''Changeless'' is a live album by American pianist

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's "Standards Trio" featuring

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and

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recorded in concert in October, 1987 at various venues and released by

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in 1989. According to Jarrett biographer Wolfgang Sandner, with the album, "Jarrett had, at last, combined his free-playing techniques with his trio style."

October 1987 tour

''Changeless'' is a compilation of tracks recorded during the "Standards trio" October 1987 North American tour in which, according to ''www.keithjarrett.org'', offered 14 recitals in 28 days:Keith Jarrett 1987 live concerts
accessed May 13, 2020 * 3 - Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, FL, USA * 8 - Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA * 9 - Lexington, KY, USA "Lifeline" * 11 - Convention Center, Dallas, TX, USA "Endless" * 12 - Wortham Center, Houston, TX, USA "Ecstasy" * 14 - Paramount Theater, Denver, CO, USA "Dancing" * 16 - Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA * 19 - Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA * 21 - Flynn Theater, Burlington, VT, USA * 23 - Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY, USA * 25 - Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, OT, Canada * 27 - Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN, USA * 29 - Eastman Theater, Rochester, NY, USA * 31 - Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, MI, USA * November 1 - Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Reception

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review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4 stars and states, "This is a triumph, for Jarrett has successfully brought the organically evolving patterns of his solo concerts into the group format ... a genuine collective musical experience."Ginell, R. S.

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accessed March 23, 2010 The authors of ''

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'' wrote that ''Changeless'' contains "original material which is deeply subversive (though also respectfully aware) of the whole tradition of jazz as a system of improvisation on 'the changes'... On ''Changeless'', there are no chord progressions at all; the trio improvises each section in a single key, somewhat in the manner of an Indian raga. The results are impressive and thought-provoking, like everything Jarrett has attempted."

Track listing

# "Dancing" - 9:01 enver# "Endless" - 15:32

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# "Lifeline" - 11:32 exington# "Ecstacy" - 12:59 ouston:''All music by Keith Jarrett'' Total effective playing time: 48:02 (the album contains 1:02 applause approximately)

Personnel

* Keith Jarrett –

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Production *

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- producer * Tom McKenney - recording engineer *

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- remixing engineer * Dieter Rehm - design * Gyokusei Jikihara - painting

References

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