Concerts (Keith Jarrett album)

Concerts is a triple solo piano album by Keith Jarrett recorded in concert on May 28, 1981 at the Festspielhaus in Bregenz, Austria and on June 2, 1981 at the Herkulessaal in Munich, West Germany. It was originally released in September 1982 by ECM Records[1] as a 3-LP set (ECM 1227-29) [3] and also as a single LP including only the Bregenz performance (ECM 1228).[4]. It was not until 2013 that, for the first time, ECM released a full 3-CD reissue containing both concerts.

Concerts
Live album by Keith Jarrett
Released	1982, September [1]
Recorded	1981, May 28 (Bregenz) 1981, June 2 (Munich)[2]
Venue	Festspielhaus, Bregenz (Austria) Herkulessaal der Residenz, Munich (Germany)
Genre	piano improvisations
Label	ECM Records [ECM 1227-29]
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Keith Jarrett chronology
G.I. Gurdjieff: Sacred Hymns (1980) Concerts (1982) Standards, Vol. 1 (1982)
Keith Jarrett solo piano chronology
G.I. Gurdjieff: Sacred Hymns (1980) Concerts (1981) Dark Intervals (1987)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 3 stars and states, "This set is not to be confused with the earlier, more consistently inspired Solo Concerts triple album which made Jarrett a star, yet the pianist was far from tapped out in these performances. Jarrett is often in his best lyrically funky form... this is far more interesting and elevated music-making than that of the New Age navel-gazing imitators cropping up in Jarrett's wake in the early '80s".[5]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Keith Jarrett

1. "Part I" - 21:54
2. "Part II" - 12:04
3. "Untitled" - 9:30
4. "Heartland" - 6:03
5. "Part I" - 23:22
6. "Part II - 23:32
7. "Part III" - 26:29
8. "Part IV" - 11:38
9. "Mon Coeur Est Rouge" - 7:11
10. "Heartland" - 6:11

• Recorded in concert in Bregenz, Austria on May 28, 1981 (tracks 1-4) and Munich, West Germany on June 2, 1981 (tracks 5-10).

Personnel

• Keith Jarrett – piano

Technical Personnel

• Martin Wieland - Recording Engineer
• Sascha Kleis - Cover Design and Layout
• Manfred Eicher - Production

References

1. ECM Records Keith Jarrett: Concerts: Bregenz / München accessed May 2020
2. Keith Jarrett discography accessed May 2020
3. Discogs Keith Jarrett: Concerts (ECM 1227-1229) accessed May 2020
4. Discogs Keith Jarrett: Concerts, Bregenz (ECM 1228) accessed May 2020
5. Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Review accessed April 6, 2010
6. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 768. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.