KEITH JARRETT | A Life in Ten Albums
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Keith Jarrett Trio Albums Ranked:
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Andy is a drummer, producer and educator. He has toured the world with rock legend Robert Plant and played on classic prog albums by Frost and IQ.
As a drum clinician he has played with Terry Bozzio, Kenny Aronoff, Thomas Lang, Marco Minneman and Mike Portnoy.
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I saw Jarrett with the Charles Lloyd quartet at Bill Graham's Fillmore Auditorium twice in 1967! Jarrett played a solo inside the piano on the strings. I bought a copy of "Forest Flower" LP. 2 years later in 1969 I saw Jarrett, Jack De Johnette, Dave Holland add Miles Davis, Chick Corea, Miles Davis and Steve Grossman at Stanford Amphitheater.
KJ's The Survivors Suite is my favorite album of all time. It's just perfect.
Absolutely love it. Side
One in particular is phenomenal. It takes it’s sweet time establishing the main theme but it’s a hypnotic slow burn. The fact that Keith is playing a recorder, maintaining a kind of drone for much of it is both bold and brilliant. ❤
I agree with the both of you! Such an original set!
The first album I heard was Koln concert and I was enraptured. At the time I couldn’t believe someone could just make it up and sound so good. I then bought Arbour Zena because it was the only KJ the import record store had. It’s still my favourite, a time and place. Good job Andy 😊
Nice Andy. I discovered Jarrett's music in the mid '70s. Personal favourites include: 'Belonging', 'My Song', 'Staircase', 'Concerts - Bremen Lausanne' and 'Arbor Zena'. Confession: I'm enough of a fan to have 'Sun Bear Concerts' on both vinyl and CD. The Impulse stuff is extraordinary, and its interesting that he led the American and European quartets at the same time...
Except for briefly name checking the members of Keith Jarrett’s “American Quartet” you somehow managed to entirely skip the albums that embody what I find to be his most rewarding body of work. So much focus on ECM releases (which I love) and not a mention of the ABC / Impulse albums. You sacrificed the fire for the ice, roughly speaking.
The Sun bear concerts box set and Bremen Lausanne are great
My intro to the “standards” trio was hearing “Autumn Leaves” from Live at the Blue Note. Monumental.
wonderful! 👽🥷
Great video, Andy. I was at the 2nd night of the Inside Out concerts at the Festival Hall. I remember Riot was a much longer piece than on the cd. Intense stuff.
Thanks for the great video. My favourite Jarrett besides Köln has been "The Cure" from 1991 and "The Melody At Night With You" from 1999. The former shows the Standards Trio at one of their peaks (esspecially the ballad "Old Folks" is miraculously beautiful) and the latter is just a great record imo, if you want to listen to something calming.
I was in the audience at Town Hall in New York where “The Cure” was recorded. It was awesome to see and hear Keith, Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette at the top of their game. I was particularly impressed with Keith’s lyrical playing following Gary’s solo on “Blame It On My Youth.” Another of my favorites is “The Survivors’ Suite” with the American Quartet. And I appreciate Andy’s overview of Keith’s prolific output, which unfortunately has come to an end.
Hi Andy, I'm so looking forward to this. I'm a huge KJ fan myself - I love all aspects of his work from his awesome playing with Miles (e.g. The Cellar Door sessions) to his later solo work. I saw him once, live....at Jazz a Vienne in the early 90s (my band was also playing at the festival so we got free tickets!). Thanks Andy.
I know most will say the The Koln Concert is their favourite Keith Jarrett album but I have always felt a
connection with Arbour Zena (which I bough in 76), To me if I was asked to pick just one album it would be that,
in it Keith manages to create the most beautiful and delicate soundscape. It is also features Charlie Haden at his
absolute best. Fascinating information and thanks for the mention of Sam Brown (who played again with Keith
on the album Treasure Island). Just an aside my Dad was a huge 1930s Big Band fan (Al Bowlly etc). He hated rock music
and could not, for the life of him, see what I saw in Miles Davis - to him it was just an unstructured noise. Then one
night I think it was BBC2 showed a programme on Keith Jarrett, he said ‘that guy really can play’ and said he enjoyed it
- unexpected praise indeed.
Strongly agree. Perhaps my favorite album ever.
@@docbobster For some reason an
album which is often overlooked.
Enjoyed this very much.
I loved Keith Jarrett's solo piano work, but wow what a statement is Expectations. Thanks for highlight it.
I picked up Arbour Zena on a whim in 1976, I was 21, and fell in love with his music. It also featured Charlie Haden and Jan Garbarek, so introduced me to those two greats as well. String accompaniment make it an immensely beautiful album and still my favourite Keith Jarrett.
Love the esoteric stuff towards the end. Loved this. Great one.
Love the inclusion of Invocations. The journey it takes the listener on is like no other. Part II on side 3 of that album may be my favorite Keith Jarrett tune, but it really needs to be experienced in the context of the full album. Another top notch video!
its my favourite Jarrett album too
Great stuff, Andy. I have a few of those albums which I haven't spun for too long. Rick Beato has an interesting interview with Gary Burton where he talks about ECM.
