Personal Mountains
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{{Infobox album
| name = Personal Mountains
| type = live
| artist = Keith Jarrett
| cover = Personal Mountains.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = May 1989ECM Records [https://www.ecmrecords.com/catalogue/143038751291 Keith Jarrett: Personal Mountains] accessed June 2020
| recorded = April 1979
| venue = Tokyo, Japan
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 61:22
| label = ECM
ECM 1382
| producer = Manfred Eicher
| prev_title = Dark Intervals
| prev_year = 1988
| next_title = Changeless
| next_year = 1989
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Keith Jarrett European Quartet
| type = live
| prev_title = Nude Ants
| prev_year = 1980
| title = Personal Mountains
| year = 1989
| next_title = Sleeper
| next_year = 2012
}}
}}
Personal Mountains is a live album by American jazz pianist Keith Jarrett recorded in Tokyo during his April 1979 tour in Japan, and released by ECM ten years later, in 1989. The quartet—Jarrett's "European Quartet"—features saxophonist Jan Garbarek and rhythm section Palle Danielsson and Jon Christensen.
April 1979 Tour in Japan
Personal Mountains contains tracks from different concerts performed in Tokyo during Jarrett's tour with his "European Quartet" in April 1979. The tour also produced Sleeper (1989).[https://www.keithjarrett.org/past-concerts/#1979 Keith Jarrett 1979 live concerts] accessed January 2021
- 2 – Kosei Nenkin Hall, Tokyo
- 4 – Civic Hall, Fukuoka
- 5 – Yubin-Chokin Hall, Hiroshima
- 6 – Kosei Nenkin Hall, Osaka
- 9 – International House, Kobe
- 10 – Kaikan Hall 1, Kyoto
- 12 – Aichi Auditorium, Nagoya
- 13 – Kosei Nenkin Hall, Tokyo
- 16 – Nakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo – Sleeper (1989)
- 17 – Nakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo
- 18 – Hokkaido Kosei Nenkin Hall, Sapporo
- 20 – Kanagawa Kenmin Hall, Yokohama
- 21 – Prefectural Culture Center, Ibaraki
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz
| rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite book|last1=Cook|first1=Richard|authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist)|last2=Morton|first2=Brian|authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer)|year=2008|title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings|edition=9th|publisher=Penguin|page=769|isbn=978-0-141-03401-0}}
| rev8 = Tom Hull
| rev8Score = B+ ({{Rating-Christgau|hm2}}){{cite web|last=Hull|first=Tom|authorlink=Tom Hull (critic)|date=28 February 2018|url=http://www.tomhull.com/ocston/blog/archives/2608-Streamnotes-February-2018.html|title=Streamnotes|website=Tom Hull – on the Web|accessdate=9 July 2020}}
}}The AllMusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "Clearly this is one of the peaks of the European quartet's discography."Ginell, R. [http://allmusic.com/album/personal-mountains-r141482/review Allmusic Review] accessed September 12, 2011
Track listing
:All compositions by Keith Jarrett.
- "Personal Mountains" – 16:02
- "Prism" – 11:15
- "Oasis" – 18:03
- "Innocence" – 7:16
- "Late Night Willie" – 8:46
Personnel
= European Quartet =
- Keith Jarrett – piano, percussion
- Jan Garbarek – tenor and soprano saxophones
- Palle Danielsson – double-bass
- Jon Christensen – drums
= Technical personnel =
- Manfred Eicher – producer
- Jan Erik Kongshaug – recording engineer
- Barbara Wojirsch – layout
- Rose Anne Colavito – drawing
References
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Category:Jan Garbarek live albums
Category:Keith Jarrett live albums