Keith Jarrett's The Koln Concert (Oxford Studies in Recorded

Keith Jarrett's The Koln Concert (Oxford Studies in Recorded Jazz)

Keith Jarrett ranks among the most accomplished and influential pianists in jazz history. His The KÃ¶ln Concert stands among the most important jazz recordings of the past four decades, not only because of the music on the record, but also because of the remarkable reception it has received from musicians and lay-listeners alike. Since the album's 1975 release, it has sold over three million copies: a remarkable achievement for any jazz record, but an unprecedented feat for a two-disc set of solo piano performances featuring no well-known songs.
In Keith Jarrett's The KÃ¶ln Concert, author Peter Elsdon seeks to uncover what it is about this recording, about Keith Jarrett's performance, that elicits such success. Recognizing The KÃ¶ln Concert as a multi-faceted text, Elsdon engages with it musically, culturally, aesthetically, and historically in order to understand the concert and album as a means through which Jarrett articulated his own cultural and musical outlook, and establish himself as a serious artist. Through these explorations of the concert as text, of the recording and of the live performance, Keith Jarrett's The KÃ¶ln Concert fills a major hole in jazz scholarship, and is essential reading for jazz scholars and musicians alike, as well as Keith Jarrett's many fans.
Country USA
Brand Oxford University Press, USA
Manufacturer Oxford University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780199779260
ReleaseDate 2012-12-31
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780199779260

Country	USA
Brand	Oxford University Press, USA
Manufacturer	Oxford University Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780199779260
ReleaseDate	2012-12-31
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780199779260

Keith Jarrett's The Koln Concert (Oxford Studies in Recorded Jazz)

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