was Pianojazz then altering itself, it went towards funk, jazz rock and fusion, hardpop was definitely still in vogue and the aftershocks of the Miles Davis 15 years previously released album "Birth of the Cool" were still pointing the way to feel.
in this environment gave birth Jarrett into this island of tranquility and peace, even the course existing fast, sparkling runs and sometimes massive set chords are not able to tarnish this overall impression. Jarrett was swimming against the tide, was an almost magical power in the rest, the fascination in the restraint and sometimes almost unbearable tension in the slowness.
This shot is somewhat of a miracle, a concentrate, a compression, an overture for everything that this man should not do with a piano.
ingenious improvisations that stood out more than once in that time unheard of, which were ahead of their time and there are some still.
as incredible is the sound quality in this now almost forty years old recording in matters here and now.
without drifting into sprawling descriptions: the one of the best piano recordings that I own (and there are many). can incorporate the feelings and emotions that Jarett in his game (the appropriate rendering engine provided) come almost unfiltered in the brain of the listener inclined to ...
if was actually remastered here: chapeau! better you can not manage that probably.
and also the artwork is perfect, no cheap plastic box with pre-programmed blindness, rather quality cardboard, of the original LP modeled perfectly, the CD's inside as it did the LP, no frills. single, albeit inevitable downside: much smaller ...
this so here's a start from the same several very remarkable product and very, very, very rare you get to such a little coal as a valuable gem!