Keith Jarrett at the Blue Note
Keith Jarrett at the Blue Note "The complete recordings" is a 6-CD box set live album by Keith Jarrett's Standards Trio recorded at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City in 1994 and released by ECM Records in October 1995. Totaling more than seven hours of music (applause included), the multi-CD box documents the "complete" performances of a three-day / double-set Friday to Sunday stand. Reception. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the set 5 stars, stating: "Never mind that this same group has already had ten  separate releases since 1983; this box is still well worth getting... Throughout the three nights at the Blue Note, the interplay among the musicians is consistently outstanding. Those listeners concerned about Jarrett's tendency to 'sing along' with his piano have little to fear for, other than occasional shouts and sighs, he wisely lets his piano do the talking." Journalist Jon Pareles of "The New York Times" attended a set on June 3 recalling the "three-night engagement was Mr. Jarrett's first New York club date in 11 years, and for it he turned the club into a miniature  concert hall; smoking was prohibited, and no food or drinks were served during the set". He compared Jarrett's approach with the one followed by Bill Evans and continued he "is a master of playing gently, and he refuses to push. Often, he would let a line grow softer as it climbed, creating quiet peaks. The music whispered and glimmered, seeking a pure, incorporeal song". In the recording technique camp, Stereophile's Wes Phillips states that the sound is "Amazing" and that "a piano trio recorded this well makes an impressive demonstration disc. DeJohnette is placed near the right speaker , Jarrett near the left, and Peacock stands well back in the middle—hey! where'd he come from? The instruments are prominently featured, but there's enough room acoustic to convince you this really took place somewhere. Somewhere intimate—not merely small, but close and personal." In 1996, the box-set was awarded with "Album of The Year" in the Critics Poll held by "Down Beat" magazine. Track listing. As Wes Phillips recollects in his review at Stereophile: Disc One: June 3, 1994 (first set) [Friday] Disc Two: June 3, 1994 (second set) [Friday] Disc Three: June 4, 1994 (first  set) [Saturday] Disc Four: June 4, 1994 (second set) [Saturday] Disc Five: June 5, 1994 (first set) [Sunday] Disc Six: June 5, 1994 (second set) [Sunday]