Personal Mountains

Personal Mountains is a live album by American jazz pianist Keith Jarrett recorded in Tokyo during his April 1979 tour in Japan, and released by ECM ten years later, in 1989. The quartet—Jarrett's "European Quartet"—features saxophonist Jan Garbarek and rhythm section Palle Danielsson and Jon Christensen.^[1]

Personal Mountains
Live album by Keith Jarrett
Released	May 1989[1]
Recorded	April 1979
Venue	Tokyo, Japan
Genre	Jazz
Length	61:22
Label	ECM ECM 1382
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Keith Jarrett chronology
Dark Intervals (1988) Personal Mountains (1989) Changeless (1989)
Keith Jarrett European Quartet chronology
Nude Ants (1980) Personal Mountains (1989) Sleeper (2012)

April 1979 Tour in Japan

Personal Mountains contains tracks from different concerts performed in Tokyo during Jarrett's tour with his "European Quartet" in April 1979. The tour also produced Sleeper (1989).^[2]

• 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 (1989)
• 17 – Nakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo
• 18 – Hokkaido Kosei Nenkin Hall, Sapporo
• 20 – Kanagawa Kenmin Hall, Yokohama
• 21 – Prefectural Culture Center, Ibaraki

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[4]
Tom Hull	B+ ()[5]

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."^[3]

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

European Quartet

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

Technical personnel

• Manfred Eicher – producer
• Jan Erik Kongshaug – recording engineer
• Barbara Wojirsch – layout
• Rose Anne Colavito – drawing