Staircase

by Keith Jarrett

Staircase cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 30 April 1977
  • Label: ECM
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:14:03
  • Community rating: 3.5/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Keith Jarrett's 'Staircase' is a solo piano album recorded in Paris and released by ECM. The album presents Jarrett's improvisational language in a quieter and more architectural form than some of his larger concert statements, emphasizing continuity, touch, and harmonic exploration.

Genres

Descriptors: Piano, acoustic, instrumental, improvisation, technical, complex, unaccompanied-solo

Tracklist

  1. Staircase Part 1 (6:52)
  2. Staircase Part 2 (7:53)
  3. Staircase Part 3 (1:18)
  4. Hourglass Part 1 (4:39)
  5. Hourglass Part 2 (13:51)
  6. Sundial Part 1 (8:57)
  7. Sundial Part 2 (4:55)
  8. Sundial Part 3 (6:23)
  9. Sand Part 1 (6:57)
  10. Sand Part 2 (8:51)
  11. Sand Part 3 (3:23)

Credits

  • Keith Jarrett - primary artist, composed by [all selections composed by], piano
  • Bob Ludwig - lacquer cut by

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