Rio (Keith Jarrett album)

Rio is a live double album by American jazz pianist Keith Jarrett, recorded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on April 8, 1985, and released by ECM Records in 1986. The album features Jarrett in a solo piano performance at the Teatro Municipal. It is considered one of Jarrett's landmark solo piano recordings and is noted for its vibrant and melodic improvisations, drawing heavily on Brazilian musical influences. The performance showcases Jarrett's signature blend of lyrical passages, percussive attacks, and extended improvisations, making it a key entry in his extensive discography of solo piano concerts. The album consists of several unnamed improvisations, labeled as parts I through VI on the first disc, and parts VII through XII on the second.