La Scala (album)
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | May 1997[1] | |||
| Recorded | February 13, 1995 | |||
| Venue | La Scala Milan, Italy | |||
| Length | 1:18:38 | |||
| Label | ECM ECM 1640 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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La Scala is a live solo album by American jazz pianist Keith Jarrett recorded at La Scala in Milan on February 13, 1995 and released on ECM in May 1997.[1]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [3] |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "The music overall develops slowly but always holds one's interest, reinforcing one's viewpoint of Keith Jarrett as one of the top pianists of the 1980s and '90s."[2]
The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote, "Jarrett's improvisations are as long and as densely textured as ever, but there is a modesty and philosophical calm about the music which seems new. The second part of 'La Scala' ... has outbreaks of quiet violence, but nothing that doesn't have its own resolution. The instrument is immaculate, warm and full-voiced."[3]
Track listing[edit]
- All music by Keith Jarrett, except as noted.
- "La Scala, Part 1" – 44:54
- "La Scala, Part 2" – 27:42
- "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg) – 6:01
Personnel[edit]
- Keith Jarrett – piano
Technical personnel[edit]
- Manfred Eicher – executive producer, remixing engineer
- Jan Erik Kongshaug – remixing engineer
- Michael Hofstetter – cover design
- Mayo Bucher – cover graphic
- Judith Joy Ross – liner photography
References[edit]
- ^ a b ECM Records Keith Jarrett: La Scala accessed May 2020
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 17, 2011
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 770. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
