Paris / London: Testament is a live solo piano album by American pianist Keith Jarrett, recorded at the Salle Pleyel in Paris November 26, 2008 and the Royal Festival Hall in London the next week on December first, and released as a three CD set on ECM in October the following year.[1]
In a review for All About Jazz, Mark Corroto wrote: "The attraction here—and with all of Jarrett's original music—is his emotional effort. He is always able to convey feeling in his playing, from the fervid to the sentimental, the passionate to the giddy; or maybe, perhaps, those are just listener responses to his playing... Unlike the marathon pieces he attempted in the now-distant past, these tracks—all simply numbered and ranging from just under four minutes to nearly fourteen—are dense, consumable brilliance. Maybe the effects of the chronic fatigue syndrome are still with him, but these smaller blocks of improvisation clearly demonstrate Jarrett's enthusiasm for playing. He seems to be reacting more to the audience's response and presence, playing into the attendees' desire to make these shows a positive and supportive experience."[2]
John Kelman, in a separate review for All About Jazz, stated: "it's a testament to Jarrett's remarkable talent that each performance sounds fresh; distanced from each other but coming, unmistakably, from a single voice... Testament - Paris / London is yet another high water mark for Jarrett, and all the more remarkable considering how many solo performances he's already released. We may never truly know why Jarrett chooses to release one concert over another, but as long as he continues to deliver performances this stellar, perhaps it's a question that really doesn't need to be answered."[3]
John Fordham, writing for The Guardian, called the album "another comprehensive offering of fine Jarrett detail for those who don't want to miss a note of the gifted guru's work," and commented: "Foot-stamping groovers built out of undulating chords, gospel themes turning into abstract treble daydreams, thundering free-jazz odysseys, mercurial bebop, fragile, spacey ballads - all of Jarrett's encyclopaedic improv resources are drawn on, and if two-and-a-half hours of it might seem to be too much for all but the faithful, the sense of being steadily drawn into a personal meditative space rather than a piano concert alone is a very seductive one."[5]
In an article at Something Else Reviews, S. Victor Aaron remarked: "Testament Paris/London marked a continuation of Jarrett's striking tightrope walks without a net, beginning with his first ECM album, Facing You from 1971. While he doesn't do this kind of high-wire act quite as often as he used to, that remains an important part of Keith Jarrett's vast legacy – and this album showed he was still capable of building upon it."[6]
Writing for Between Sound and Space, Tyran Grillo commented: "Over a glorious 70 minutes of music in eight parts, Jarrett works an asana of fixation and letting go and touches hand to heart in sporadic gestures of deference. Like water set to boil but which is turned down at the last moment, it skirts the edge of conversion from liquid to gas. At some moments Jarrett's spontaneous motifs funnel into a single dream of flight, realized in his unbridled feeling for thermals that only he can see... Jarrett knows the piano like he knows his own voice; for him they are one and the same. He does not surrender to what he creates, for surrender implies an advantage of which to be taken. The beauty of it all is that one need listen only once to live off the memory for a lifetime."[7]
Track listingedit
All music by Keith Jarrett
Disc #1: Paris, November 26, 2008
Part I – 13:48
Part II – 10:36
Part III – 7:05
Part IV – 5:33
Part V – 8:46
Part VI – 6:30
Part VII – 6:59
Part VIII – 10:11
Disc #2: London, December 1, 2008
Part I – 11:09
Part II – 8:10
Part III – 6:50
Part IV – 5:58
Part V – 10:34
Part VI – 6:52
Disc #3: London, December 1, 2008
Part VII – 9:00
Part VIII – 8:01
Part IX – 3:56
Part X – 5:35
Part XI – 8:26
Part XII – 8:30
Personneledit
Keith Jarrett – piano
Production
Keith Jarrett – producer
Manfred Eicher - executive producer
Martin Pearson – engineer (recording)
Sascha Kleis – design
Juan Hitters – photography (cover)
Rose Anne Jarrett – photography (Keith Jarrett)
Referencesedit
^ abECM Records Keith Jarrett: Paris / London: Testament accessed May 2020
^ abCorroto, Mark (25 October 2009). "Keith Jarrett – Testament – Paris / London". www.allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
^ abKelman, John (29 September 2009). "Keith Jarrett: Keith Jarrett: Testament - Paris / London". www.allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
^Nicholson, Stuart (26 August 2015). "Keith Jarrett – Testament (Paris / London)". Jazzwise. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
^ abFordham, John (17 December 2009). "Keith Jarrett: Paris/London - Testament". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
^Aaron, S. Victor (6 October 2019). "Keith Jarrett Returned to His Strengths on 'Testament Paris/London'". Something Else Reviews. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
^Grillo, Tyran (21 November 2013). "Keith Jarrett: Paris/London: Testament (ECM 2130-32)". Between Sound and Space. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
External linksedit
"allmusic (((Paris/London (Testament) > Overview)))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
"Keith Jarrett – Paris / London Testament (CD, Album) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
