Dark Intervals

Keith Jarrett | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 9, 2000)
• Original Release Date: 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Ecm Records
• ASIN: B00000DTFK
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #58,465 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Simple and beautiful, June 14, 2000

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Paul Carr (Silver Spring, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dark Intervals (Audio CD)

These are relatively concise solo piano pieces by Keith Jarrett recorded live in Japan. He tends to take a simple idea and develop it slowly, without melodrama, and very little overt technical display. Of course, everything is played and recorded with great beauty. These are some of the best tunes Jarrett has come up with, and I find them mostly very moving. In the hands of lesser players, these same themes would disintegrate into sappy newage. "Entrance" is a striking descending melody that just cries out to be arranged into a song.

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jarrett's best improvised melodies, March 18, 2004

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A. Soukiouroglou "alxgr" (Athens Greece) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dark Intervals (Audio CD)

After spending 100s of hours listening to Jarrett's cd's, probably more than 50, i can name myself a very good Jarrett's reviewer. Please believe me this is Jarrett at his best. Recorded live in Tokyo this CD contains some of the best pieces he ever made. The pieces are not lengthy, appr. 5-7mins and they never become boring or so. All of them can be seen as small soundtracks of little stories of our lives. Definetly my favourite Jarrett's piece ever is "Americana", the most fascinating story he ever told us with his piano. "Think of your ears as eyes" as he once said and enjoy this cd

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars dark, beautiful, and underrated, July 15, 2002

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searchyourheart (Gainesville, Florida United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dark Intervals (Audio CD)

this music is incredible. KJ didnt hold anything back when playing this (as if he ever did). these are unusually short for keith, but not lacking in quality at all. while this may not be one of keith's more celebrated works, it is excellent, and, keith himself included two tracks from this cd on his recent release of selected recordings (as ECM recently did with many of their artists). my favorite track on the cd, which also happens to be one of the ones that keith selected for the recent ECM release, is 'Americana'. this song is absolutely beautiful and im sure i've listened to it hundreds of times. i know that i've left that song alone on repeat both while in bed and while on the comp. late at night. this was some of the first KJ i ever heard on his own (i had heard him w/ miles before, but thats very different). i highly recommend this cd to anyone interested in great dark improvised piano. another great example of keith's genius and ability to utilize his masterful technique when he chooses, but, more importantly, to restrain his use and speak with fewer notes when he so chooses also. keith is a master of the keys, but doesnt use this ability for show; he is one of the most tasteful pianists to ever live and knows how to use understatement