Recommend: Keith Jarrett The Melody At Night, With You (update: February 23, 2010)
Once in a while the girls at the organization come up with a treasure of a find. Keith Jarrett’s “The Melody At Night, With You” is a pretty little album to play in a barely audible volume your child’s bedroom if you want a change from the music box. This recording was made from a lone piano in Jarrett’s house, as a love note to his then wife Rose Anne.
American jazz/classical pianist Keith Jarrett is one of the pioneers of improvised solo piano, whose recordings may have been responsible for the watered-down and depreciated genre called “New Age.” This very personal recording benefits from its purpose from the the lack of Jarrett’s performance idiosyncracies – the groans and moans – leading to an intimate, sometimes even stately restrained performance. Try it today in your child’s bedroom or just in the kitchen when you’re relaxing. You can listen to the samples at Amazon.