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Paris London Testament is a live solo piano album by American pianist Keith Jarrett recorded at the Salle Pleyel in Paris November 26 2008 and the Royal Festival Hall in London the next week on December first and released as a three CD set on ECM in October the following year 1 Paris London TestamentLive album by Keith JarrettReleasedOctober 2009 1 RecordedNovember 26 2008December 1 2008VenueSalle Pleyel Paris France Royal Festival Hall London UK Length2 42 28LabelECMECM 2130 32ProducerManfred EicherKeith Jarrett chronologyYesterdays 2009 Paris London Testament 2009 Jasmine 2010 Keith Jarrett solo piano chronologyThe Carnegie Hall Concert 2006 Paris London Testament 2009 Rio 2011 Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 References 5 External linksReception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAll About Jazz 1 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2 All About Jazz 2 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 Jazzwise nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 In a review for All About Jazz Mark Corroto wrote The attraction here and with all of Jarrett s original music is his emotional effort He is always able to convey feeling in his playing from the fervid to the sentimental the passionate to the giddy or maybe perhaps those are just listener responses to his playing Unlike the marathon pieces he attempted in the now distant past these tracks all simply numbered and ranging from just under four minutes to nearly fourteen are dense consumable brilliance Maybe the effects of the chronic fatigue syndrome are still with him but these smaller blocks of improvisation clearly demonstrate Jarrett s enthusiasm for playing He seems to be reacting more to the audience s response and presence playing into the attendees desire to make these shows a positive and supportive experience 2 John Kelman in a separate review for All About Jazz stated it s a testament to Jarrett s remarkable talent that each performance sounds fresh distanced from each other but coming unmistakably from a single voice Testament Paris London is yet another high water mark for Jarrett and all the more remarkable considering how many solo performances he s already released We may never truly know why Jarrett chooses to release one concert over another but as long as he continues to deliver performances this stellar perhaps it s a question that really doesn t need to be answered 3 John Fordham writing for The Guardian called the album another comprehensive offering of fine Jarrett detail for those who don t want to miss a note of the gifted guru s work and commented Foot stamping groovers built out of undulating chords gospel themes turning into abstract treble daydreams thundering free jazz odysseys mercurial bebop fragile spacey ballads all of Jarrett s encyclopaedic improv resources are drawn on and if two and a half hours of it might seem to be too much for all but the faithful the sense of being steadily drawn into a personal meditative space rather than a piano concert alone is a very seductive one 5 In an article at Something Else Reviews S Victor Aaron remarked Testament Paris London marked a continuation of Jarrett s striking tightrope walks without a net beginning with his first ECM album Facing You from 1971 While he doesn t do this kind of high wire act quite as often as he used to that remains an important part of Keith Jarrett s vast legacy and this album showed he was still capable of building upon it 6 Writing for Between Sound and Space Tyran Grillo commented Over a glorious 70 minutes of music in eight parts Jarrett works an asana of fixation and letting go and touches hand to heart in sporadic gestures of deference Like water set to boil but which is turned down at the last moment it skirts the edge of conversion from liquid to gas At some moments Jarrett s spontaneous motifs funnel into a single dream of flight realized in his unbridled feeling for thermals that only he can see Jarrett knows the piano like he knows his own voice for him they are one and the same He does not surrender to what he creates for surrender implies an advantage of which to be taken The beauty of it all is that one need listen only once to live off the memory for a lifetime 7 Track listing editAll music by Keith JarrettDisc 1 Paris November 26 2008 Part I 13 48 Part II 10 36 Part III 7 05 Part IV 5 33 Part V 8 46 Part VI 6 30 Part VII 6 59 Part VIII 10 11Disc 2 London December 1 2008 Part I 11 09 Part II 8 10 Part III 6 50 Part IV 5 58 Part V 10 34 Part VI 6 52Disc 3 London December 1 2008 Part VII 9 00 Part VIII 8 01 Part IX 3 56 Part X 5 35 Part XI 8 26 Part XII 8 30Personnel editKeith Jarrett pianoProduction Keith Jarrett producer Manfred Eicher executive producer Martin Pearson engineer recording Sascha Kleis design Juan Hitters photography cover Rose Anne Jarrett photography Keith Jarrett References edit a b ECM Records Keith Jarrett Paris London Testament accessed May 2020 a b Corroto Mark 25 October 2009 Keith Jarrett Testament Paris London www allaboutjazz com Retrieved 22 March 2021 a b Kelman John 29 September 2009 Keith Jarrett Keith Jarrett Testament Paris London www allaboutjazz com Retrieved 22 March 2021 Nicholson Stuart 26 August 2015 Keith Jarrett Testament Paris London Jazzwise Retrieved 22 March 2021 a b Fordham John 17 December 2009 Keith Jarrett Paris London Testament The Guardian Retrieved 22 March 2021 Aaron S Victor 6 October 2019 Keith Jarrett Returned to His Strengths on Testament Paris London Something Else Reviews Retrieved 23 March 2021 Grillo Tyran 21 November 2013 Keith Jarrett Paris London Testament ECM 2130 32 Between Sound and Space Retrieved 23 March 2021 External links edit allmusic Paris London Testament gt Overview allmusic com Retrieved 7 August 2010 Keith Jarrett Paris London Testament CD Album at Discogs www discogs com Retrieved 7 August 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paris London Testament amp oldid 1187908550, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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