Keith Jarrett recommendation

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.

Correct Ken, "Closeness" Duets is a Hayden album. Unfortunately I tend to think in terms of the artists being discussed and when Keith Jarrett was brought up, this was the LP that flashed in my mind. ( I absolutely LOVE it.)

"Golden Number" is another Hayden album, but with Hampton Hawes on piano. Hawes is another of my favorite players. Had this thread been about him I would have probably recommended it.

Both of these are on A&M Horizon and both are stunning recordings (at least on my system). I am a big fan of ECM artists, recordings and pressings, but in this case prefer the A&M.

Thanks for the new math Timwat.