Keith Jarrett - Sacred Hymns (Vinyl LP)

Keith Jarrett – Sacred Hymns (full title: G. I. Gurdjieff – Sacred Hymns) is a solo album by pianist Keith Jarrett on ECM (cat. no. ECM 1174). It was recorded in March 1980 at Tonstudio Bauer in Ludwigsburg, produced by Manfred Eicher and engineered by Martin Wieland, and released in September 1980. Jarrett plays fifteen short hymns and pieces written by the Armenian-Greek mystic G. I. Gurdjieff together with composer Thomas de Hartmann. This copy is the 1980 German original pressing.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: ECM Records ECM 1174
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album
• Pressing: German original
• Country: Germany
• Year of this pressing: 1980
• Genre: Jazz, Classical, Religious, Experimental

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: NM-
• Cover: VG+

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale (SKU SH S3).

Tracklist

1. Reading of Sacred Books
2. Prayer and Despair
3. Religious Ceremony
4. Hymn
5. Orthodox Hymn from Asia Minor
6. Hymn for Good Friday
7. Hymn
8. Hymn for Easter Thursday
9. Hymn to the Endless Creator
10. Hymn from a Great Temple
11. The Story of the Resurrection of Christ
12. Holy Affirming – Holy Denying – Holy Reconciling
13. Easter Night Procession
14. Easter Hymn
15. Meditation

Personnel

Keith Jarrett (solo piano). All compositions by G. I. Gurdjieff and Thomas de Hartmann. Producer: Manfred Eicher, engineer: Martin Wieland.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
Yes. This is the 1980 German first edition on ECM with catalogue number ECM 1174.

Is this a jazz album?
Only in part. Jarrett does not improvise here; he plays the written hymns by Gurdjieff and de Hartmann. The music is calm and meditative and closer to sacred and chamber music than to jazz.

What does Media NM- / Cover VG+ mean?
NM- (Near Mint minus) for the record means close to new with at most minimal signs of use. VG+ (Very Good Plus) for the sleeve means light wear. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more Keith Jarrett records?
Yes, for example Keith Jarrett – Hymns / Spheres, Invocations / The Moth And The Flame or Solo Concerts: Bremen / Lausanne. More titles are in our Jazz collection.