Belonging is a studio album by American jazz pianist Keith Jarrett, recorded over two days in April 1974 and released on ECM later that year—the debut of Jarrett's "European Quartet", featuring saxophonist Jan Garbarek and rhythm section Palle Danielsson and Jon Christensen.[1] Because Jarrett's contract with ABC/Impulse! prevented him from performing with the quartet under his own name, the group became known as the "Belonging" quartet.[2]
Jarrett was known for valuing spontaneity over technical perfection, and, according to producer Manfred Eicher, refused to record more than one take of the title piece, thus goading the musicians to a high level of concentration. Garbarek later recalled that he had never recorded a piece so quickly, and with such minimal rehearsal.[3]
The tune "'Long as You Know You're Living Yours" was the subject of a lawsuit between Jarrett and jazz-rock group Steely Dan: Jarrett alleged that the duo's title track from their 1980 album Gaucho had stolen from the song. Co-writer Donald Fagen later admitted he'd loved the track and was strongly influenced by it.[4] Jarrett sued for copyright infringement and was then added as a co-author of the song.
AllMusic reviewer Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4½ stars, stating, "The record operates at its strongest level when Jarrett locks the quartet into his winning gospel mode on ''Long as You Know You're Living Yours' and the tense drive of 'Spiral Dance'; the reflective numbers are less compelling. Still, this LP-turned-CD successfully bucked the powerful electric trends of its time and holds up well today."[5]
The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 4 stars, and wrote: "Belonging... is a superb album, characterized by some of the pianist's most open and joyous playing on record; his double-time solo on 'The Windup' is almost Tatum-like in its exuberance and fluency. The country-blues feel of ''Long as You Know You're Living Yours' is a confident reflection of his music roots. The ballads 'Blossom', 'Solstice' and the title-piece... are remarkable by any standards; Garbarek's slightly out-of-tune opening statement on 'Solstice' and Danielsson's subsequent solo are masterful, while Jarrett's own split chords accentuate the mystery and ambiguity of the piece."[7]
^Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 81. ISBN0-394-72643-X.
^Larkin, Colin (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 446.
January 01, 1970
belonging, album, belonging, studio, album, american, jazz, pianist, keith, jarrett, recorded, over, days, april, 1974, released, later, that, year, debut, jarrett, european, quartet, featuring, saxophonist, garbarek, rhythm, section, palle, danielsson, christ. Belonging is a studio album by American jazz pianist Keith Jarrett recorded over two days in April 1974 and released on ECM later that year the debut of Jarrett s European Quartet featuring saxophonist Jan Garbarek and rhythm section Palle Danielsson and Jon Christensen 1 Because Jarrett s contract with ABC Impulse prevented him from performing with the quartet under his own name the group became known as the Belonging quartet 2 BelongingStudio album by Keith JarrettReleased1974RecordedApril 24 25 1974 1974 04 24 1974 04 25 StudioArne Bendiksen StudiosOslo NorwayGenreJazzLength46 35LabelECM 1050 STProducerManfred EicherKeith Jarrett chronologyTreasure Island 1974 Belonging 1974 Luminessence 1975 Keith Jarrett European Quartet chronologyBelonging 1974 My Song 1977 Contents 1 Background 2 Controversy and legal dispute 3 Reception 4 Track listing 5 Personnel 5 1 European Quartet 5 2 Technical personnel 6 ReferencesBackground editJarrett was known for valuing spontaneity over technical perfection and according to producer Manfred Eicher refused to record more than one take of the title piece thus goading the musicians to a high level of concentration Garbarek later recalled that he had never recorded a piece so quickly and with such minimal rehearsal 3 Long as You Know You re Living Yours served as the theme song for CBC Radio s Writers and Company program during its 33 year long run starting in 1990 citation needed Controversy and legal dispute editThe tune Long as You Know You re Living Yours was the subject of a lawsuit between Jarrett and jazz rock group Steely Dan Jarrett alleged that the duo s title track from their 1980 album Gaucho had stolen from the song Co writer Donald Fagen later admitted he d loved the track and was strongly influenced by it 4 Jarrett sued for copyright infringement and was then added as a co author of the song Reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 Encyclopedia of Popular Music nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 The Penguin Guide to Jazz nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 AllMusic reviewer Richard S Ginell awarded the album 4 stars stating The record operates at its strongest level when Jarrett locks the quartet into his winning gospel mode on Long as You Know You re Living Yours and the tense drive of Spiral Dance the reflective numbers are less compelling Still this LP turned CD successfully bucked the powerful electric trends of its time and holds up well today 5 The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 4 stars and wrote Belonging is a superb album characterized by some of the pianist s most open and joyous playing on record his double time solo on The Windup is almost Tatum like in its exuberance and fluency The country blues feel of Long as You Know You re Living Yours is a confident reflection of his music roots The ballads Blossom Solstice and the title piece are remarkable by any standards Garbarek s slightly out of tune opening statement on Solstice and Danielsson s subsequent solo are masterful while Jarrett s own split chords accentuate the mystery and ambiguity of the piece 7 Track listing editAll music composed by Keith Jarrett Spiral Dance 4 11 Blossom 12 15 Long as You Know You re Living Yours 6 14 Belonging 2 15 The Windup 8 27 Solstice 13 13Personnel editEuropean Quartet edit Keith Jarrett piano Jan Garbarek tenor and soprano saxophones Palle Danielsson bass Jon Christensen drums Technical personnel edit Manfred Eicher production Jan Erik Kongshaug recording engineer Tadayuki Naitoh cover design and layoutReferences edit ECM Records Keith Jarrett Belonging accessed June 2020 Sandner Wolfgang 2020 Keith Jarrett A Biography Translated by Jarrett Chris Equinox p 79 Sandner Wolfgang 2020 Keith Jarrett A Biography Translated by Jarrett Chris Equinox pp 79 80 Breskin David c 1980 Steely Dan Interview Musician Magazine Archived from the original on March 10 2007 Retrieved December 21 2006 a b Ginell R AllMusic Review accessed September 12 2011 Larkin Colin 2011 The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Omnibus Press ISBN 9780857125958 Retrieved 1 May 2019 a b Cook Richard Morton Brian 2008 The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings 9th ed Penguin p 769 ISBN 978 0 14 103401 0 Swenson J ed 1985 The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide USA Random House Rolling Stone pp 81 ISBN 0 394 72643 X Larkin Colin 1999 The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz Virgin Books p 446 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Belonging album amp oldid 1191238917, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
