Treasure Island (Keith Jarrett album)

Treasure Island is the second album on the Impulse! label by jazz pianist Keith Jarrett. Originally released in 1974, it features Jarrett with Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, Paul Motian, Sam Brown, Guilherme Franco and Danny Johnson.

Treasure Island
Studio album by
Keith Jarrett
Released1974
RecordedFebruary 27–28, 1974
StudioGeneration Sound Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length44:14
LabelImpulse!
AS-9274
ProducerEd Michel
Keith Jarrett chronology
Solo Concerts: Bremen/Lausanne
(1973)		 Treasure Island
(1974)		 Belonging
(1974)

In 2009, the album was reissued in a digipak case by Verve Music Group/Universal Music Group.

Reception

In his AllMusic review, Thom Jurek awarded the album 4.5 stars and said: "This is a terrific sendoff to a very fertile, creative period and begs the question as to what else may have happened had this band been able to explore their unique, fully communal sound together for more than a pair of albums."[1]

Writing for Record Collector, Charles Waring said the album "represents Jarrett's most easily digestible offering for Impulse! Highlights include the soulful, country-blues of "The Rich (And the Poor)", and the glistening, mellifluous title track.[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[5]
Record Collector[2]

Track listing
  1. "The Rich (And the Poor)" – 9:24
  2. "Blue Streak" – 2:35
  3. "Fullsuvollivus (Fools of All of Us)" – 6:29
  4. "Treasure Island" – 4:14
  5. "Introduction/Yaqui Indian Folk Song" (Jarrett/traditional) – 2:16
  6. "Le Mistral" – 9:25
  7. "Angles (Without Edges)" – 5:24
  8. "Sister Fortune" – 4:27
All compositions by Keith Jarrett except as indicated

Personnel

Musicians

Technical
  • Ed Michel – producer
  • Roberto Masotti – photography
  • Tony May – engineering
  • Rick Heenan – mix engineering (at The Village Recorder, Los Angeles)

Verve 2009 reissue
  • Harry Weinger – reissue supervision
  • Kevin Reeves – mastering (at Universal Mastering Studios-East)
  • Hollis King – art direction
  • Isabelle Wong/isthetic – design
  • Kyle Benson – A&R co-ordination
  • Andy Kamn – production coordination

Notes
  1. Jurek, T. AllMusic Review accessed September 12, 2011
  2. Waring, Charles. "Treasure Island (**** Impulse!)". Record Collector. recordcollectormag.com. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: J". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 27, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  5. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 112. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.


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