Personal Mountains

1989 live album by Keith Jarrett From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Personal Mountains is a live album by American jazz pianist Keith Jarrett recorded in Tokyo during his April 1979 tour in Japan, and released by ECM ten years later, in 1989. The quartet—Jarrett's "European Quartet"—features saxophonist Jan Garbarek and rhythm section Palle Danielsson and Jon Christensen.[1]

ReleasedMay 1989[1]
RecordedApril 1979
VenueTokyo, Japan
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Personal Mountains
Live album by
ReleasedMay 1989[1]
RecordedApril 1979
VenueTokyo, Japan
GenreJazz
Length61:22
LabelECM
ECM 1382
ProducerManfred Eicher
Keith Jarrett chronology
Dark Intervals
(1988)
Personal Mountains
(1989)
Changeless
(1989)
Keith Jarrett European Quartet chronology
Nude Ants
(1980)
Personal Mountains
(1989)
Sleeper
(2012)
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April 1979 Tour in Japan

Personal Mountains contains tracks from different concerts performed in Tokyo during Jarrett's tour with his "European Quartet" in April 1979. The tour also produced Sleeper (1989).[2]

  • 2 – Kosei Nenkin Hall, Tokyo
  • 4 – Civic Hall, Fukuoka
  • 5 – Yubin-Chokin Hall, Hiroshima
  • 6 – Kosei Nenkin Hall, Osaka
  • 9 – International House, Kobe
  • 10 – Kaikan Hall 1, Kyoto
  • 12 – Aichi Auditorium, Nagoya
  • 13 – Kosei Nenkin Hall, Tokyo
  • 16 – Nakano Sun Plaza, TokyoSleeper (1989)
  • 17 – Nakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo
  • 18 – Hokkaido Kosei Nenkin Hall, Sapporo
  • 20 – Kanagawa Kenmin Hall, Yokohama
  • 21 – Prefectural Culture Center, Ibaraki

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[3]
The Penguin Guide to JazzStarStarStar[4]
Tom HullB+ ((2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention))[5]
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The AllMusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "Clearly this is one of the peaks of the European quartet's discography."[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Keith Jarrett.
  1. "Personal Mountains" – 16:02
  2. "Prism" – 11:15
  3. "Oasis" – 18:03
  4. "Innocence" – 7:16
  5. "Late Night Willie" – 8:46

Personnel

European Quartet

Technical personnel

References

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