Munich 2016
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Munich 2016 is a solo album by Keith Jarrett . The recordings were made at a concert by the pianist on July 16, 2016 in the Philharmonie am Gasteig in Munich. The recording was released on November 1st, 2019 on ECM Records .
background
The recording was made at a sold out solo concert by Jarrett as part of his European tour. For this recording, Jarrett broke with his frequently used practice of live improvisations, which spanned a complete set or two, as he did at Sun Bear Concerts (1978), Concerts Bregenz Munich (1982), Paris Concert (1990), La Scala ( 1997) and A Multitude of Angels (2016) did. Instead, Jarrett created what is called a spontaneous “suite” in the liner notes , according to critic Karl Ackermann. “While listening, it's not obvious that the sequence has such a purposeful goal, but that has no real consequence. All known Jarrett motifs and themes are here. “ Munich 2016 dedicates a lot of space to free improvisations such as the thirteen- minute Part I , the short, fast-paced Part VII and Part XI . Jarrett creates a well thought-out avant-garde piece with Part X , Part IV and Part IX . "Pastoral" sounding poetry in real time can be experienced in Part V and Part VII , according to the author.
There are also occasional meandering themes such as Part II and Part XI in which melodies take shape but are never fully developed, but these are rare exceptions in the overall program. Jarrett's encores - an extremely popular segment of his concerts - begins in Munich 2016 with "Answer Me, My Love", a German song from 1953 ("Mütterlein, Mütterlein, could it be like before" or with a different text "Believe me"). The song, made famous in Germany by Leila Negra and Wolfgang Sauer (1954), was a big hit for Nat King Cole / Nelson Riddle in 1954 ; since 2010 he has been an integral part of his live repertoire in both Jarrett's trio and solo performances. The second encore was a song from the Great Depression ; "It's a Lonesome Old Town" was recorded as an instrumental and vocal piece by dozens of artists such as McKinney's Cotton Pickers , Woody Herman & His Swingin 'Herd , Ken Peplowski , Frank Sinatra , Lena Horne and Sting and played back here tastefully. Jarrett closes the encores with "Over the Rainbow", which is a kind of signature tune for the pianist's live performances.
Track list
- Keith Jarrett: Munich 2016 (ECM Records - ECM 2667/68, ECM Records - 779 3748)
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reception
Karl Ackermann reviewed the album for All About Jazz and gave it 4½ (out of five) stars. In his opinion, the pianist showed himself to be in top form with his improvisational skills. “The diversity and relentless inventiveness of the improviser are still amazing. It's possible to listen to Jarrett's dozen live solo collections - including box-set and multi-disc releases - and never get the feeling that they cover the usual terrain. Aside from the standards-based encores, nostalgia can't keep up with the emotional power of Jarrett's spontaneous creations. "
Roland Spiegel ( BR-Klassik ), who was also present at the concert, which was “an exceptional musical event”, praised that the album Munich 2016 shows Jarrett's playing with extraordinary intensity. One of the parts of the 90-minute long concert - with the sober title Part III - belongs in his opinion “to the most moving pieces that Keith Jarrett has ever recorded. It immediately develops a suction. Freely improvised, completely drawn from the moment. As you can watch others thinking, you can watch Jarrett invent and shape pieces of music - even if you only hear him and don't see him doing it. The tones can be very different. ”In the first long piece of the recording“ you think you can feel that your music can be very close to life and is by no means an aloof aesthetic product. Jarrett has room for both the beautiful and the dramatic. In twelve parts and three encores, all facets are there: nervous whirling, gospel-like indulging, gentle floating, free-jazzy rumbling, trilling grace and edgy blues. "
Johannes Kaiser (SWR) wrote: “On the recording, the 71-year-old musician spanned the arc between wild ecstasy, reminiscent of free jazz, and harmonics trained in European classical music. The individual takes quote blues and jazz sounds and listen to soft, flowing harmonies afterwards. "
Patrick Hadfield (London Jazz News) praised the release of the recording: "Over 90 minutes of intense, gripping improvised music are spread over two CDs." The music is impressive. Jarrett dip directly in the longest and most intense its improvisation on the plate a, Part I . It has depth and emotional weight, writes Hadfield, but it is perhaps the least accessible track on the album. When Jarrett plays a lot in the lower register, it feels pretty bleak. it is also the most abstract piece on the record. Elsewhere, Jarrett has a lighter, even more optimistic note. Part III is a loving, gentle meditative piece that sounds like a spiritual piece written by Bach. The blues and the spirituals play a role elsewhere on the record. Part IV feels rough to the touch - Jarrett's famous (or infamous) vocalizations sound like a joyous response to what he's playing. Part IX is another blues that sometimes touches a lively piece of boogie-woogie piano. In other places like Parts V, VIII and X the music is reflective, light and searching, with a lot of space in it - almost romantic. The Parts VII and XII , in turn, would be almost the opposite, according to the author, brittle and square pieces
success
The album reached the top of the German jazz charts for two months in November and December 2019 . At the end of the year, the album was tenth in the German annual jazz charts.
Web links
- Listing of the album on Allmusic (English). Retrieved November 1, 2019.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Roland Spiegel: The Incredible. BR-Klassik, July 17, 2016, accessed on November 13, 2019 .
- ^ A b c Karl Ackermann: Keith Jarrett: Munich 2016. All About Jazz, October 13, 2019, accessed on November 7, 2019 (English).
- ↑ Roland Spiegel: The beautiful and the dramatic. BR Klassik, October 28, 2019, accessed October 7, 2019 .
- ↑ Johannes Kaiser: "Munich 2016" by Keith Jarrett. SWR, December 6, 2019, accessed on December 9, 2019 .
- ↑ Patrick Hadfield: Keith Jarrett - “Munich 2016”. London Jazz News, May 23, 2019, accessed January 26, 2020 .
- ↑ Jazz Charts November 2019. jazzecho.de, December 2, 2019, accessed on May 13, 2020 .
- ↑ Jazz Charts December 2019. jazzecho.de, January 8, 2020, accessed on May 13, 2020 .
- ↑ Annual Jazz Charts 2019. jazzecho.de, January 2, 2020, accessed on May 8, 2020 .