Keith Jarrett's The Koln Concert (Oxford Studies in Recorded Jazz)
"Elsdon analyzes the music, and he presents the public afterlife of the album. Therefore, the careful reader should have at hand a copy of the album and, if possible, the Jarrett-authorized notated transcription, published as Keith Jarrett,The Köln Concert: Original Transcription... The endnotes, bibliography, and discography enhance the use as a handbook for all readers, whether newcomers or experienced listeners wearing out their fifth or sixth copies of the album." --Notes, Journal of the Music Library Association"In this outstanding study, Peter Elsdon provides fresh insights into the creation, marketing, and reception of Keith Jarrett's most famous album.  Even more valuable, the book sheds new light on the processes and functions of musical improvisation, composition, recording, and listening as a whole. Smart, readable, and engaging from start to finish, Eldon's work is a must for anyone interested in the making and meaning of jazz since the 1970s." --David Ake, jazz pianist, musicologist, and Director of the School of the Arts at the University of Nevada, Reno"Elsdon's authoritative and thought-provoking study of Jarrett's famousKöln Concertis not merely the first substantial investigation of a seminally important recording: throughout his perceptive musical analyses and insightful cultural and historical contextualization, the author persuasively addresses fundamental questions about the nature of improvisation, the phenomenon of musical performance, and the significance of the recorded artifact." --Mervyn Cooke, Professor of Music, University of Nottingham"Elsdon's musical knowledge and passion for his subject is beyond question...An informative, enthusiastic and thoughtprovoking book about what might be the definitivehour in Keith Jarrett's musical life." --The New York City Jazz Record"Demonstrates an excellent level of scholarship and an excellent resource for knowledgeable readers...Recommended." --Choice"The endnotes, bibliography, and discography enhance the use as a handbook for all readers, whether newcomers or experienced listeners wearing out their fifth or sixth copies of the album." --otes