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Thanks in no small part to ECM founder Manfred Eicher's patience and indulgence, here we have another of Keith Jarrett's myriad "special projects" -- two CDs of music recorded on a clavichord. This carries Jarrett's anti-electric crusade to a real extreme, the clavichord being a keyboard from J.S. Bach's day, obsolete for over 200 years. The instrument produces a gentle pinging sound like a harpsichord crossed with a zither (the amplified Hohner Clavinet is the closest sound in our time), and Jarrett occasionally tries to stretch the instrument's limited possibilities, hammering percussively on the close-miked strings. Yet for the most part, Jarrett reins in his world-class technique in order to make unpretentiously minimal music on this ancient keyboard. Some of it sounds like folk music, some like new age contemplation, there are convincing neo-baroque musings, and a few of these untitled though numbered selections kick into a higher gear. Sometimes this music is charming...But hey, they also laughed when Keith started putting out massive sets of solo piano... ~ Richard S. Ginell
Recorded at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, Germany in July 1986.
Solo performer: Keith Jarrett (clavichord).
Personnel: Keith Jarrett (soprano saxophone, piano, clavichord).
Recording information: Bauer Studios, Ludwigsburg, Germany (07/1986).
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  | 1. | Book of Ways "The Feeling of Strings", Vols. 1 & 2, for clavichord: Clavichord (Volume 1) | |
| 2. | Book of Ways "The Feeling of Strings", Vols. 1 & 2, for clavichord: Clavichord (Volume 1) | |
| 3. | Book of Ways "The Feeling of Strings", Vols. 1 & 2, for clavichord: Clavichord (Volume 1) | |
| 4. | Book of Ways "The Feeling of Strings", Vols. 1 & 2, for clavichord: Clavichord (Volume 1) | |
| 5. | Book of Ways "The Feeling of Strings", Vols. 1 & 2, for clavichord: Clavichord (Volume 1) | |
| 6. | Book of Ways "The Feeling of Strings", Vols. 1 & 2, for clavichord: Clavichord (Volume 1) | |
| 7. | Book of Ways "The Feeling of Strings", Vols. 1 & 2, for clavichord: Clavichord (Volume 1) | |
| 8. | Book of Ways "The Feeling of Strings", Vols. 1 & 2, for clavichord: Clavichord (Volume 1) | |
| 9. | Book of Ways "The Feeling of Strings", Vols. 1 & 2, for clavichord: Clavichord (Volume 1) | |
| 10. | Book of Ways "The Feeling of Strings", Vols. 1 & 2, for clavichord: Clavichord (Volume 1) | |
| | Jarrett: Book Of Ways Songs DISC 2: |
| 1. | Book of Ways "The Feeling of Strings", Vols. 1 & 2, for clavichord: Clavichord (Volume 2) | |
| 2. | Book of Ways "The Feeling of Strings", Vols. 1 & 2, for clavichord: Clavichord (Volume 2) | |
| 3. | Book of Ways "The Feeling of Strings", Vols. 1 & 2, for clavichord: Clavichord (Volume 2) | |
| 4. | Book of Ways "The Feeling of Strings", Vols. 1 & 2, for clavichord: Clavichord (Volume 2) | |
| 5. | Book of Ways "The Feeling of Strings", Vols. 1 & 2, for clavichord: Clavichord (Volume 2) | |
| 6. | Book of Ways "The Feeling of Strings", Vols. 1 & 2, for clavichord: Clavichord (Volume 2) | |
| 7. | Book of Ways "The Feeling of Strings", Vols. 1 & 2, for clavichord: Clavichord (Volume 2) | |
| 8. | Book of Ways "The Feeling of Strings", Vols. 1 & 2, for clavichord: Clavichord (Volume 2) | |
| 9. | Book of Ways "The Feeling of Strings", Vols. 1 & 2, for clavichord: Clavichord (Volume 2) | |
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Read a review from "ALL ABOUT JAZZ"http:// allaboutjazz /php/review.php?id=11604In November 2001, a local Sacramento jazz group that I perform with called Capital Jazz Project presented a concert of all Dave Brubeck music. The director of the Brubeck Institute, JB Dyas, was in attendance and asked if the group would repeat ...
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