Released 1978 Length 397:46 Artist Keith Jarrett Label ECM Records Genre Jazz | Recorded November 5–18, 1976 Sun Bear Concerts
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Sun Bear Concerts is a recording released through ECM by pianist Keith Jarrett performing solo improvisations recorded in Japan in 1976. It was originally released as a ten-LP set and later as a six-CD box set.
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4 stars stating "While Sun Bear breaks little ground that his earlier solo piano albums had not already covered, it is nevertheless richly inventive within Jarrett's personal parameter of idioms. If price is not a barrier, the Jarrett devotee need not hesitate".
Track listing
All compositions by Keith Jarrett
CD 1
- "Kyoto, November 5, 1976, Part 1" - 43:55
- "Kyoto, November 5, 1976, Part 2" - 34:05
CD 2
- "Osaka, November 8, 1976, Part 1" - 38:58
- "Osaka, November 8, 1976, Part 2" - 31:09
CD 3
- "Nagoya, November 12, 1976, Part 1" - 35:36
- "Nagoya, November 12, 1976, Part 2" - 39:56
CD 4
- "Tokyo, November 14, 1976, Part 1" - 40:22
- "Tokyo, November 14, 1976, Part 2" - 35:22
CD 5
- "Sapporo, November 18, 1976, Part 1" - 41:05
- "Sapporo, November 18, 1976, Part 2" - 33:56
Bonus tracks on CD reissue:
CD 6
- "Encores: Sapporo" - 10:56
- "Encores: Tokyo" - 8:23
- "Encores: Nagoya" - 4:03
Recorded in concert in Kyoto, November 5; Osaka, November 8; Nagoya, November 12; Tokyo, November 14; and Sapporo, November 18, 1976.
Personnel
Songs
1Kyoto - November 5 - 1976 - Part 1a25:13
2Kyoto - November 5 - 1976 - Part 1b19:44
3Kyoto - November 5 - 1976 - Part 2a17:03