Staircase (album)

Staircase
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Studio album by Keith Jarrett
Released	1976
Recorded	May, 1976
Genre	Jazz
Length	74:27
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Keith Jarrett chronology
The Survivors' Suite (1976)The Survivors' Suite1976 Staircase (1976) Eyes of the Heart (1976)Eyes of the Heart1976

Staircase is the fourth solo album released on ECM by jazz pianist Keith Jarrett. It features Jarrett performing four solo piano pieces recorded in the studio.

Jarrett and producer Manfred Eicher had arrived at Studio Davout in Paris to record a soundtrack to the film Mon couer est rouge. Finishing early with several hours of studio time left and impressed by the quality of the studio's piano, they spontaneously decided to record this album.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4 stars stating "One can always admire Jarrett's lovely tone and flexible touch, yet when he gets stuck for ideas, the repetitions finally begin to grate. Maybe he really needs the stimulus of a live audience in order to get the creative and rhythmic juices flowing when flying solo.".

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

Track listing

Disc one, side one

Staircase:

1. "Part 1" - 6:57
2. "Part 2" - 7:58
3. "Part 3" - 1:25

Disc one, side two

Hourglass:

1. "Part 1" - 4:42
2. "Part 2" - 14:03

Disc two, side one

Sundial:

1. "Part 1" - 8:57
2. "Part 2" - 4:55
3. "Part 3" - 6:27

Disc two, side two

Sand:

1. "Part 1" - 6:54
2. "Part 2" - 8:48
3. "Part 3" - 3:21

All compositions by Keith Jarrett

• Recorded at Davout Studios, Paris, France, May, 1976

Personnel

Keith Jarrett – piano