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This is a strangely moving and disturbing document in the long discography of Keith Jarrett: a solo piano album recorded in his rural New Jersey home studio in 1998 at a time when he was reportedly suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome. In stark contrast to his other solo albums, this one consists of short, simple, straightforward interpretations of ballads, songs in the public domain, and one very pretty original ("Meditation"), all taken at funereal tempi with hardly any virtuoso flourishes. Scattered amidst the assortment of standards like "Someone to Watch Over Me," "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good," and "I Loves You Porgy" are nostalgic throwbacks like the hoary old "My Wild Irish Rose" (he plays the tune absolutely straight) and even the Mario Lanza hit "Be My Love." Sad as it is to say under the circumstances, these performances lack color, contrast and life; and while you pull for Jarrett to summon the energy to make music again, the results are touching for a while but soon pall. Also in contrast to Manfred Eicher's usual sonic standard at ECM, the sound is dull and lacking in luster, though some listeners might find that it gives the album a certain homey charm.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
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George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Author - Dubose Heyward, Author - Keith Jarrett, Producer, Piano, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer
℗ 1999 ECM Records GmbH
Duke Ellington, Composer - Paul Francis Webster, ComposerLyricist - Keith Jarrett, Producer, Piano, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer
℗ 1999 ECM Records GmbH
Jerome Kern, Composer - Oscar Hammerstein II , Author - Keith Jarrett, Producer, Piano, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer
℗ 1999 ECM Records GmbH
George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Author - Keith Jarrett, Producer, Piano, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer
℗ 1999 ECM Records GmbH
Traditional, Composer - Keith Jarrett, Producer, Arranger, Piano, Recording Engineer, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer
℗ 1999 ECM Records GmbH
Edward Heyman, ComposerLyricist - Keith Jarrett, Composer, Producer, Piano, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - OSCAR LEVANT, ComposerLyricist - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Graeme Lyall, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 1999 ECM Records GmbH
Howard Dietz, ComposerLyricist - Arthur Schwartz, ComposerLyricist - Keith Jarrett, Producer, Piano, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer
℗ 1999 ECM Records GmbH
Nikolaus Brodsky, Composer, Adapter - Sammy Cahn, Composer, Adapter - Keith Jarrett, Producer, Piano, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer
℗ 1999 ECM Records GmbH
Traditional, Composer - Keith Jarrett, Producer, Arranger, Piano, Recording Engineer, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Manfred Eicher, Producer
℗ 1999 ECM Records GmbH
Gus Kahn, Author - Keith Jarrett, Producer, Piano, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Matty Malneck, Composer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Joseph A. Livingston, Composer
℗ 1999 ECM Records GmbH
Album review
This is a strangely moving and disturbing document in the long discography of Keith Jarrett: a solo piano album recorded in his rural New Jersey home studio in 1998 at a time when he was reportedly suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome. In stark contrast to his other solo albums, this one consists of short, simple, straightforward interpretations of ballads, songs in the public domain, and one very pretty original ("Meditation"), all taken at funereal tempi with hardly any virtuoso flourishes. Scattered amidst the assortment of standards like "Someone to Watch Over Me," "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good," and "I Loves You Porgy" are nostalgic throwbacks like the hoary old "My Wild Irish Rose" (he plays the tune absolutely straight) and even the Mario Lanza hit "Be My Love." Sad as it is to say under the circumstances, these performances lack color, contrast and life; and while you pull for Jarrett to summon the energy to make music again, the results are touching for a while but soon pall. Also in contrast to Manfred Eicher's usual sonic standard at ECM, the sound is dull and lacking in luster, though some listeners might find that it gives the album a certain homey charm.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:29
- Main artists: Keith Jarrett
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: ECM Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 1999 ECM Records GmbH ℗ 1999 ECM Records GmbH
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