Keith Jarrett Paris Concert PART 1

[josmdg]

I always hear this while I'm writing my thesis, it keeps me relaxed and clears my mind. Right now I'm doing it and so I got back to work and quit procrastinating.

[PizdezChurkam]

He is brilliant, childish sometimes, amazing to tears..... i love him!

[fernotfy]

Unico, sublime!! Il più grande improvvisatore esistente, degno dei grandi del passato....(Bach, Beethoven, ecc....). Pura emozione e...vita!

[bandedefous99]

wow! Bravo Keith!!

[AlessandroFortarel]

in this music there is a reference to the best of contemporary and classical music seen again by the infinite genius of this remarkable and extraordinary pianist ..

[MrMamowi]

My best friend.....Genious....how about that....

[applenpuddleable]

amusing

[FChopin]

This record came out when Jarrett had already finished to record several Bach's keyboard major works and obviously, we can sense the influence of Bach's here.

The first minutes show a wonderful and enigmatic neo-baroque theme followed by an extraordinary and legenday 35 minutes improvisation in a dark style with several moments of immense beauty. This is one of the best performances in piano history.

[leonardguetta]

Does anyone knows if it's an improvisation or what?

[uberhikari]

@leonardguetta This is completely improvised. Keith Jarrett is known for his immense improvisational works.

[PauloTozzi]

What a touch, and what a beatiful composition

[Vayshen]

@PauloTozzi It's improvised mate, not a composition. As unbelievable as that may be, it's true.

[PauloTozzi]

@Vayshen Thanks

[thomasjmor]

it could be bachmusic

[kewiflute]

sublime

[cellokratzer]

no words....overwhelming!!!

[viiiincable]

Le meilleur improvisateur de tout les temps!!!!!!!!!!

[ididete]

@viiiincable Non, Chopin etait le meilleur, seulement nous n'avons pas d'enregistrements sur cela; mais ce que nous avons sont ses etudes (exercises).

[tristanamorphosee]

@ididete On n'a pas d'enregistrement de Mozart non plus. Il était peut-être meilleur que Chopin !

[hijodelamacha]

the pianist is only shit .... por otra parte decir este musico es excelente no vasta . suban algun video perros del ano

[MUSICALX57]

Jarrett nos eu melhor. Belíssimo.

[isaymakulit]

ECM should rerelease all KJ solo piano albums on vinyl. That must come to pass.

[moriorlith]

If the soul really exist, K.J. is the place where it joins with my brain

[knurmorderca]

cudowne, przepiękne, chapeau bas!

[vinnievibes]

very touching touche, powerfull energy, great feeling of Bachs' musical influences!

[MaurizioDante]

Amazing...

...Keith is improvvising: this music seems to be composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. The contrappunto technique is typical of the German baroque composer; but in fact it is suprising genous of Jarrett.

No more words...

...only notes; please!

[bikerhotelharz]

Quite wonderful! The album from Kieth that got me in to his playing

[ka88888888ka]

franchement génial ce Keith,

incroyable

[TheMissCatseyes]

C'est mon morceau préféré depuis que je suis gamine! dommage qu'il ne soit pas en entier!

Merci Keith Jarrett, tu es mon Dieu!

Sublime!

[ThePmppaula]

sem palavras

[adrimond]

ABSOLUTLY FANTASTIC!

[GarotaBerlim]

Excelente!!!!!

[lemusiclover01]

maxwe je suis d'accord avec toi ! cette musique aide a vivre !!

[marcocoiatelli]

Wonderful !!!!!

Thank you Keith Jarrett !!!!

[maxwe87]

The greatest jazz pianist of all time.

[slothvader]

quite possibly, imho.

[slothvader]

@maxwe87 very possibly, and among the greatest composers for the piano of all time.

[Ouhconmerde]

Je suis extrêmement admiratif de Keith Jarrett, qui porte la musique à son plus haut niveau, mais j'ai toujours pensé qu'il pouvait mieux faire, et que ses compositions, et/ou improvisations n'étaient pas toujours très abouties... Ce qui fait la différence avec les grands compositeurs... Peut-être que l'improvisation nuit à la composition... En rééquilibrant, Keith Jarrett pourrait être un musicien immense, digne des classiques

[slothvader]

improvising at a level that an intelligent listener may discern serious bach influence is hardly a sign of inability.

bach certainly improvised, as did beethoven, etc. slovish adherence without more is for insects.

[slothvader]

seems someone disagrees, but can't be bothered to say why.

[holonen]

All though I'm not a very good pianist, I've been doing some improvising, and I would not be surprised if this theme basically was improvised from scratch. Bach himself would actually do improvisations at service. There is a nice description in the beginning of the book "Gödel, Escher, Bach". Bach is given a highly chromatic theme by his host and improvises a fugue from this theme.

[LengthyJohnson]

This is good but not original. At its best it sounds a little like Bach, obviously. But Bach himself sounded a lot like Bach so I would question the need for a light version.

[dgaranin]

Posting a reply is the only way to see this comment.

[victorsethy]

For a real musician it does not matters what style to improvise in.I also do improvised gigs,really starting from zero,as Keith does.

Improvisation has been ignored by most of classical musician,but only since the early 20th century.They teach "composition" instead,based on some rules are there to be broken.The reason,why he don't play more in a baroque style,is probably because so many things happened in music since then...

