ECM Records KEITH JARRETT, JAN GARBAREK: LUMINESSENCE LP

Mysterious, dramatic and alluring, Luminessence comes from a peak period in the creative association between Keith Jarrett and Jan Garbarek, recorded in 1974, immediately after their vibrant Belonging album. Here, Jarrett creates shimmering orchestral frameworks to spur Garbarek to some of his most concentrated, impassioned and expressive playing. “The melodies that Jarrett writes sound like Garbarek improvisations, so great is the rapport between the two men,” wrote Ian Carr in his  Keith Jarrett biography, while DownBeat, in a 5-star review, observed that “probing deep into his own personal musical cosmos, Jarrett has brought back a chilling and singular achievement that promises to stand as a landmark in the musical landscape of the 70s”. Produced by Manfred Eicher, the album that gives the Luminessence audiophile edition its name is augmented with new liner notes providing historical context.

FEATURED ARTISTS

Jan Garbarek Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone

Strings of Suedfunk Orchestra

Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart 

Mladen Gutesha Conductor

RECORDED

April 1974, Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg