For the album "Creation," Keith Jarrett selected music from his solo improvisations recorded in 2014 in Japan, Canada, and Europe. Unlike his previous solo albums, which documented the course of a single improvisation in one evening, Jarrett this time focuses on the most striking passages from a total of six concerts in Tokyo, Toronto, Paris, and Rome. He arranged the order of the pieces himself, creating a new musical dramaturgy. This approach represents an exciting innovation and offers a fresh perspective on Jarrett's spontaneous musicality. "Creation" was released alongside another album to mark Jarrett's 70th birthday. The second recording features concertos by Samuel Barber and Béla Bartók, performed by the pianist and released in the ECM New Series.
