Colorful mix, nicely sorted

In the "rarum" series of ECM artists are given the opportunity to put together a sampler according to own preferences. "Selected Recordings" it is therefore also suitable. And Keith Jarrett has a nice cross-section of his work tinkered in fact acting less arbitrary as the "Works" sampler as well as a double CD with maximum utilization of the runtime has an adequate level.
Who knows Jarrett especially as creator fantastic solo piano concerts and as head of the Standards Trio and estimates must in some pieces on "rarum" already a certain tolerance Jarrett bring. The world music-like pieces of "Spirits", the church organ Recording "Spheres (7th Movement)" or the saxophone pieces from "Invocations" are not for everyone.
The title does not appear kunterbunt thrown together but nicely sorted. Three clavichord pieces from the "Book Of Ways" there is as an opener, followed by one of the best solo pieces by Jarrett at all, "Heartland" from the Bregenz concert of 1981. Here you kindly cut the applause at the end. Why did they not do it consistently?
As blocks then follow the parts of "Spirits," four classic Jarrett's European Quartet, including the very catchy, became a classic "My Song", then (at the beginning of the second CD) known two less, but the spherical nature of the "Dark Intervals "album from 1987 representing good solo piano recordings and the two" Invocations "pieces. Before the second CD with four great Jarrett-original compositions, which he recorded live with his European Quartet and his standards trio, and with another church organ Recording from "Hymns / Spheres" of 1976 ("Hymn Of Remembrance") ends, is ( a previously unreleased on CD recording of the concert in Munich from 1981 inserted as a delicacy?). Here Jarrett appears as a wild piano devil who seems to do gymnastics on the instrument, the stringed plucking and tapping the timber, a dervish on the piano. The audience hoots, but the world needs precisely this inclusion of gifted virtuoso on the piano? No.
And yet "rarum" overall a strong sampler, which you like to take over again from the shelf. Incidentally, also featuring the double CD has succeeded not only because of the great cover color. Four stars!