Standards in Norway

Standards in Norway is a live album by American pianist Keith Jarrett's "Standards Trio" featuring Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette recorded in concert in October, 1989 at the Konserthuset in Oslo (Norway) and released by ECM Records in 1995.[1]

Standards in Norway
Live album by
Keith Jarrett
Released1995, April [1]
Recorded1989, October 7
VenueKonserthuset, Oslo (Norway)
GenreJazz
Length73:23
LabelECM Records
[ECM 1542]
ProducerManfred Eicher
Keith Jarrett chronology
Paris Concert
(1988)		 Standards in Norway
(1995)		 Tribute
(1989)
Jarrett / Peacock / DeJohnette chronology
Changeless
(1987)		 Standards in Norway
(1989)		 Tribute
(1989)

October 1989 Tour

Standards in Norway was recorded in concert during the "Standards trio" October 1989 European tour in which, according to www.keithjarrett.org, offered 14 recitals in 28 days:[2]

  • 1 - Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels (Belgium)
  • 3 - Berwaldhallen, Stockholm (Sweden)
  • 5 - Koncertsalen i Tivoli, Copenhagen (Denmark)
  • 7 - Konserthuset, Oslo (Norway) [Standards In Norway]
  • 9 - Royal Festival Hall, London (England)
  • 11 - Graf-Zeppelin-Haus, Friedrichshafen (Germany)
  • 15 - Philharmonie, Cologne (Germany) recorded and released as Tribute [ECM 1420/21]
  • 16 - Philharmonie, Gasteig, Munich (Germany)
  • 18 - Musikhalle, Hamburg (Germany)
  • 19 - Kongreßalle Killesberg, Stuttgart (Germany)
  • 21 - Alte Oper, Frankfurt (Germany)
  • 23 - Palais de la Musique, Strasbourg (France)
  • 25 - Arsenal, Metz (France)
  • 28 - Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris (France)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and states, "none of the eight performances from the concert appearance are throwaways. Jarrett's vocal sounds are more restrained than usual while his piano playing is in peak form".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[4]

Track listing
  1. "All of You" (Cole Porter) - 8:16
  2. "Little Girl Blue" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 6:44
  3. "Just in Time" (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne) - 11:04
  4. "Old Folks" (Willard Robison) - 10:42
  5. "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing" (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) - 7:26
  6. "Dedicated to You" (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, Hy Zaret) - 12:19
  7. "I Hear a Rhapsody" (Jack Baker, George Fragos, Dick Gasparre) - 10:57
  8. "How About You?" (Ralph Freed, Burton Lane) - 5:55

Total effective playing time: 68:20 (the album contains 5:03 applause approximately)

Personnel

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References
  1. ECM Records Jarrett / Peacock / DeJohnette: Standards in Norway, accessed May 2020
  2. Keith Jarrett 1989 live concerts accessed May 14, 2020
  3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 29, 2010
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 769. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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