In addition to his solo piano concerts and the American group he led that featured tenor saxophonist
Dewey Redman
,
Keith Jarrett
was also busy in the mid-'70s with his European band, a quartet comprised of
Jan Garbarek
on tenor and soprano, bassist
Palle Danielsson
, and drummer
Jon Christensen
. Due to the popularity of the haunting
"My Song,"
this album is the best known of the
Jarrett
-
Garbarek
collaborations and it actually is their most rewarding meeting on record.
contributed all six compositions and the results are relaxed and introspective yet full of inner tension. ~ Scott Yanow