難病から奇跡の復活を遂げた巨星ピアニスト、その復帰第1弾。ジョージ・ガーシュウィン作「愛するポーギー」などスタンダード・ナンバーを中心に演奏、一音一音を慈しむようかのようなソロ・パフォーマンスで魅了する。
キースの新章が、ここから始まった1999年オリジナル・リリース作品。すべて自宅での録音で当時の奥様に捧げられた日本で最も愛される名盤のひとつ。

発売・販売元 提供資料 （2019/05/16）

Entertainment Weekly (11/12/99, p.83) - "...Though verging on intimate romanticism, it's one of his most radical projects yet." - Rating: A Q (2/00, p.90) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...finds the pianist in a romantic mood: lush without being gushing, and sounding uncannily like Bill Evans....The opening 'I Loves You Porgy' is dreamy and perfect, and worth the price of the album in its own right..." Down Beat (8/00, p.27) - Ranked #2 Jazz Album in Downbeat "Critics Poll 2000". JazzTimes (1-2/00, pp.95-6) - "...The tempos are slow, the surfaces are placid, the listening easy....This is a lovely album..."

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This is a strangely moving and disturbing document in the long discography of Keith Jarrett: a solo piano album recorded in his rural New Jersey home studio in 1998 at a time when he was reportedly suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome. In stark contrast to his other solo albums, this one consists of short, simple, straightforward interpretations of ballads, songs in the public domain, and one very pretty original ("Meditation"), all taken at funereal tempi with hardly any virtuoso flourishes. Scattered amidst the assortment of standards like "Someone to Watch Over Me," "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good," and "I Loves You Porgy" are nostalgic throwbacks like the hoary old "My Wild Irish Rose" (he plays the tune absolutely straight) and even the Mario Lanza hit "Be My Love." Sad as it is to say under the circumstances, these performances lack color, contrast and life; and while you pull for Jarrett to summon the energy to make music again, the results are touching for a while but soon pall. Also in contrast to Manfred Eicher's usual sonic standard at ECM, the sound is dull and lacking in luster, though some listeners might find that it gives the album a certain homey charm. ~ Richard S. Ginell

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