Luminessence

Luminessence
Luminessence (album).jpg
Studio album by
Released1975, March
Recorded1974, April 29–30
StudioTonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg (Germany)
GenreContemporary classical music
Length35:44
LabelECM Records
[ECM 1049]
ProducerManfred Eicher
Keith Jarrett chronology
Belonging
(1974)
Luminessence
(1975)
Death and the Flower
(1974)
Keith Jarrett orchestral works chronology
In the Light
(1973)
Luminessence
(1974)
Arbour Zena
(1975)

Luminessence is an album composed by American pianist Keith Jarrett featuring saxophonist Jan Garbarek and the Südfunk-Sinfonieorchester conducted by Mladen Gutesha recorded in April 1974. It was released on the ECM label in 1975. Jarrett does not perform on this album.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4 stars and states, "The concept is not unlike that of Stan Getz's Focus, but this music is far more static, downcast, and free of the pulse of jazz. As was characteristic of his writing then, Jarrett's string parts are mostly turgid and thick-set, indulging in weird, sliding microtones on "Windsong", weighted down by some kind of emotional burden. Particularly when delivering piercing sustained notes on soprano, Garbarek often sounds like a native of the Middle East".

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars
Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 stars
The Penguin Guide to Jazz2.5/4 stars
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide3/5 stars

Track listing

All compositions by Keith Jarrett
  1. "Numinor" - 13:49
  2. "Windsong" - 6:32
  3. "Luminessence" - 15:23

Personnel

Technical Personnel

  • Kurt Rapp, Martin Wieland - Recording Engineers
  • Terje Mosnes / Kira Tolkmitt - Photography
  • Barbara and Burkhart Wojirsch / Sascha Kleis - Cover Design
  • Manfred Eicher - Production

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