4. The years ranging from 1980 to 1990
4.1 Nude Ants: Live at the Village Vanguard, (Keith Jarrett)
1980. Live; Village Vanguard, NYC, May 1979; Tom McKenney (sound engineer). ECM 1171/2; CD J58J-20176/7.
Featuring: Keith Jarrett (piano, percussion), Jan Garbarek (tenor sax, soprano sax), Palle Danielsson (accoustic bass), Jon Christensen (drums).
Tracks: Chant of the Soul, Innocence, Processional, Oasis, New Dance, Sunshine Song.
4.2 Sacred Hymns, (G. I. Gurdjieff)
1980. Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, March 1980; Martin Wieland (sound engineer); ECM 1174; LP 230 1174/CD 829 122-2.
Featuring: Keith Jarrett (piano).
Tracks: Reading of Sacred Books, Prayer and Despair, Religious Ceremony, Hymn, Orthodox Hymn from Asia Minor, Hymn for Good Friday, Hymn, Hymn for Easter Thursday, Hymn to the Endless Creator, Hymn for a Great Temple, The Story of the Resurrection of Christ, Holy Affirming - Holy Denying - Holy Reconciling, Easter Night Procession, Easter Hymn, Meditation.
4.3 The Celestial Hawk, (Keith Jarrett)
1980. Carnegie Hall, NYC, March 22, 1980; Stan Tankel (sound engineer); Keith Jarrett and Manfred Eicher (producers). ECM 1175; LP 230 1175/CD 829 370-2.
Featuring: Keith Jarrett (piano, composer), Syracuse Symphony, Christopher Keene (director).
Tracks: The Celestial Hawk, First Movement, Second Movement, Third Movement.
4.4 Invocations / The Moth and the Flame, (Keith Jarrett)
1981. Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, November 1979 (1); Ottobeuren Abbey, November 1980 (2); Martin Wieland (sound engineer). ECM 1201/2; 2-LP 264 1201/2-CD 825 473-2 (*).
Featuring: Keith Jarrett (organ, soprano sax, piano).
Invocations (1) - Tracks: First (Solo Voice), Second (Mirage, Realities), Third (Power, Resolve), Fourth (Shock, Scatter), Fifth (Recognition), Sixth (Celebration), Seventh (Solo Voice).
(2) - Tracks: The Moth and the Flame (Part I-V).
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With a poem of Robert Bly: When things are heard.
4.5 Concerts, (Keith Jarrett)
1981. Live; Festspielhaus, Bregenz, Austria, May 28, 1981 (1); Herkulessaal, Munich, June 2, 1981 (2); Martin Wieland (sound engineer). ECM 1227/29; 3-LP 264 1227.
Featuring: Keith Jarrett (piano).
Tracks (1): Part I, Part II, Untitled, Heartland.
Tracks (2): Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part III, Part IV, Mon Coeur est Rouge, Heartland.
4.6 Standards, Volume 1, (Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette)
1983. Power Station, NYC, January 1983; Jan Erik Kongshaug (sound engineer). ECM 1225; LP 811 969/CD 811 966-2. Silverdisc Award - 1983, Swing Journal (Germany). Record of the Year - 1983, Audio Magazine (Germany).
Featuring: Keith Jarrett (piano), Gary Peacock (accoustic bass), Jack DeJohnette (drums).
Tracks: The Meaning of the Blues, All the Things You Are, It Never Entered My Mind, The Masquerade Is Over, God Bless the Child.
4.7 Changes, (Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette)
1983. Power Station, NYC, January 1983; Jan Erik Kongshaug (sound engineer). ECM 1276; LP 817 436-2/CD 817 436-2. All songs composed by Keith Jarrett.
Featuring: Keith Jarrett (piano), Gary Peacock (accoustic bass), Jack DeJohnette (drums).
Tracks: Flying - Part 1, Flying - Part 2, Prism.
4.8 Standards, Volume 2, (Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette)
1983. Power Station, NYC, January 1983; Jan Erik Kongshaug (sound engineer). ECM 1289; LP 825 015-1/CD 825 015-2. Silverdisc Award - 1983, Swing Journal (Germany). Record of the Year (Critic's Poll) - 1983, Jazz life magazine (Germany). Record of the Year - 1983, Hi-fi Vision (Germany).
Featuring: Keith Jarrett (piano), Gary Peacock (accoustic bass), Jack DeJohnette (drums).
Tracks: So Tender (Keith Jarrett), Moon and Sand, In Love In Vain, Never Let Me Go, If I Should Lose You, I Fall In Love Too Easily.
4.9 Tabula Rasa, (Arvo Part)
1984. Basilea, October 1983. ECM 1275; LP 817 764-1/CD 817 764-2.
Featuring: Gidon Kremer (violin), Keith Jarrett (piano).
Track: Fratres.
4.10 Spheres, (Keith Jarrett)
1985. Ottobeuren, W.Germany 1976
Recorded on the Carl Joseph Riepp Baroque Organ at Ottobeuren, W.Germany. ECM 1302; CD 827 463-2 (AAD).
Featuring: Keith Jarrett (Organ).
Tracks: Spheres (1st, 4th, 7th, 9th Movement).
4.11 Works, (Keith Jarrett)
1985. ECM LP 825 425-1/CD 825 425-2.
Tracks: Country (from My Song - 1978), Ritooria (from Facing You - 1972), The Journey Home (from My Song - 1978), Staircase - Part II (from Staircase - 1977), String Quartet - 2nd movement (from In the Light - 1974), Invocations - Recognition (from Invocations / The Moth and the Flame - 1981), Nagoya - Part IIB -Encore- (from Sun Bear Concerts - 1977).
