / Sascha Kleis - Cover Design
  • Manfred Eicher - Production

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b ECM Records Luminescence accessed May 2020
  2. ^ Keith Jarrett discography Luminescence accessed May 2020
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Review accessed April 22, 2010
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 771. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  6. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 81. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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