Keith Jarrett – Staircase
Label: |
ECM Records – 2625 033 |
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Country: |
US |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Jazz |
Style: |
Free Improvisation |
Tracklist
| Staircase | |||
| A1a | Part 1 | 6:51 | |
| A1b | Part 2 | 7:54 | |
| A1c | Part 3 | 1:17 | |
| Hourglass | |||
| B1a | Part 1 | 4:39 | |
| B1b | Part 2 | 13:50 | |
| Sundial | |||
| C1a | Part 1 | 8:54 | |
| C1b | Part 2 | 4:53 | |
| C1c | Part 3 | 6:19 | |
| Sand | |||
| D1a | Part 1 | 6:50 | |
| D1b | Part 2 | 8:46 | |
| D1c | Part 3 | 3:20 |
Companies, etc.
- Copyright © – ECM Records GmbH
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – ECM Records GmbH
- Manufactured By – Polydor Incorporated
- Marketed By – Polydor Incorporated
- Record Company – PolyGram
- Distributed By – Phonodisc, Inc.
- Distributed By – Polydor Incorporated
- Published By – Cavelight Music
- Recorded At – Studio Davout
- Lacquer Cut At – Masterdisk
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Credits
- Composed By [All Selections Composed By] – Keith Jarrett
- Design [Cover Design] – B. Wojirsch*
- Engineer – Roger Roche
- Lacquer Cut By – RL*
- Photography By [Photos] – Franco Fontana
- Piano – Keith Jarrett
- Producer [Produced By] – Manfred Eicher
Notes
Recorded May 1976 at Davout Studio, Paris
Published by Cavelight Music BMI
Photos: Franco Fontana / IKS s.p.a., Modena
℗ 1977 ECM Records GmbH
© 1977 ECM Record GmbH
Printed in U.S.A.
LP with gatefold sleeve
Some releases had TRIO/ECM catalogue/profile insert.
Runouts are etched except "P, MASTERDISK" are stamped.
Published by Cavelight Music BMI
Photos: Franco Fontana / IKS s.p.a., Modena
℗ 1977 ECM Records GmbH
© 1977 ECM Record GmbH
Printed in U.S.A.
LP with gatefold sleeve
Some releases had TRIO/ECM catalogue/profile insert.
Runouts are etched except "P, MASTERDISK" are stamped.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: BMI
- Price Code (Spine): 1198
- Matrix / Runout (Side A/B labels): 2335 152
- Matrix / Runout (Side C/D labels): 2335 153
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label): ECM-2-1090 A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B label): ECM-2-1090 B
- Matrix / Runout (Side C label): ECM-2-1090 C
- Matrix / Runout (Side D label): ECM-2-1090 D
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): ECM-2-1090-AS--1 MASTERDISK RL
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): ECM-2-1090-BS-1 MASTERDISK RL
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 1): ECM-2-1090-CS-2 MASTERDISKRL
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 1): ECM-2-1090-DS-4 MASTERDISK RL
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): ECM-2-1090-AS -3 ECM-2-1090-AS--3 1 MASTERDISK RL
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): XS S2 ECM-2 1090-BS--5 MASTERDISK RL
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 2): ECM-2-1090-CS--2 MASTERDISK RL C2 P
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 2): ECM-1-1090-DS--4 ECM-2-1090-DS-4 1 MASTERDISK RL C 4 P
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): 2S ECM-2- 1090-AS- -4 MASTERDISK RL 1A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): 1 S ECM-2- 1090-BS--5 MASTERDISK RL 1 A
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 3): P ECM-2•1090•CS•-2 MASTERDISK RL C 2
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 3): P ̶E̶C̶M̶-̶1̶-̶1̶0̶9̶0̶-̶D̶S̶-̶C̶P̶-̶4̶ ECM-2- 1090-DS- -4 MASTERDISK RL 3 A
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): ECM-2-1090-AS--3 E̶C̶M̶-̶1̶-̶1̶0̶9̶0̶-̶A̶S̶-̶C̶P̶-̶3̶ MASTERDISK RL
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): p ECM-2-1090-BS-1 MASTERDISK RL
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 4): p ECM-2-1090-CS--2 MASTERDISK RL
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 4): p E̶C̶M̶-̶1̶-̶1̶0̶9̶0̶-̶D̶S̶-̶C̶P̶-̶4̶ ECM-2-1090-DS-4 MASTERDISK RL
Other Versions (5 of 31)
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Staircase/Hourglass/Sundial/Sand (2×LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) | ECM Records | PA-7171~72 | Japan | 1977 | ||
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Staircase (2×LP, Album) | ECM Records | ECM 1090/91, 2641 090 | 1977 | |||
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Staircase (2×LP, Album, Promo) | ECM Records | ECM 2-1090 | US | 1977 | ||
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New Submission
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Staircase (2×LP, Album) | ECM Records | ECM 2-1090 | Canada | 1977 | ||
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Recently Edited
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Staircase (2×LP, Album) | ECM Records | ECM 1090/91 | 1977 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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A quiet, clean copy is necessary to fully enjoy this music. Recorded sound is outstanding. Piano tone is full and rich. Jarrett's touch is non-percussive, a "piano without hammers", as Debussy once said. Coming to this artist for the first time, I was very surprised by how much I enjoyed this album. Unfortunately, my copy has a lot of crackle and I guess I will have to upgrade when I can. I wonder if someone will do an audiophile-grade reissue of this album?
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Edited one year agoFrom '76, here is an ECM studio recording of four solo piano pieces from Keith Jarrett, divided into 3(or 2) sections each. He incorporates a familiar motivic development approach, in which he introduces a theme and then works to explore it further within the performance. He ranges from a gentle light touch, to some fiery rumbling bass themes that brew slowly toward resolution.
I found "Hourglass" and "Sundial" to be the most enjoyable to experience, and my favorites on the record.
The piano is beautifully close-miked and sounds natural with good dynamics. If you listen carefully, you may hear some vocalizations(yowling) bleeding through the soundboard mic, his trademark.
3.5 stars. -
Arguably one of his best solo records, love the production on this. Still a bit too meandering on several parts but I fondly like this outing from Jarrett. -
People have said that 'Staircase' is the opposite to the Koln Concert. It was recorded in a studio with a good sounding piano and the pieces are shorter. The music may go too far with a double album but there are some excellent moments here and it's very enjoyable for that.
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