[Justino111]

I doubt the main theme hadn't been previously written by Jarrett. I mean...seriously, have you ever tried to improvise something like that from zero?? Even Bach would carefully create the themes before he would improvise. Besides, this is basically the ONLY concert where Jarrett basically emulates Bach's style -but much more freely - of course. If the theme hadn't been pre-composed, he would have done this many more times. In any case, this is a fantastic recording...utterly beautiful.

[FChopin]

Ok. So i guess you know who wrote the main theme?

Do you know that Jarrett played both books of The well tempred kalabvier by Bach yeras befores this concert. I imagine those works influeced him in this concert.

The theme is by Jarrett

[Justino111]

dude, I have no idea what you mean. Didn't I write "main theme....previously written by Jarrett"??? What I am trying to convey is the fact that HE DID NOT IMPROVISE THE MAIN THEME and that's the core of the discussion, for goddamn's sake. Usually KJ would start these concerts from ZERO, but I doubt it was the case. Now, obviously I know that KJ not only played both books of preludes and fugues. He recorded the whole thing. The entire planet knows it...so, no lectures, please.

[sasha42196]

Jarrett has not only recorded both books of the WTC but also the Goldberg Variations (on harpsichord), Handel's keyboard suites, Shostakovich's Preludes and Fugues. The influence is mutual: you can hear improvisation in his Bach and, definitely, Bach in his improvisations.

[victorsethy]

Greatest,as usual!!!

Anyway - anyone knows anyone else besides 2 of us playing improvised solo gigs?Just curious...

[gini29307]

bellissimo e bravissimo...grazie a te maurizio che me lo hai fatto scoprire...la pace adesso e tornata sulla terra...c.

[FChopin]

The main theme is memorable

[aldcor]

All pianist's pianist! God!

[Vayshen]

Heh, Jarrett says his mind is zero'd of all classic thought when playing jazz but I can sooo imagine him playing an intro to a jazz standard using this kind of material.

Not the exact piece of course but it's got the same dynamic, feel and just sounds similar to what he does frequently in his jazz intros.

[pisamorena71]

this is Bach, but which work exactly?

thanks

[Justino111]

are you kidding us??? Bach??????????

[mah93047]

Actually, that might be the most bach-like music ever composed since Bach died. Bach and Jarrett have a lot in common, both being excellent at variations and improvisations. It's easy to imagine Bach sounding like this if he lived today.

But of course this isn't Bach, it's pure Jarrett.

[RaptorTeak]

Haha :D . Found that very funny xD .

[Justino111]

what?? Don't you know Glen Gould as a composer??? He wrote some ultra Bach-like stuff...obviously outdated and irrelevant but yet, Gould's compositions are truly Bachian as they follow the Fugue techniques precisely. KJ is a sort of 'free' adaptation of a style. In that sense, this is NOT the most bach-like music ever composed since Bach.

[spkmtl08]

magnifique

[schuetze232007]

How amazing...suddenly i want to cry...Thank you SO much for these moving things.

[Alessandro1985]

I love this!

[rjamesohio]

Keith Jarrett is - at the very least - one of the most SIGNIFICANT contributors to piano music. In fact - I believe he is THE most significant contributor of MY lifetime in terms of A) The uniqueness of what he has created and B) covering performance of the "classical" repertoire while being an equally significant jazz player. His music is very moving, and I always want to go play after I listen.

[imastering]

Yes!

The most seminal musician-pianist. He synthesized musical traditions, unlike no else before him. The heart and technique of the ancient masters of the European high-art tradition, blended with northern New World music: Jazz...

Thanks to Miles Davies, anyway for giving guys like this a chance to further explore their own gifts.

[Justino111]

Keith Jarrett was already playing with great musicians such as the Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and Charles Lloyd before being hired by Miles Davis. In other words, thanks to Art Blakey and Charles Lloyd FIRST. Also, in music there is no such a thing as "the most seminal"...KJ is "one of the most seminal" musician-pianists...

[imastering]

True, in music as in most of life there is not one to be the 'best'.. Miles was in a whole other league, however. He was a great American genius, and took well-known or not so well-known players propelling them to new levels.

The legacy of musical history bears witness. Now, Mr. Jarrettt's influence is widespread in modern pianists. At Berklee I remember students and teachers alike thought of him as genius too, with Herbie, Coltrane, McLaughlin, Tony Williams, Evans, former Miles sideman. Peace

[ThePianist20007]

I have already uploaded next parts of this concert. ;)

[Ahnysupz]

genius.

[ThePianist20007]

In near future I will upload next parts of this concert. Apart from next parts of this piece there are tracks named 'Wind' and 'Blues'.:)

[smurf8575]

So much beauty and depth in his playing...great solo work.  Thanks for the post!!!!

[FChopin]

This concerto was recorded on October 17, 1988 at the Salle Pleyel, in Paris, France in front of a live audience.

We are hearing a neo-baroque theme followed by an extraordinary and legenday 35 minutes improvisation in a dark style. This is one of the best performances in piano history.

Keith Jarrett is probably the best american pianist of the 20th century.

[Justino111]

FChopin: indeed this was a historical concert. The 2 works that followed the first part are equally gorgeous, specially The Wind. That said, I think it's always dangerous to affirm that Mr. X, Z, or Y is probably THE best american pianist (or whatever nation it may be) of the 20th century. Jarrett is one of a kind, a fantastic pianist and improvisor. But there is no such thing as THE best. Art is not a competition.