The Mourning of a Star

by Keith Jarrett

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1971
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 43:58
  • Community rating: 3.6/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Featuring a trio format with Charlie Haden and Paul Motian, 'The Mourning of a Star' documents Keith Jarrett's acoustic brilliance shortly before his solo piano breakthrough. The ensemble balances deep lyricism with spontaneous, avant-garde interjections, marking a highly interactive period for the pianist.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, instrumental, improvisation, interlude, ballad

Tracklist

  1. Follow the Crooked Path (Though It Be Longer) (6:12)
  2. Interlude No. 3 (1:17)
  3. Standing Outside (3:22)
  4. Everything That Lives Laments (2:13)
  5. Interlude No. 1 (1:37)
  6. Trust (6:56)
  7. All I Want (2:22)
  8. Traces of You (5:06)
  9. The Mourning of a Star (9:21)
  10. Interlude No. 2 (0:52)
  11. Sympathy (4:35)

Credits

  • Charlie Haden - bass, steel drums
  • Paul Motian - drums, steel drums, congas
  • Joni Mitchell - composed by

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