Sacred Hymns (jarrett)

* 1 Reading Of Sacred Books - 8:20 * 2 Prayer And Despair - 3:53 * 3 Religious Ceremony - 4:10 * 4 Hymn - 2:47 * 5 Orthodox Hymn From Asia Minor - 3:07 * 6 Hymn For Good Friday - 1:37 * 7 Hymn - 2:32 * 8 Hymn For Easter Thursday - 3:28 * 9 Hymn To The Endless Creator - 2:06 * 10 Hymn From A Great Temple - 4:32 * 11 The Story Of The Resurrection Of Christ - 1:39 * 12 Holy Affirming/Holy Denying/Holy Reconciling - 4:16 * 13 Easter Night Procession - 2:56 * 14 Easter Hymn - 5:51 * 15 Meditation - 1:42

Here we have simplicity itself: a series of piano transcriptions of some solemn, now-dark, now-affirmative religious hymns by one Georges I. Gurdjieff, with none of the usual flourishes and heady flights generally associated with Keith Jarrett's solo records. Jarrett assumes the proper devotional position, playing with a steady tread but always with attention to dynamic extremes, producing a gorgeously rich piano tone with plenty of bass. The whole record has a serene dignity, even at its loudest levels, that gets to you, and that should be enough for the devout Jarrett following. As for others -- well, it's definitely not a Top Ten choice for a basic Jarrett collection. ~ Richard S. Ginell, Rovi

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