The audiophiles among you might be interested to know that “Paris / London: Testament” is available as lossless 96 kHz / 24 bit FLAC files on HDtracks (officially, of course). Eleven of the twenty tracks are available as individual downloads for $2.49. The complete album is available for $30.56.
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"Paris / London: Testament" cover
Here’s the tracklist for “Paris / London: Testament” (from Universal Music Classical):
CD 1
- Part I – Salle Pleyel, Paris (13:47)
- Part II – Salle Pleyel, Paris (10:35)
- Part III – Salle Pleyel, Paris (7:05)
- Part IV – Salle Pleyel, Paris (5:33)
- Part V – Salle Pleyel, Paris (8:45)
- Part VI – Salle Pleyel, Paris (6:30)
- Part VII – Salle Pleyel, Paris (6:58)
- Part VIII – Salle Pleyel, Paris (10:10)
CD 2
- Part I – Royal Festival Hall, London (11:08)
- Part II – Royal Festival Hall, London (8:10)
- Part III – Royal Festival Hall, London (6:50)
- Part IV – Royal Festival Hall, London (5:58)
- Part V – Royal Festival Hall, London (10:34)
- Part VI – Royal Festival Hall, London (6:52)
CD 3
- Part VII – Royal Festival Hall, London (8:59)
- Part VIII – Royal Festival Hall, London (8:00)
- Part IX – Royal Festival Hall, London (3:55)
- Part X – Royal Festival Hall, London (5:35)
- Part XI – Royal Festival Hall, London (8:25)
- Part XII – Royal Festival Hall, London (8:29)
The encores (“Over the Rainbow”, “Time on My Hands”, etc.) will apparently not be included.
According to Universal Music Classical, “in his liner notes, Jarrett gives a highly personal account of the music’s inspirational genesis, which is outstanding, even by his own high standards, with powerful emotions never far from the music’s surface.”
The album will be released in early October 2009 (e.g. October 2 in Germany and October 6 in the US).
Update (September 10, 2009). You can listen to samples from each track on Amazon Germany.
Solo concert at the Tonhalle in Zürich on October 16, 2009
Keith Jarrett will play a solo concert at the Tonhalle in Zürich on October 16, 2009 at 8:30 PM. Tickets will go on sale on Tuesday, August 25 on Ticketcorner at 8 AM (CET). They were previously scheduled to go on sale on Monday, August 24, so you might want to check Ticketcorner’s Web site both on Monday and Tuesday, just to be sure…
BBC Radio 3 to broadcast programme focusing on Keith Jarrett on July 20, 2009
Thanks to apherman969 for the information. BBC Radio 3 will broadcast a programme focused “on the music of pianist Keith Jarrett” on Monday, July 20, 2009 at 23:30. It will include “an exclusive interview with Jarrett conducted by pianist Ethan Iverson of the Bad Plus.”
Next Keith Jarrett album to be a 3-CD set entitled “Testament (Paris/London)”
Thanks to Jacques and Mourad for the information. Keith Jarrett’s next album will be a 3-CD set entitled “Testament (Paris/London)”. It will be released in late 2009 (probably October, but this is subject to change). It will probably include parts (or the entirety?) of two solo concerts from last year:
- Salle Pleyel, Paris (November 26, 2008)
- Royal Festival Hall, London (December 1, 2008)
Jacques adds that, according to an interview published in Jazzman in 2005, “Testament” is the name Keith Jarrett originally wanted to give to “Radiance”. It probably says something about the quality of the music on “Testament” (at least from Keith Jarrett’s point of view).
Update (July 29, 2009). Looks like the official release date is October 5, 2009 (according to the London concert “programme”).
Update (August 21, 2009). According to AllBlues and Amazon.de, the album should be released on October 2, 2009 in Switzerland and Germany (and probably other European countries).
Update (August 26, 2009). Amazon now has the cover artwork on their Web sites (UK, Germany, France, etc.). The number of discs (three!) is also confirmed.
