If there is one album that defines the art of solo improvisation, it is . Released in 1975 on the ECM label, this recording is not just a jazz album; it is a cultural phenomenon. It remains the best-selling solo album in jazz history and one of the best-selling piano albums of all time.
Jarrett arrived at the venue exhausted, having not slept for two days, and was suffering from severe back pain.
He stays. He plays. He does not stop for 66 minutes.
: Jarrett arrived exhausted after an eight-hour car journey from Zurich and was in poor health. The Persistence of Vera Brandes