In the Light is a double album of contemporary classical music by Keith Jarrett which was recorded and released on the ECM label in April 1974 as ECM 1033/34. It was Jarrett's fourth release for ECM after Facing You, Ruta and Daitya and Solo Concerts: Bremen/Lausanne and it includes extensive liner notes of his own. Composition and production In 1984, in an interview with Art Lange for DownBeat Jarrett remarked how he conceived these pieces: In 1974, interviewed by Bob Palmer for DownBeat Jarrett emphasized the production process and how it felt working with Manfred Eicher: In the lengthy original notes by Keith Jarrett he states that: Original notes From this point on, in the ECM-Jarrett relationship, the austere and minimalist ECM albums' layouts (a label's trademark) would be sometimes filled with Keith Jarrett's notes, poems, philosophical thoughts, quotes or even ruminations and justifications. In the original 1974 ECM LP and CD issues, aside from writing long explanations regarding the individual compositions, Jarrett states: Reception The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 3 stars, noting, "In this compendium of eight works for all kinds of ensembles, the then 28-year-old Jarrett adamantly refuses to be classified, flitting back and forth through the centuries from the baroque to contemporary dissonance, from exuberant counterpoint for brass quintet to homophonic writing for a string section". Track listing All compositions by Keith Jarrett Disc One Metamorphosis - 19:24 Willi Freivogel: flute String Section of the Südfunk Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart conducted by Mladen Gutesha Fughata for Harpsichord - 5:29 Keith Jarrett: piano Brass Quintet - 20:53 The American Brass Quintet Disc Two A Pagan Hymn - 7:32 Keith Jarrett: piano String Quartet - 16:41 The Fritz Sonnleitner Quartet: Fritz Sonnleitner, Günter Klein, Siegfried Meinecke, Fritza Kiskalt Short Piece for Guitar and Strings - 3:56 Ralph Towner: guitarString Section of the Südfunk Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart conducted by Keith Jarrett Crystal Moment - 4:58 Piece for four Celli and two Trombones In the Cave, in the Light - 12:18 Keith Jarrett: piano, gong and percussion String Section of the Südfunk Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart conducted by Keith Jarrett Personnel Keith Jarrett* – Piano, gong, percussion, Conduction, Production Willi Freivogel - Flute Ralph Towner - Guitar The Fritz Sonnleitner Quartet The American Brass Quintet The Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra (Südfunk Symphony Orchestra) Mladen Gutesha - Conductor *As stated in the original notes: "Mr. Keith Jarrett plays (of