expectations

Expectations [CD on Demand]
$11.98
Pianist and composer Keith Jarrett's sole Columbia album is ironically titled, since scarcely a track on it gives the listener much indication of what follows. Originally a double LP, this 1972 set features at least half a dozen different combos - Jarrett's American Quartet with Saxophonist Dewey Redman, bassist Charlie Haden and drummer Paul Motian; the same quartet with guitarist Sam Brown replacing Redman; a quintet with both Redman and Brown and all of the above variously augmented by strings, brass and/or percussionist Airto Moreira - interpreting a broad emotional and stylistic range of original pieces, with results which are perhaps inevitably mixed but equally inevitably worth hearing. The collection hits more often than it misses, with "Common Mama", the string-sweetened title track and the ambitious, epic-length "Nomads" among the solid winners on what ranks as quite a singular entry in Jarrett's catalogue for more reasons than just its label. Showcasing a decidedly seventies jazz sound which manages to avoid stepping too far into fusion territory, EXPECTATIONS offers something to satisfy those of just about anyone.

Is That All There Is?: Balancing Expectation and Disappointment in Your Life
$15.95
It is a good book for people who have been enough disappointments in life and want to create changes as a result from series of disappointments.

Expectations (The Oxford Chronicles)
$12.99
The middle book in a delightful trilogy (Inklings, Expectations, Evasions) about Christian young people, some English and some American, in England. I thoroughly enjoyed all three.

Great Expectations [VHS]
$49.99
When will a DVD be released? The VHS version is antiquated and an inconvenience to use. It's hard to believe that a mini-series that was so critically acclaimed isn't available on DVD. Help.