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Pärt Arvo: Tabula Rasa (Special Edition) [CD]

ECM is particularly pleased to present this two-disc set by one of the most outstanding groups of its era, the group often referred to as 'Belonging' or Keith Jarrett's 'European Quartet', heard here in a previously unreleased concert recording from 1979. After more than three decades in the archive, this "sleeper" now awakes, sounding thoroughly alive and of the moment. <br/><br/>"Sleeper" is a significant addition to the group's small discography, until now comprised of the albums "Belonging" (1974), "My Song" (recorded 1977, released 1978), "Nude Ants" (recorded 1979), and "Personal Mountains" (1979, released 1989). The pieces performed by the quartet on April 16, 1979, at Tokyo's Nakano Sun Plaza were Jarrett compositions - "Personal Mountains", "Innocence", "So Tender", "Oasis", "Chant of the Soil", "Prism" and "New Dance" - all written for this ensemble (in later years, "Prism" and "So Tender" would be reinterpreted by the "Standards" trio), all delivered with enormous verve. This was a group that could play very freely, and joyously, inside the melodic and rhythmic structures set up or implied by Keith Jarrett's writing, with an extraordinary and unforced sense of flow. As Jarrett said at the time: "I myself, as a so-called leader, wish very, very often to blend with the other three musicians and that situation [the Belonging band] allows that, because no one is fighting with anyone else. Everyone is just trying to make the thing transparent and clear and feeling good."

Hersch Fred: The Surrounding Green [CD]

Gitarristen Dominic Millers tredje album på ECM, med Jacob Karlzon, piano, Nicolas Fiszman, bas, och Ziv Ravitz, trummor. "I see it as my mission to surround myself with the best musicians who understand the narratives in the 'songs'. I'm happy to have assembled the right lineup for this album," säger Miller.<br/><br/> Lira Gillar! "Skivan har fått sin titel efter en dikt av engelska poeten John Masefield. Här är dock alla ord överflödiga, med en så rik och talande musik." (Lira, Timo Kangas)

Manfred Schoof Quintet: Resonance [2 CD]

Masson/Pianca/Maniscalco: Third reel 2013 [CD]

Ben Monder/Pete Rende/Andrew Cyrill: Amorphae [CD]