Standards in Norway explained

Standards in Norway
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Keith Jarrett
Cover:	Standards in Norway.jpg
Released:	April 1995 ^[1]
Recorded:	October 7, 1989
Venue:	Konserthuset Oslo, Norway
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	73:23
Label:	ECM ECM 1542
Producer:	Manfred Eicher
Chronology:	Keith Jarrett
Prev Title:	At the Deer Head Inn
Prev Year:	1994
Next Title:	Keith Jarrett at the Blue Note
Next Year:	1995

Standards in Norway is a live album by the Keith Jarrett Trio recorded at the Konserthuset in Oslo, Norway, on October 7, 1989 and released by ECM in 1995. The trio—Jarrett's "Standards Trio"—features rhythm section Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette.^[1]

October 1989 Tour

Standards in Norway was recorded during the "Standards Trio" October 1989 European tour:^[2]

• October 1 – Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels (Belgium)
• October 3 – Berwaldhallen, Stockholm (Sweden)
• October 5 – Koncertsalen i Tivoli, Copenhagen (Denmark)
• October 7 – Konserthuset, Oslo, Norway (Standards in Norway)
• October 9 – Royal Festival Hall, London (England)
• October 11 – Graf-Zeppelin-Haus, Friedrichshafen (Germany)
• October 15 – Philharmonie, Cologne (Germany) (Tribute)
• October 16 – Philharmonie, Gasteig, Munich (Germany)
• October 18 – Musikhalle, Hamburg (Germany)
• October 19 – Kongreßalle Killesberg, Stuttgart (Germany)
• October 21 – Alte Oper, Frankfurt (Germany)
• October 23 – Palais de la Musique, Strasbourg (France)
• October 25 – Arsenal, Metz (France)
• October 28 – Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris (France)

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and states, "none of the eight performances from the concert appearance are throwaways. Jarrett's vocal sounds are more restrained than usual while his piano playing is in peak form."^[3]

Track listing

1. "All of You" (Cole Porter) – 8:16
2. "Little Girl Blue" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 6:44
3. "Just in Time" (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne) – 11:04
4. "Old Folks" (Willard Robison) – 10:42
5. "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing" (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) – 7:26
6. "Dedicated to You" (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, Hy Zaret) – 12:19
7. "I Hear a Rhapsody" (Jack Baker, George Fragos, Dick Gasparre) – 10:57
8. "How About You?" (Ralph Freed, Burton Lane) – 5:55

Personnel

Keith Jarrett Trio

• Keith Jarrett – piano
• Gary Peacock – bass
• Jack DeJohnette – drums

Technical Personnel

• Manfred Eicher – producer
• Jan Erik Kongshaug – recording engineer
• Barbara Wojirsch – cover design

Notes and References

1. ECM Records Jarrett / Peacock / DeJohnette: Standards in Norway, accessed May 2020
2. https://www.keithjarrett.org/past-concerts/#1989 Keith Jarrett 1989 live concerts
3. Yanow, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r213038|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed March 29, 2010