Jarrett developed wonderful melodies that always form closed circles. consummate piano music full of inner strength and beauty in you can hear how it is developed in the mind of the pianist. quiet, yet ecstatic is his game, stunning the tension that he stop by again, developed by its relentless slowness.
here was this concert from the outset ill-fated. the Chosen One of Jarrett wing reached a not timely, available was only a modest baby grand piano, which was put out to. Jarrett had by Vera Brandes, who are persuaded organizer troublesome to play at all. The concert was then recorded for internal purposes.
later this RECORDING Eicher produced by Manfred for ECM and mastered by Martin Wieland.
Success is of course not necessarily a quality criterion, but rd. 3,500,000 copies sold a record / CD containing improvised piano music, speak for itself. "Köln Concert" is the best-selling jazz solo album and also the best-selling solo piano disc.
Jarrett even want this recording between periods can prefer pulped, has but the birthing process first cost him a lot of substance, then there was a lot of back and forth through transcriptions in notation (Jarrett finally gave permission to publish) and it annoys him most, always on this, his greatest success to be addressed.
it would be a pity. Millions of people have probably already experienced exhilarating nice moments with this music. For example, I heard this record again in the course of sailing as the sun rose from the sea, the wind came up and slid the catamaran ever faster over the glassy sea - something you will never forget ...
So now it's already more than 35 years ago that this great recording has arisen, the vinyl-edition anniversary has had a while in coming.
but now they are there again, the legend, the probably most beautiful and most moving solo piano record of all time.
it sounds even through audible than the original, because a good job of mastering has been done. the serenity mentioned in the audience is more evident, even Jarrett's mitwimmern is clear and demarcated to hear.
rarely meets the attribute "must have!" as to how here!