Mysteries (album)

Mysteries
Studio album by Keith Jarrett
Released	1975
Recorded	June, 1975
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:41
Label	Impulse!
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Keith Jarrett chronology
The Koln Concert (1975) Mysteries (1975) Arbour Zena (1975)

Mysteries is the fourth album on the Impulse label by jazz pianist Keith Jarrett. Originally released in 1975 it features performances by Jarrett's 'American Quartet' which included Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden and Paul Motian with Guilherme Franco added on percussion.

In October 2011, Shades was reissued with Mysteries in a single disc format titled Mysteries / Shades, as part of the Impulse! 2-on-1 series. Both albums were the product of the same recording sessions.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4 stars stating "The Coltrane-ish 15-minute title track has passages of meditative beauty and others of listless torpor. For completists only. ".^[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "Rotation" – 11:02
2. "Everything That Lives Laments" – 10:03
3. "Flame" – 6:10
4. "Mysteries" – 15:08

All compositions by Keith Jarrett

• Recorded NYC, June 1975

Personnel

• Keith Jarrett – piano, flute, percussion
• Dewey Redman – tenor saxophone, musette, percussion
• Charlie Haden – bass
• Paul Motian – drums, percussion
• Guilherme Franco – percussion

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Ginell, R. Allmusic Review accessed September 15, 2011