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Personal Mountains

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).

  • 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

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."

Track listing

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

European Quartet

Technical personnel

References