''Mysteries'' is an album by

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pianist Keith Jarrett recorded in two sessions in December 1975. Originally released by Impulse! in 1976, it features performances by Jarrett's 'American Quartet' of saxophonist

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, bassist

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and drummer

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, along with percussionist Guilherme Franco. These December, 1975 sessions also produced the album ''Shades''. The album was included in the 1996 four disc '' Mysteries: The Impulse Years 1975-1976'', a box-set which also included ''Shades'' and Jarrett's two final albums for Impulse!, '' Byablue'' and '' Bop-Be''. In October 2011 ''Shades'' was reissued with ''Mysteries'' in a single disc format titled ''Mysteries / Shades'', as part of the ''Impulse! 2-on-1'' series.

Background: American Quartet's last sessions (Dec. 1975-Oct. 1976)

From Neil Tesser's extensive liner notes to the compilation album '' Mysteries: The Impulse Years 1975-1976'':

Reception

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review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album four stars out of five, but at the same time said: On the positive camp, writing for jazz.com

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gave the track "Everything that Lives Laments" a rating of 95/100 and praised it:Gioia, Te
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Track listing

:''All compositions by Keith Jarrett.'' # "Rotation" – 11:03 # "Everything that Lives Laments" – 10:04 # "Flame" – 6:10 # "Mysteries" – 15:22

Personnel

* Keith Jarrett – piano, Pakistani flute, wood drums, percussion *

– tenor saxophone, maracas, tambourine, Chinese musette, percussion *

– bass *

– drums, percussion * Guilherme Franco – percussion Production *

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– producer * Tony May – recording engineer *

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– art director * Kendun Recorders – mixing and mastering * Keith Jarrett – cover photograph

References

External links

* {{Authority control Keith Jarrett albums Impulse! Records albums 1976 albums Albums produced by Esmond Edwards