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.[1]

Personal Mountains
Live album by
ReleasedMay 1989[1]
RecordedApril 1979
VenueTokyo, Japan
GenreJazz
Length61:22
LabelECM
ECM 1382
ProducerManfred Eicher
Keith Jarrett chronology
Dark Intervals
(1988)
Personal Mountains
(1989)
Changeless
(1989)
Keith Jarrett European Quartet chronology
Nude Ants
(1980)
Personal Mountains
(1989)
Sleeper
(2012)

April 1979 Tour in Japan

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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).[2]

  • 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, TokyoSleeper (1989)
  • 17 – Nakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo
  • 18 – Hokkaido Kosei Nenkin Hall, Sapporo
  • 20 – Kanagawa Kenmin Hall, Yokohama
  • 21 – Prefectural Culture Center, Ibaraki

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz    [4]
Tom HullB+ (  )[5]

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."[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Keith Jarrett.
  1. "Personal Mountains" – 16:02
  2. "Prism" – 11:15
  3. "Oasis" – 18:03
  4. "Innocence" – 7:16
  5. "Late Night Willie" – 8:46

Personnel

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European Quartet

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Technical personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b ECM Records Keith Jarrett: Personal Mountains accessed June 2020
  2. ^ Keith Jarrett 1979 live concerts accessed January 2021
  3. ^ a b Ginell, R. Allmusic Review accessed September 12, 2011
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 769. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ^ Hull, Tom (28 February 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 9 July 2020.