Concerts (album)

Concerts
Live album by Keith Jarrett
Released	1981
Recorded	May 28 & June 2, 1981
Genre	Jazz
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Keith Jarrett chronology
G.I. Gurdjieff: Sacred Hymns (1980) Concerts (1981) Standards, Vol. 1 (1982)

Concerts is a live solo album by American pianist Keith Jarrett recorded in concert on May 28, 1981 at the Festspielhaus in Bregenz, Austria and on June 2, 1981 at the Herkulesaal in Munich, West Germany and originally released as a 3-LP set on the ECM label.^[1]. The later CD reissue only released the Bregenz performance.

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".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Keith Jarrett

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

• 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
• Manfred Eicher – Producer

References

1. ^ Keith Jarrett discography accessed April 6, 2010
2. ^ ^{a b} Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Review accessed April 6, 2010