4.12 Spirits, (Keith Jarrett)
1986. Cavelight Studio, NJ, July 1985; Keith Jarrett and Manfred Eicher (producers). ECM 1333/4; 2-LP 829 467-1/2-CD 829 467-2.
Featuring: Keith Jarrett (Pakistani flute, tablas, flutes, shakers, voice, soprano sax, piano, guitar, glockenspiel, tambourine, double bell).
Tracks: Spirits Volume 1: Spirits 1-12, Spirits Volume 2: Spirits 13-26.
4.13 Standards Live, (Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette)
1986. Live; The Palais des Congres Studios de la Grande Armee, Paris, July 2nd 1985. ECM 1317; LP 827 827-1/CD 827 827-2. Best Jazz Performance (Group) - 1987, Grammy Nomination (USA). Grand Prix - 1987, Swing Journal (Germany). Album of the Year - 1987, Jazz Life Magazine (Germany).
Featuring: Keith Jarrett (piano), Gary Peacock (accoustic bass), Jack DeJohnette (drums).
Tracks: Stella By Starlight, The Wrong Blues, Falling In Love With Love, Too Young to Go Steady, The Way You Look Tonight, The Old Country.
4.14 Book of Ways, (Keith Jarrett)
1986. Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, July 1986; Martin Wieland (sound engineer). ECM 1344/5; 2-LP 831 396-1/2-CD 831 396-2.
Featuring: Keith Jarrett (clavichord).
Volume 1; Tracks: The Book of Ways - The Feeling of Strings 1-10.
Volume 2; Tracks: The Book of Ways - The Feeling of Strings 11-19
4.15 Still Live, (Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette)
1988. Live; Munich, July 13, 1986; Martin Wieland (sound engineer). ECM 1360/1; 2-LP 835 008-1/2-CD 835 008-2. Best Jazz Performance (Group) - 1987, Grammy Nomination (USA). Bronzedisc Award - 1987, Swing Journal (Germany).
Featuring: Keith Jarrett (piano), Gary Peacock (accoustic bass), Jack DeJohnette (drums).
Tracks: My Funny Valentine, Autumn Leaves, When I Fall in Love, The Song Is You, Come Rain or Come Shine, Late Lament, You and the Night and the Music / Extension, Intro / Some Day My Prince Will Come, Billie's Bounce (*), I Remember Clifford.
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Bonus track on CD only.
4.16 Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, Buch I, (Johann Sebastian Bach)
1988. Cavelight Studio, NJ, February 1987; Martin Wieland (sound engineer). ECM NEW SERIES 1362/3; 2-LP 835 246-1/2-CD 835 246-2. Best Classical Instrumental Soloist - 1988, Grammy Nomination (USA).
Featuring: Keith Jarrett (piano).
Tracks: Präludien und Fugen I-XII (BWV 846-857), Präludien und Fugen XII-XXIV (BWV 858-869).
4.17 Piano Concerto / Suite for Violin, Piano and Small Orchestra, (Lou Harrison)
1988. Live, Kanihoken Hall, Tokyo, January 30, 1986 (1); RCA Studio A, NYC, May 21-22, 1988 (2). New World Records NW 366-2.
Featuring (1): Keith Jarrett (piano), New Japan Philarmonic, Naoto Otomo (director).
Tracks (1): I. Allegro, II. Stampede, III. Largo, IV. Allegro moderato.
Featuring (2): Lucy Stoltzmann (violin), Keith Jarrett (piano), orchestra directed by Robert Hughes.
Tracks (2): Overture, Elegy, First Gamelan, Aria, Second Gamelan, Chorale.
4.18 Dark Intervals, (Keith Jarrett)
1988. Live; Suntory Hall, Tokyo, April 11, 1987; ECM 1379; LP 837 342-1/CD 837 342-2.
Featuring: Keith Jarrett (piano).
Tracks: Opening, Hymn, Americana, Entrance, Parallels, Fire Dance, Ritual Prayer, Recitative.
4.19 Personal Mountains, (Keith Jarrett)
1989. Live; Tokyo, April 1979. ECM 1382; LP 837 361-1/CD 837 361-2.
Featuring: Keith Jarrett (piano), Jan Garbarek (soprano sax, tenor sax), Palle Danielsson (accoustic bass), Jon Christensen (drums).
Tracks: Personal Mountains, Prism, Oasis, Innocence, Late Night Willie (*).
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Bonus track on CD only.
4.20 Goldberg Variations, (Johann Sebastian Bach)
1989. Yatsugatake Kohgen Ongakudoh, Japan, January 10-12, 1989; Peter Laenger (sound engineer). ECM NEW SERIES 1395; LP 839 622-1/CD 839 622-2.
Featuring: Keith Jarrett (harpsichord) (*).
Johann Sebastian Bach, Goldberg Variationen (BWV 998); Tracks: Aria, Variations 1-30, Aria.
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Instrument made by Tatsuo Takahashi.
4.21 Changeless, (Keith Jarrett)
1989. Live; Denver, October 14, 1987 (1); Dallas, October 11, 1987 (2); Lexington, October 9, 1987 (3); Houston, October 12, 1987 (4); Tom McKenney (sound engineer). ECM 1392; LP 839 618-1/CD 839 618-2.
Featuring: Keith Jarrett (piano), Gary Peacock (accoustic bass), Jack DeJohnette (drums).
Tracks: Dancing (1), Endless (2), Lifeline (3), Ecstasy (4).