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Book of Ways
Jazz · 1987 · 19 tracks

Book of Ways

Keith Jarrett

Nineteen improvisations on the clavichord. Brittle, metallic, and intensely intimate, these recordings sound like a private conversation with an ancient machine.

1987 · Moving Shadow

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A rigorous and skeletal beauty that feels both ancient and avant-garde.

Tracklist · 19 Tracks
01
Book of Ways 1
9:17
02
Book of Ways 2
3:46
03
Book of Ways 3
4:12
04
Book of Ways 4
5:01
05
Book of Ways 5
3:07
06
Book of Ways 6
4:16
07
Book of Ways 7
3:34
08
Book of Ways 8
5:43
09
Book of Ways 9
5:11
10
Book of Ways 10
3:36
11
Book of Ways 11
6:23
12
Book of Ways 12
4:16
13
Book of Ways 13
4:45
14
Book of Ways 14
7:18
15
Book of Ways 15
5:56
16
Book of Ways 16
7:34
17
Book of Ways 17
4:03
18
Book of Ways 18
7:24
19
Book of Ways 19
5:39
Moments Worth Listening For
The metallic shimmer of two clavichords played in unison on track 1, creating a strange, phasing chorus effect.
Jarrett's transition from delicate baroque trills to aggressive, percussive hammering on the strings during track 14.
The haunting, lute-like folk simplicity that emerges halfway through track 18, stripping away all complexity for a pure melody.
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