A multitude of angels Modena - Ferrara - Torino - Genova : Solo concerts (2016)

"Keith Jarrett's numerous volumes of improvised solo piano recordings are all treasure troves of spontaneous music making. Documented since the 1970s, they reveal the opening of his music as it readily embraces classical and sacred music influences, filters out what is unnecessary in his technique, and encounters the depth and breadth of the jazz tradition and his own unique abilities as a composer. These 4 discs were recorded in as many Italian cities during the last week of October 1996 -- some 20 months after the concert captured on La Scala. These were his last concerts before being sidelined for two years from chronic fatigue syndrome. The gorgeous interpolations of folk, funky gospel, and jazz during the Modena concert's first ten minutes are among the most joyous in his catalog. The unfettered feel in his improvisation is sometimes choppier and more rugged than elsewhere in his catalog -- though his playing remains astonishing both technically and creatively." (Thom Jurek, Allmusic; 4 uit 5 sterren)