Arbour Zena

by Keith Jarrett

Overview

With saxophonist Jan Garbarek and bassist Charlie Haden along for the ride, Keith Jarrett indulges in three slow, rambling, meditative, vaguely neo-classical concertos for piano and string orchestra. While a few of Jarrett's and Garbarek's passages here and there have a syncopated jazz feeling, this is mostly contemporary classical music, perhaps even somewhat ahead of its time (it might fit in with the neo-Romantic and minimalist camps today). However, although this music can be attractive in small doses, the lack of tempo or texture contrasts over long stretches of time -- particularly the nearly 28-minute "Mirrors" -- can be annoying if you're not in the right blissful mood. Mladen Gutesha and the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra perform the string parts with what can only be described as commendable patience. ~ Richard S. Ginell

Product Details

Release Date:	03/03/2014
Label:	Ecm
UPC:	0602537435050
Rank:	71973

Tracks

1. Runes [Dedicated To the Unknown]
2. Solara March [Dedicated To Pablo Casals and the Sun]
3. Mirrors [Dedicated To My Teachers]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Keith Jarrett   Primary Artist,Piano
Charlie Haden   Guest Artist,Bass
Jan Garbarek   Guest Artist,Sax (Tenor),Sax (Soprano)
SWR Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra   Ensemble,Orchestra
Mladen Gutesha   Conductor

Technical Credits

Keith Jarrett   Composer
Martin Wieland   Engineer
Manfred Eicher   Producer
Dieter Bonhorst   Artwork,Layout Design