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The Melody at Night With You | 
| Artist: Keith Jarrett
Label: Ecm
Category: Music
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Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 9178
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 547949
UPC: 731454794923
EAN: 0731454794923
ASIN: B00002EPJH
Release Date: October 18, 1999
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| Tracks:
| • | I Loves You Porgy | | • | Got It Bad And That Ain't Good | | • | Don't Ever Leave Me | | • | Someone To Watch Over Me | | • | My Wild Irish Rose | | • | Blame It On My Youth/Meditation | | • | Something To Remember You By | | • | Be My Love | | • | Shenandoah | | • | I'm Through With Love |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk Review
Well, it's exactly what it says on the tin, perhaps--another album of quiet solo piano music from the doyen of quiet solo piano music--but there's an intense, rather spooky strangeness to much of what's going on here. The tone is set by the opening of the first piece, which focuses on slow, attenuated arpeggios strangely reminiscent of, of all things, some of John Cage's solo (unprepared) piano pieces, knowing in their simplicity. Elsewhere, when Jarrett wanders off into the sophisticated lounge music which his followers regard as sublime but which others simply find exasperating, his right hand produces parodic melodies that fold back into themselves in a manner which evokes another composer from the American avant-garde tradition, Robert Ashley. Step away from these details and it almost seems as if Jarrett is setting out to imitate and subvert those with whom he's occasionally compared--try playing this back-to-back with a Harold Danko solo recording--and the results manage to be both subdued, refined and delicate while at the same time eerily claustrophobic, like the opening scenes of Blue Velvet. Jarrett fans will want this anyway; others will at least find it interestingly odd. --Roger Thomas
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| Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...
 Sometimes words just don't do it... July 10, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
What started life as a christmas present is one of the most honest sincere, heartfelt and musical albums I have ever heard. There is also no grunting and groaning here.
To me another huge Plus.
Enaugh said!!
A wonderful late-night disc July 3, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Knowing the context in which these recordings were produced (see previous review) deepens the poignancy evoked by such beautiful playing, but they stand up alone and on their own merits, from the first track to the last. There's delicacy here that's so fragile it almost hurts, but also a strength of purpose that's invigorating. As the title suggests, this is a wonderful late-night disc; personal, mellow, shimmering and very, very moving. It restores one's faith in the ability of human beings to bring meaning to our troubled world.
Perfection October 14, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This solo Piano album from Keith Jarrett is another reminder of the mans remarkable talents. As can be seen from the track listing these are all standards and Jarrett plays them as I have never heard him play before or since. These renditions are almost like recitals. I don't know how much improvisation there is on this album, but I suspect it is less than usual. The reason for this is that the recordings were the first he made during his recovery from the debilitating illness he suffered in the mid 1990's. In fact initially they were recorded only for his Wife and not neccessarily for commercial release.
Jarretts beautiful touch, phrasing and occasionally, such as on "I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good" his marvellous improvising skills are demonstrated to great effect. Really writing about this is futile, to appreciate this great album you need to listen to it.
The beauty of stillness January 31, 2006
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is a wonderfully atmospheric recording. Few things are more beautiful than an unadorned piano, and Jarrett keeps his lines simple and his focus on the melody. The results are truly lovely: this is a perfect album for dreaming, whether alone or with a lover. Its simplicity is haunting, and those who appreciate it most will understand that simplicity is the hardest thing to achieve.
Oh yes... December 31, 2002
16 out of 19 found this review helpful
If you only ever buy two jazz albums, you should first get Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis and this one. Pour yourself a glass, banish the kids, put your feet up and enjoy. If you are not moved by any of this, you are made of stone or tone deaf.
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