Setting Standards [BOX SET]

Keith Jarrett

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 22, 2008)
• Original Release Date: October 23, 2007
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Box set
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• Label: Ecm Records
• ASIN: B000UPSKRK
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #84,945 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Boston Globe

"There really is no debating the identity of the greatest piano trio in the history of jazz"

Product Description

Setting Standards brings together three classic recordings; Standards Vol. 1, Standards Vol. 2 and Changes. Music brought to life in a sustained burst of creativity in 1983 at New York's Power Station. Presented now for the first time in a specially priced 3-CD box set. Having wrapped up two volumes of standards, the trio then moved on to improvisational areas resulting in the album, Changes. Three top flight albums recorded in one day! Not only that, the musicians had mapped out the area - from the Great American Songbook to free play - that they would continue to explore for the next quarter-century, making them perhaps the most widely-admired jazz group in the world today. This re-release celebrates 25 years of the "Standards Trio" It includes historical session photos by Deborah Feingold and updated liner notes by Peter Rüedi.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Come on!, March 7, 2008

By	Douglas Nordfors (Charlottesville, VA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The claim from the first reviewer of this product that this release is all about money is frankly ridiculous. Anyone who already has the original CDs or even LPs--and I imagine that the sales were fairly low compared to more recent releases--can hang onto them, and all the fans who haven't heard the astonishing beginning of this sublime trio should absolutely get their hands on this newly packaged edition.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic Package, March 9, 2008

By	Luis Toloza Rifo "Luis Felipe Toloza" (Chile) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Since the very first time I listened Keith Jarrett's Trio, with the amazing 'The Cure' I haven't been able to stop. This package contains 3 of their fundamental albums and to have them is a must.
Who may refuse to be touched for the delicate and deep melody of 'Meaning of the Blues'?. Try, at least once.

5.0 out of 5 stars absolutely no reason not to purchase this set now, October 28, 2009

By	B. Lafave "parisconcert" (lakeland , fl) - See all my reviews

i'll be frank , i've never heard the album "CHANGES" (i do however own and adore "CHANGLESS") . owning the two STANDARDS albums in various formats since their time of release has quite simply been one of those life changing events you hear about . life enhancing to be certain . if you have the ability to understand the dynamic between these three gentlemen and what they're managing to convey , then you'll understand that this music is equivilent to being with your most compatible lover while gulping the most quenching glass of ice cold water you've ever consumed simultainiously . should be required listening in 11th or 12th grade highschools nationwide . beyond brilliant .