Personal Mountains Explained

Personal Mountains
Type:live
Artist:Keith Jarrett
Cover:Personal Mountains.jpg
Border:yes
Released:May 1989[1]
Recorded:April 1979
Venue:Tokyo, Japan
Genre:Jazz
Length:61:22
Label:ECM
ECM 1382
Producer:Manfred Eicher
Prev Title:Dark Intervals
Prev Year:1988
Next Title:Changeless
Next Year:1989

Personal Mountains is a live album by American jazz pianist Keith Jarrett recorded in Tokyo during his April 1979 tour in Japan, and released by ECM ten years later, in 1989. The quartet—Jarrett's "European Quartet"—features saxophonist Jan Garbarek and rhythm section Palle Danielsson and Jon Christensen.

April 1979 Tour in Japan

Personal Mountains contains tracks from different concerts performed in Tokyo during Jarrett's tour with his "European Quartet" in April 1979. The tour also produced Sleeper (1989).[2]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "Clearly this is one of the peaks of the European quartet's discography."[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Keith Jarrett.

  1. "Personal Mountains" – 16:02
  2. "Prism" – 11:15
  3. "Oasis" – 18:03
  4. "Innocence" – 7:16
  5. "Late Night Willie" – 8:46

Personnel

European Quartet

Technical personnel

Notes and References

  1. ECM Records Keith Jarrett: Personal Mountains accessed June 2020
  2. https://www.keithjarrett.org/past-concerts/#1979 Keith Jarrett 1979 live concerts
  3. Ginell, R. Allmusic Review accessed September 12, 2011