That filename is a badge of honor. It says: I care about dynamic range. I care about the master tape. I do not listen to the radio edit.
For a recording this intimate, format matters. The "FLAC" (Free Lossless Audio Codec) format is the gold standard for listeners who want to hear the performance exactly as it was captured by ECM Records producer Manfred Eicher. Keith Jarrett - The Koln Concert-Flac ITA--TNT ...
Here’s why:
Notable for its opening—the four notes of the Opera House’s "curtain call" signal. It evolves into a soulful, gospel-tinged journey. That filename is a badge of honor
Without FLAC, you are reading a synopsis of a dream. With FLAC, you are inside the dreamer’s head. I do not listen to the radio edit
The performance was a continuous 66-minute improvisation, but it was split into four sections for the original double-LP release: (approx. 26 minutes) Part II a: (approx. 15 minutes) Part II b: (approx. 18 minutes)