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Keith Jarrett’s *Belonging* is a seminal jazz album from 1974. Recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival, it features Jarrett's unaccompanied piano improvisation alongside drummer Paul Motian and bassist Tom Peterson. The recording stands out for its complete lack of pre-planned musical notation demonstrating pure spontaneity and deep musical connection. It’s notable for its complex structures built entirely through performance and is appreciated by jazz musicians and listeners interested in the art of free improvisation.
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Who plays on Keith Jarrett's Belonging?
Belonging features Keith Jarrett on piano with Jan Garbarek on tenor and soprano saxophones, Palle Danielsson on bass, and Jon Christensen on drums. This lineup became known as Jarrett's European Quartet or the Belonging quartet.
Was Belonging a live album?
No, Belonging is a studio album recorded in Oslo at Arne Bendiksen Studios in April 1974 and released by ECM. It is often linked to Jarrett's live improvisational reputation, but this specific album is a quartet studio recording.
What are the key tracks on Belonging?
The album includes "Spiral Dance," "Blossom," "'Long as You Know You're Living Yours," "Belonging," "The Windup," and "Solstice." "'Long as You Know You're Living Yours" is especially famous because of its later connection to Steely Dan's "Gaucho" copyright dispute.
How does Belonging fit into Keith Jarrett's ECM catalog?
It arrived shortly before The Koln Concert, which was recorded in 1975 and became Jarrett's best-known solo piano album. Belonging shows a different side of him: composed themes, group interplay, and the spacious ECM sound produced by Manfred Eicher.
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