Thanks to Jonas for this exciting news! ECM will release a Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden duo album called “Jasmine” in May 2010 (ECM 2165). The album is already listed on Amazon Germany with a release date of May 7, 2010. This remains to be confirmed, but the album was apparently recorded at Keith Jarrett’s home studio in New Jersey in March 2007.

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A live version of “Expectations” (from the album of the same name, released in 1972), recorded for the “Tous en scène” TV show in Paris and broadcast on November 23, 1969 by La Deuxième Chaîne de l’ORTF, is available for download from the Institut national de l’audiovisuel Web site. A free snippet (20 seconds) is available. The full version (3:52) is available for 1.50 EUR (as a DRM-protected DivX video file, unfortunately – or as a DVD, but you’ll have to pay for shipping).

Keith Jarrett plays with Gus Nemeth (bass) and Aldo Romano (drums). As far as I know, this is the only video of this group ever released.

“Tous en scène” was produced by Pierre Desfons, Claude Ventura, Robert Bober, and Maurice Dugowson. For more information about this TV show, check out this blog post (in French).

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Here is a selection of reviews of “Paris / London: Testament”, released in October 2009, as well as recent interviews:

• Keith Jarrett: Heartache spoken here (Times Online, September 25, 2009)
• A Visit With Keith Jarrett (and a Musical Treat) (The Atlantic, September 27, 2009)
• Keith Jarrett: Testament – Paris / London (All About Jazz, September 29, 2009)
• Keith Jarrett, «Testament» d’un génie (Tribune de Genève, October 3, 2009, in French)
• When your lover has gone (Keith Jarrett CDs reviewed) (Ottawa Citizen, October 8, 2009)
• Keith Jarrett, Part II: The Q&A (The Atlantic, October 13, 2009)
• Keith Jarrett – Paris/London Testament (Chroniques Electroniques, October 14, 2009, in French)
• Keith Jarrett’s Masterful Testament (Stereophile, October 14, 2009)
• Music Review: Keith Jarrett – Testament (Blogcritics, October 15, 2009)
• Seul face au son (Le Temps, October 17, 2009, in French)
• Testament – Paris / London (All About Jazz, October 25, 2009)
• Music Review: Keith Jarrett – Testament (We’re An American Blog, October 28, 2009)
• Keith Jarrett – Testament (JazzTimes, November 2009)
• Testament Speaks Volumes (suite101.com, November 7, 2009)
• Keith Jarrett: Testament: Paris/London (Jambands.com, November 30, 2009)

Some reviews of the October 2009 solo concerts in Europe:

• Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels (October 9, 2009)
  • Le roi Jarrett au Bozar (lesoir.be, October 10, 2009, in French)
  • Keith Jarrett personnifie la musique (lesoir.be, October 12, 2009, in French)
  • L’étreinte captivante de Keith Jarrett (La Libre Belgique, October 12, 2009, in French)
  • Bruxelles, 9 Ottobre 2009 – Keith Jarrett – Piano Solo (KeithJarrett.it, October 14, 2009, in Italian)
  • Keith Jarrett Solo Concert – Regards croisés (Pianomajeur.net, October 17, 2009, in French)
• Philharmonie, Berlin (October 12, 2009)
  • Keith kämpft gegen die deutsche Arroganz (Spiegel Online, October 13, 2009, in German)
  • Keith Jarrett nervt mit immer absurderen Allüren (Welt Online, October 13, 2009, in German)
  • Keith Jarrett ernst und einsam in Berlin (Berliner Morgenpost, October 14, 2009, in German)
  • Wackelkontakt zur Ewigkeit (Der Tagesspiegel, October 14, 2009, in German)
  • Das Solo-Konzert des Pianisten Keith Jarrett in Berlin (Nürnberger Nachrichten, October 14, 2009, in German)
  • Im magischen Dreieck (Zeit Online, October 15, 2009, in German)
  • Berlino 12 ottobre – Keith Jarrett (COSA, October 20, 2009, in Italian)
• Tonhalle, Zürich (October 16, 2009)
  • Le tour de l’ivoire (Le Temps, October 17, 2009, in French)
  • Keith Jarretts böses Genie führt zu Ausraster in Zürich (Berner Zeitung, October 19, 2009, in German)
  • Gesichter einer Persönlichkeit (NZZ Online, October 19, 2009, in German)
  • Jazz-Pianist Keith Jarrett hält in Zürich das Publikum in Atem (Südkurier, October 20, 2009, in German)

If you know of an interesting review not listed here, feel free to leave a message in the forum (see link below).

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The audiophiles among you might be interested to know that “Paris / London: Testament” is available as lossless 96 kHz / 24 bit FLAC files on HDtracks (officially, of course). Eleven of the twenty tracks are available as individual downloads for $2.49. The complete album is available for $30.56.

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"Paris / London: Testament" cover

Here’s the tracklist for “Paris / London: Testament” (from Universal Music Classical):

CD 1

1. Part I – Salle Pleyel, Paris (13:47)
2. Part II – Salle Pleyel, Paris (10:35)
3. Part III – Salle Pleyel, Paris (7:05)
4. Part IV – Salle Pleyel, Paris (5:33)
5. Part V – Salle Pleyel, Paris (8:45)
6. Part VI – Salle Pleyel, Paris (6:30)
7. Part VII – Salle Pleyel, Paris (6:58)
8. Part VIII – Salle Pleyel, Paris (10:10)

CD 2

1. Part I – Royal Festival Hall, London (11:08)
2. Part II – Royal Festival Hall, London (8:10)
3. Part III – Royal Festival Hall, London (6:50)
4. Part IV – Royal Festival Hall, London (5:58)
5. Part V – Royal Festival Hall, London (10:34)
6. Part VI – Royal Festival Hall, London (6:52)

CD 3

1. Part VII – Royal Festival Hall, London (8:59)
2. Part VIII – Royal Festival Hall, London (8:00)
3. Part IX – Royal Festival Hall, London (3:55)
4. Part X – Royal Festival Hall, London (5:35)
5. Part XI – Royal Festival Hall, London (8:25)
6. Part XII – Royal Festival Hall, London (8:29)

The encores (“Over the Rainbow”, “Time on My Hands”, etc.) will apparently not be included.

According to Universal Music Classical, “in his liner notes, Jarrett gives a highly personal account of the music’s inspirational genesis, which is outstanding, even by his own high standards, with powerful emotions never far from the music’s surface.”

The album will be released in early October 2009 (e.g. October 2 in Germany and October 6 in the US).

Update (September 10, 2009). You can listen to samples from each track on Amazon Germany.

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