''La Scala'' is a live solo piano album by American pianist
Keith Jarrett
Keith Jarrett (born May 8, 1945) is an American jazz and classical music pianist and composer. Jarrett started his career with Art Blakey and later moved on to play with Charles Lloyd and Miles Davis. Since the early 1970s, he has also been a ...
recorded in concert on February 13, 1995 at the
Teatro alla Scala
La Scala (, , ; abbreviation in Italian of the official name ) is a famous opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the ' (New Royal-Ducal Theatre alla Scala). The premiere performan ...
in
Milan (Italy) and released by
ECM Records
ECM (Edition of Contemporary Music) is an independent record label founded by Karl Egger, Manfred Eicher and Manfred Scheffner in Munich in 1969. While ECM is best known for jazz music, the label has released a variety of recordings, and ECM's a ...
in 1997.
Reception
The
AllMusic review by
Scott Yanow
Scott Yanow (born October 4, 1954) is an American jazz reviewer, historian, and author.Allmusic Biography/ref>
Biography
Yanow was born in New York City and grew up near Los Angeles.
Since 1974, he was a regular reviewer of many jazz styles an ...
awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "The music overall develops slowly but always holds one's interest, reinforcing one's viewpoint of Keith Jarrett as one of the top pianists of the 1980s and '90s."
[Yanow, S]
Allmusic Review
accessed September 17, 2011
The authors of ''
The Penguin Guide to Jazz'' wrote: "Jarrett's improvisations are as long and as densely textured as ever, but there is a modesty and philosophical calm about the music which seems new. The second part of 'La Scala'... has outbreaks of quiet violence, but nothing that doesn't have its own resolution. The instrument is immaculate, warm and full-voiced."
Track listing
:''All music by Keith Jarrett except as indicated.''
# "La Scala, Part 1" - 44:54
# "La Scala, Part 2" - 27:42
# "
Over the Rainbow" (
Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen (born Hyman Arluck; February 15, 1905 – April 23, 1986) was an American composer of popular music, who composed over 500 songs, a number of which have become known worldwide. In addition to composing the songs for the 1939 film ...
,
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg) - 6:01
Total effective playing time: 1:16:34 (the album contains 2:04 applause approximately)
Personnel
* Keith Jarrett – piano
Production
* Manfred Eicher - executive producer and engineer (remixing)
* Jan Erik Kongshaug - engineer (remixing)
* Judith Joy Ross - liner photography
* Mayo Bucher - cover graphic
* Michael Hofstetter - cover design
References
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Keith Jarrett live albums
1997 live albums
ECM Records live albums
Albums produced by Manfred Eicher
Instrumental albums
Solo piano jazz albums