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This album was originally released as part of the two-disc HYMNS/SPHERES. SPHERES is presented in four movements, all of which are improvisations on a baroque organ at the Benedictine Abbey in Ottobeuren, Germany. At the time of this recording Jarrett was enjoying considerable success with his solo piano recordings (in particular THE KOLN CONCERT and the mammoth SUN BEAR CONCERTS).
However, where those performances are imbued with a certain gospel-tinged brightness and syncopation, SPHERES is decidedly slower. Given the nature of the organ itself, Jarrett turns his inquisitive musical sensibilities to pushing the possibilities of contrasting tonalities and long held note clusters. The pieces are at once regal and experimental. There's a vivid sense of space captured in the crystal clear production; the organ's timbres seem to dance through the abbey's centuries-old structure.
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Keith Jarrett, Composer, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Martin Wieland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1976 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Keith Jarrett, Composer, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Martin Wieland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1976 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Keith Jarrett, Composer, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Martin Wieland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1976 ECM Records GmbH
Keith Jarrett, Composer, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Martin Wieland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1976 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Album review
This album was originally released as part of the two-disc HYMNS/SPHERES. SPHERES is presented in four movements, all of which are improvisations on a baroque organ at the Benedictine Abbey in Ottobeuren, Germany. At the time of this recording Jarrett was enjoying considerable success with his solo piano recordings (in particular THE KOLN CONCERT and the mammoth SUN BEAR CONCERTS).
However, where those performances are imbued with a certain gospel-tinged brightness and syncopation, SPHERES is decidedly slower. Given the nature of the organ itself, Jarrett turns his inquisitive musical sensibilities to pushing the possibilities of contrasting tonalities and long held note clusters. The pieces are at once regal and experimental. There's a vivid sense of space captured in the crystal clear production; the organ's timbres seem to dance through the abbey's centuries-old structure.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 4 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:19
- Main artists: Keith Jarrett
- Composer: Keith Jarrett
- Label: ECM Records
- Genre: Classical
© 1985 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1985 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Verve Label Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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