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Personal Mountains is a live album by American pianist Keith Jarrett's 'European Quartet' recorded in 1979 and released by ECM Records 10 years later, in 1989.[1] The recording documents the band featuring Jarrett, Jan Garbarek, Palle Danielsson and Jon Christensen), in different live performances in Tokyo in April 1979.

Personal Mountains
Live album by Keith Jarrett
Released	1989, May [1]
Recorded	1979, April
Venue	Tokyo (Japan)
Genre	Jazz
Length	61:22
Label	ECM Records [ECM 1382]
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Keith Jarrett chronology
Sleeper (1979) Personal Mountains (1989) Nude Ants (1979)
Keith Jarrett European Quartet chronology
Sleeper (1979) Personal Mountains (1979) Nude Ants (1979)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]
Tom Hull	B+ ()[4]

April 1979 Tour in Japan

Personal Mountains contains tracks from different concerts performed in Tokyo in April 1979. According to www.keithjarrett.org, that April Jarrett's "European Quartet" toured Japan performing 13 times in 20 days which also gave way to Sleeper.[5]

• 2 - Kosei Nenkin Hall, Tokyo
• 4 - Civic Hall, Fukuoka
• 5 - Yubin-Chokin Hall, Hiroshima
• 6 - Kosei Nenkin Hall, Osaka
• 9 - International House, Kobe
• 10 - Kaikan Hall 1, Kyoto
• 12 - Aichi Auditorium, Nagoya
• 13 - Kosei Nenkin Hall, Tokyo
• 16 - Nakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo Sleeper
• 17 - Nakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo
• 18 - Hokkaido Kosei Nenkin Hall, Sapporo
• 20 - Kanagawa Kenmin Hall, Yokohama
• 21 - Prefectural Culture Center, Ibaraki

Reception

The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "Clearly this is one of the peaks of the European quartet's discography.".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Keith Jarrett.

1. "Personal Mountains" - 16:02
2. "Prism" - 11:15
3. "Oasis" - 18:03
4. "Innocence" - 7:16
5. "Late Night Willie" - 8:46

Personnel

• Keith Jarrett - piano, percussion
• Jan Garbarek - tenor and soprano saxophones
• Palle Danielsson - double-bass
• Jon Christensen - drums

Technical personnel

• Jan Erik Kongshaug - recording engineer
• Rose Anne Colavito - drawing
• Barbara Wojirsch - layout
• Manfred Eicher - production

References

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