Sun Bear Concerts, Standards Live, and Tales Of Another have been remastered and re-released as DSD (Direct Stream Digital).
They’re available since May 8, 2020 from HIGHRESAUDIO.
Thanks to Johnny for the information.
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A version of “Answer Me” from the July 3, 2016 concert in Budapest was released today by ECM Records to mark Keith Jarrett’s 75th birthday.
Here are some articles about the release:
- Keith Jarrett Marks 75th Birthday With Unreleased Version Of ‘Answer Me’
- Keith Jarrett – Ein unermüdlich kreatives Genie (in German)
- Le pianiste Keith Jarrett offre un solo inédit pour ses 75 ans (in French)
Thanks to Sascha and Mathilde for the links.
Update (May 9, 2020). According to ECM Records (on Facebook and Twitter), “Answer Me” is part of Keith Jarrett’s forthcoming solo album, recorded in Budapest:
Hungarian rhapsody: on Keith’s birthday, a live version of “Answer Me, My Love”, from his forthcoming solo album, recorded in Budapest.
France Musique dedicated a whole day to Keith Jarrett yesterday. Most of it can be streamed from francemusique.fr.
Thanks to Matthias and Sascha for the links/information.
Limited re-release of “Sun Bear Concerts” on vinyl
A limited facsimile edition (350 copies) of the 10-LP Sun Bear Concerts box set will be released in mid-November in Germany. It will be available from ZEIT-Shop only.
Thanks to Matthias for the information!
Update (November 3, 2019). ZEIT-Shop only ships to Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
“Montreux Jazz Festival 1967” officially available
The full name of the release is Swiss Radio Days Jazz Series Vol. 46 / Charles Lloyd Quartet, Montreux Jazz Festival 1967. It has already been released on October 25, 2019, by The Montreux Jazz Label. It will be released later in some countries. It’s important to note that this is an official release, as this concert has previously been available on multiple bootlegs. Apparently, the original tape from the Swiss Radio has been used, so the sound should be optimal (I haven’t heard it yet!).
The album features Charles Lloyd, Keith Jarrett, Ron McClure, and Jack DeJohnette. The 32-page liner notes include texts from Yvan Ischer, Ron McClure, René Langel, and Pierre Grandjean.
The tracklist is as follows:
CD 1
- Days and Nights Waiting (6:39)
- Lady Gabor (12:03)
- Sweet Georgia Bright (31:58)
CD 2
- Love Ship (9:38)
- Love Song to a Baby (12:22)
- Forest Flower (27:36)
Thanks to Matthias for the information!
“The Melody At Night, With You” official transcriptions available from Schott Music
Friedrich Grossnick’s transcriptions of The Melody At Night, With You are now available from Schott Music. The transcriptions are authorized by Keith Jarrett, just like the Köln Concert transcription, which was released in 1991.
Tender is the night on what is, perhaps, Keith Jarrett’s most intimate album. It is comprised of solo piano renderings of jazz ballads and folk songs, played with unmistakable affection. Jarrett dispenses with the jazz soloist’s conventional emphasis on dexterity, the ‘clever’ phrase, the virtuosic sleight-of-hand. Instead he strips these songs to their melodic essence and, gently, lays bare their emotional core.
This transcription, which has Keith Jarrett’s personal approval, was worked out at the keyboard and aims, above all, for maximum playability within the greatest tonal range. Friedrich Grossnick, as an experienced pedagogue, has produced an outstanding score with particular sensitivity to Jarrett’s interpretation thus enabling its faithful recreation on the piano.
