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ECM is particularly pleased to present this two-disc set by one of the most outstanding groups of its era, the group often referred to as Belonging or Keith Jarrett s European Quartet , heard here in a previously unreleased concert recording from 1979. After more than three decades in the archive, this sleeper now awakes, sounding thoroughly alive and of the moment. Sleeper is a significant addition to the group s small discography, until now comprised of the albums Belonging (1974), My Song (recorded 1977, released 1978), Nude Ants (recorded 1979), and Personal Mountains (1979, released 1989). The pieces performed by the quartet on April 16, 1979, at Tokyo s Nakano Sun Plaza were Jarrett compositions Personal Mountains , Innocence , So Tender , Oasis , Chant of the Soil , Prism and New Dance all written for this ensemble (in later years, Prism and So Tender would be reinterpreted by the Standards trio), all delivered with enormous verve. This was a group that could play very freely, and joyously, inside the melodic and rhythmic structures set up or implied by Keith Jarrett s writing, with an extraordinary and unforced sense of flow. As Jarrett said at the time: I myself, as a so-called leader, wish very, very often to blend with the other three musicians and that situation [the Belonging band] allows that, because no one is fighting with anyone else. Everyone is just trying to make the thing transparent and clear and feeling good.
Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed
TRACK LISTINGS
Disc 1
1 Personal Mountains - Palle Danielsson (21:12)
2 Innocence - Palle Danielsson (10:47)
3 So Tender - Palle Danielsson (13:27)
Disc 2
1 Oasis - Palle Danielsson (28:13)
2 Chant of the Soil - Palle Danielsson (14:52)
3 Prism - Palle Danielsson (11:15)
4 New Dance - Palle Danielsson (7:07)
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