a beautiful color is the cover ...

one draws from a star because he does not like the last number, the other because he is better the Köln Concert.

This album is from the atmosphere and the feeling here very close to the Köln Concert Of course, not directly comparable, because no is offered solo performance, but a piano trio demonstration of the absolute top class with Gary Peacock on bass and Jack DeJohnette on drums.

fascinating about this performance is how smoothly the two stake Jarrett follow here without her light to put under the bushel.
each of these four - let's say - improvisation pieces with basic theme spreads its own atmosphere.

"Dancing" is peppy, interspersed with sparkling piano runs, peacock bass garnished with imaginative characters and DeJohnette ensnared the piece with his somehow floating, yet punchy drum sound.

produced in "endless" but also in "Lifeline" Jarret repeatedly these creeps causing tension through slow, by delay, by nachklimpern that makes his playing so unique manner.

the mantra-like "ecstacy" fits here as well to close when Jarrett his sound figures a little simpler here.

ECM is typical of well audible and very natural sound, space and interaction with the public have also been captured perfectly the cover impresses with its understated color and design, a flawless product.

I was thinking to deduct a star, especially as "dancing" in my view the greatest number of the album and then to the end very easy going downhill. But one must bear in mind that this album of all recordings of piano trios ranks very high up and enters his art Neuland, shows how far-reaching the sound of a can be piano trios, which beauty you structures can this give and sorry: under five stars then nothing!