Keith Jarrett recommendation


Let me say first that I have always been a big Keith Jarrett fan. I've been collecting and listening to his stuff since the early Charles Lloyd quartet music right up to the present. Just yesterday I bought a virgin but original promo vinyl copy of the double album Staircase whch I had never heard. I am so taken with this music I must share my enthusiasm with you all, absolutely breathtaking music. Weather or not you are familar with Jarrett's music do yourself a favor and give this all solo piano music a listen. As usual a very well recorded offering from the ECM label.Happy listening.
spindrifter
"Standards Vol 1" is a pretty hip recording. Jack DeJohnette and Gary Peacock are highly innovative throughtout.
I just found a mint copy of Keith Jarrett "Staircase" at GEMM.

I looked at AMG to be certain I had the correct title and the review there almost caused me to cancel the order. In this case I'll take the opinion of a fellow Audiogon member.

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=12:31:59|AM&sql=A0w5zefyk7gfn
Albert:

"One's man's treasure...", right?

I wonder how that particular reviewer views the larger context of Jarrett's complete body or work?

Other delights I found about Staircase is the wonderful timbre of the particular instrument used for the recording. If memory serves (which is becoming particularly more difficult as I age), this may have been recorded on a rosewood Hamburg Steinway with a distintly singing, cantabile tone which stunned me the first time I heard it.

Let us know what you think after you get a chance to digest it. I'm interested to hear your comments.

Tim
Albert - A minor correction. I believe that 'Closeness Duets' is a recording by Charlie Haden, and not Keith Jarrett.

Ken
Ken-

Yes, good catch. There are four pieces on that release, and Jarrett plays on the first. So while it's all Haden, it's also 25% Jarrett.

Thank goodness for the new math.