| Radiance | |
| Type: | live |
| Artist: | Keith Jarrett |
| Cover: | Radiance (album).jpg |
| Released: | May 2005[1] |
| Recorded: | October 27 and 30, 2002[2] |
| Venue: | Festival Hall, Osaka (Japan) Tokyo Bunka Kaikan (Main Hall), Tokyo (Japan) |
| Length: | 2:19:36 |
| Label: | ECM |
| Prev Title: | The Out-of-Towners |
| Prev Year: | 2004 |
| Next Title: | The Carnegie Hall Concert |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
Radiance is a double-album by American pianist Keith Jarrett recorded in October 2002 in Japan at two different concerts—Osaka (October 27) and Tokyo (October 30)—and released by ECM in May 2005.[1] In April 2006, a video recording of the live performance at Tokyo concert was released as Tokyo Solo.[3]
After dismissing the idea of performing lengthy improvised solos (see A Multitude of Angels), Radiance marked a new beginning in Jarrett's approach to solo piano concerts and this would be assessed in future solo recordings. According to keithjarrett.org, the documented 2002 Osaka and Tokyo concerts were only his third and fourth solo performances since temporarily retiring due to chronic fatigue syndrome; the other two had taken place in Tokyo in September 1999.[4]
In the original liner notes, "Some Words about the Music," Keith Jarrett states:
The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4.5 stars, stating, "His process is immediate, poignant, and utterly engaging throughout and marks a new phase in his solo recordings that will spur great interest in any open-minded listener interested in improvisational music."[5]
The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 4 stars, and wrote: "this superb Osaka set is one of the highlights of his career. Having looked again at free playing alongside his standards repertoire, Jarrett had the confidence to sit down at the piano... and simply let the music flow through him... these two discs create a strong impression of two performances that develop out of tiny germs of ideas... It's what Jarrett does with them that is remarkable... A riveting and arresting record."
All music by Keith JarrettDisc one
(Osaka: October 27)
Disc two
(Osaka: October 27)
(Tokyo: October 30)
Production