Keith Jarrett

While his solo piano is defined by his live recordings, his first full-length solo work on the instrument, the 1971 album Facing You, set the template for what was to follow, and it remains one of his best records. Dense and intricate, it veers from boogie-woogie funk to ghostly ballads and is impossible to pin down from one moment to the next. The other two essential solo piano records are his first two live sets. Solo Concerts: Bremen/Lausanne, from 1973, draws on two concerts to show the staggering range of what Jarrett could do at the piano. Extended passages find him going inside the instrument to pluck the strings with his hands, and the final 20 minutes of Lausanne, which build from spacious modal probing to frantic scalar workouts, are so beautiful as to defy belief. In a sense, that passage paved the way for The Köln Concert, which is not only Jarrett’s best-known LP but was also a multi-platinum sensation. Toning down the abstraction in favor of lyricism, Köln is Jarrett at his best and deserves its heady reputation. –Mark Richardson

 

키스 자렛의 중요한 앨범으로, Facing You (1972), Solo Concerts: Bremen / Lausanne (1973), The Köln Concert (1975) 를 꼽고 있다. 

Facing You, 1972

1. In Front 10:07
2. Ritooria 5:50
3. Lalene 8:30
4. My Lady; My Child 7:20
5. Landscape For Future Earth 3:30
6. Starbright 5:03
7. Vapallia 3:51
8. Semblence 3:00

 

Facing You is one of the most important recordings in contemporary jazz for several reasons, aside from being beautifully conceived and executed by pianist Keith Jarrett. It is a hallmark recording of solo piano in any discipline, a signature piece in the early ECM label discography, a distinct departure from mainstream jazz, a breakthrough for Jarrett, and a studio prelude for his most famous solo project to follow, The Köln Concert.

 

ECM 레이블에서 발매한 첫 키스 자렛 앨범. 피아노 솔로 재즈앨범이라는 것이 큰 의미가 있는 모양이다. 서정적인 Lalene 가 먼저 귀에 들어온다.

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Solo Concerts: Bremen / Lausanne, 1973

1. Bremen, July 12, 1973 Part I 18:05
2. Bremen, July 12, 1973 Part IIa 19:40
3. Bremen, July 12, 1973 Part IIb 26:15
4. Lausanne, March 20, 1973 Part Ia 22:50
5. Lausanne, March 20, 1973 Part Ib 7:20
6. Lausanne, March 20, 1973 Part IIa 12:34
7. Lausanne, March 20, 1973 Part IIb 22:35

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Köln Concert, 1975

1. Köln, January 24, 1975 Part I 26:15
2. Köln, January 24, 1975 Part II a 15:00
3. Köln, January 24, 1975 Part II b 19:19
4. Köln, January 24, 1975 Part II c 6:59

 

듣고 있으면 마음이 정화되는 듯한 음악이다. 참 좋은 앨범.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Death And The Flower, 1975

1. Death And The Flower 22:45
2. Prayer 10:08
3. Great Bird 8:41

 

여러 악기 소리를 들을 수 있는 Death And The Flower 가 제일 그럴 듯하게 들린다.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Jan Garbarek, Keith Jarrett, Palle Danielsson, Jon Christensen-Belonging, 1974

1. Spiral Dance 4:08
2. Blossom 12:18
3. 'Long As You Know You're Living Yours 6:11
4. Belonging 2:12
5. The Windup 8:26
6. Solstice 13:15

 

그나마 3번곡이 가장 대중적이긴 하나, 쉽게 좋아질 수 있는 앨범은 아니다.