Expectations is an album recorded by Keith Jarrett in 1972 and released on Columbia Records the same year. In addition to Jarrett, musicians on the recording include members of his “American group” (Dewey Redman (tenor saxophone), Charlie Haden (bass), Paul Motian (drums)) plus Sam Brown (guitar), Airto Moreira (percussion), as well as brass and string sections whose members are not credited in the album information. Expectations was produced by George Avakian, Jarrett’s manager since 1966.
In January 1999 Jarrett wrote that “[Expectations] is a very special recording for me, and the only release that ties so many of the feelings I had about music together in such a rich, varied and coherent weave”.
The album was awarded the Grand Prix du Disque in 1972…read more.
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Released: October 1972
Recorded: April 5th, 6th & 27th, 1972
Record Label: ECM Records
Location Recorded: Columbia Studio E, New York City
Producer: Manfred Eicher
Album Length: 78 min / 02 sec
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