Concerts (Keith Jarrett album)

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Concerts
Live album by
ReleasedSeptember 1982[1]
RecordedMay 28, 1981 (Bregenz)
June 2, 1981 (Munich)[2]
VenueFestspielhaus, Bregenz (Austria)
Herkulessaal der Residenz, Munich (Germany)
LabelECM
ECM 1227–29
ProducerManfred Eicher
Keith Jarrett chronology
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(1982)
Concerts
(1982)
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(1983)
Keith Jarrett solo piano chronology
The Moth and the Flame
(1981)
Concerts
(1982)
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(1988)

Concerts is a live solo triple album of by American jazz pianist Keith Jarrett recorded at the Festspielhaus in Bregenz, Austria on May 28, 1981 and the Herkulessaal in Munich, West Germany on June 2, 1981 and released on ECM September the following year.[1]

Reception[edit]

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."[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[4]

Track listing[edit]

Bregenz, May 28, 1981[edit]

All tracks are written by Keith Jarrett

Side I
No.TitleLength
1."Part I"21:54
Side II
No.TitleLength
1."Part II"12:04
2."Untitled"9:30
3."Heartland"6:03

München, June 2, 1981[edit]

All tracks are written by Keith Jarrett

Side III
No.TitleLength
1."Part I"23:22
Side IV
No.TitleLength
1."Part II"23:32
Side V
No.TitleLength
1."Part III"26:29
Side VI
No.TitleLength
1."Part IV"11:38
2."Mon cœur est rouge"7:1
3."Heartland"6:11

Note[edit]

  • Discs one and two were released individually as ECM 1227 and ECM 1228, respectively, with the same title and cover. The triple album was issued on CD in 2013.[5][6]

Personnel[edit]

Technical personnel[edit]

  • Manfred Eicher – producer
  • Martin Wieland – recording engineer
  • Sascha Kleis – cover design and layout

References[edit]

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