Rick Beato has since done an amazing vidio interview w Keith
Well chosen cross section of Jarrett appearances! I also remember him playing some rhodes on Hubbard's "sky dive" 1972, CTI with George Benson, Airto, Ron + Cobham. And yes, Allan himself told me he was influenced by smooth runs by Coltrane, Jarrett, Brecker but especially Michael Pilz on JAPO records
Charles Lloyd played at the Montreal jazz festival years ago. I was standing in line to get in. Standing next to me was Charles Lloyd. They would let him in because he didn't have a ticket. I had to convince the ticket taker that Charles was the star of the show. They finally let him in.
Keith is a real legend of jazz. I have, like Andy many albums from Keith. Thanks Andy for another wonderful video!!!
Keith is a shining star. ..period.
¡Qué lindo que hayas hecho un video tan largo sobre un artista tan maravilloso! Keith Jarrett es mi pianista favorito. Es enorme el aprecio que le tengo, porque verdaderamente sus improvisaciones me transportan a un lugar mágico. Lo admiro mucho, además, porque casi nunca cae en el virtuosismo vacuo y pretencioso (en el que, bajo mi punto de vista, sí caen otros pianistas de jazz). Siempre me dio la sensación de que prioriza el hecho artístico más que la técnica arrolladora.
De los que escuché, mis discos favoritos son los recitales en Bremen y Lausanne (del '72 y '73), y _The Melody at Night with You_ (1999).
Gracias por traer a este genio al canal. Perdón que escribí en castellano, pero mi inglés no llega al nivel de lo que quise expresar, jajaja. Un saludo. :-)
My favourite Kieth Jarrett album was Recorder Sonatas by Handel, with Michala Petri on recorder and Jarrett on Harpsichord.
My wife is a music therapist and is obsessed by 'Spirits" by Keith Jarrett..an album of percussion and a bit of piano, of course.
Thank you for doing this on Keith Jarrett. He and Miles Davis are my favourite Jazz musicians. Keith has always been a monumental pianist with a wonderful style of his own - improvised or created that I find extremely moving. Your choice of albums is great, I would have offered Fort Yawuh or Treasure Island to represent his US Quartet but Expectations is a brilliant album. His Standards trio are my favourite, the albums Changeless and Standards Live being my personal favourites. The Inside Out album I was at that concert at the Royal Festival Hall. A magical experience. Have seen him perform live six times - 3 solo and 3 in the trio setting. Unlike anyone else I have seen live.
Thanks Andy for such an interesting and non commercial approach to the career of this HUGE musician and composer!
Thank you for this excellent video. I'm happy you mentioned Expectations so positively, an album not mentioned very often, when talking about Jarrett. It was one of my first Jarrett records I got. One I also like pretty much is Ruta and Daitya with Jack Dejohnette from around the same time.
Keith Jarrett, Keith Jarrett, Keith Jarrett. Where do you begin and end? I understand your premise and intent, but how can you not include the absolutely thrilling/heartbreaking “Personal Mountains”?
I remember when I first heard the title - in Tower Records NYC. I stopped in my tracks with my mouth open. I was so stunned, I was hoarse when I asked - Who is that?
I love his European Ensemble. Jan Garbarek is absolutely phenomenal. He and Jarrett are one on so many tracks. On Personal Mountains, when the music breaks to the quiet passage after the frenzied first half, it is an emotional revelation. It is brilliant.
Other favorites: My Song (of course), Danny Boy, Tokyo from Sun Bear Concerts. There are many, many more.
TRAGIC THAT KEITH JARRETT AND JAN GARBAREK PARTED WAYS.
After 34 minutes watching the video on the TV, I ran to my notebook to comment: "YOU HAVE TO MENTION 'NO END'". But then you did, when I was typing. I just love this album. Nice job, having in mind the impossibility of the mission. Such an amazing artist with a gigantic catalog. I believe I would pick the same records as you. Maybe I would pick "Treasure Island" instead of "Expectations", and would put "The Survivor's Suite" as a 11th album... Great video, as always. Thanks.
Impressive video on one of the most amazing musicians of the second half of the twenieth century.
Bravo Andy!
His Japan Tour Box Set on ECM, is one of the greatest musical experience I ever had.
The Survivor's Suite is also incredible to listen to.
When I was teen bought his album “Backhand”. That band was incredible.
You have me taking a deep dive into Jarrett. One of the few Davis sidemen I have neglected. Particularly enjoying the the Fort Yawuh live record.
Really interesting episode. Don't know that much about him. I wish you could have had examples as you made your way.
the title of the album by Keith Jarrett and Jack DeJohnette is 'Ruta and Daitya'.
I love that one!
"Overture: Communion"
"You Know, You Know"
On most days, I consider Jarrett the most accomplished and multi-dimensional musician of the modern age. It's a tragedy he is unable to play now. I love the broad spectrum of his career, but that American quartet is pretty hard to beat. Survivors Suite is sooo powerful.
Love the Gurjieff lp. Spheres and Hymns on the church organ kills me, it's so beautiful and otherworldly. Oh and where do I start on the Standards Trio, talk about musical telepathy.
The vocalizing is definitely a line in the sand for some people. It doesn't bother me too much and I see it as a byproduct of his genius that you just have to accept.
Great video Andy! I learned a lot more about Kieth Jarret's music and albums that I did not know. Truly a great virtuoso and creative genius, up there with Miles and Coltrane. When you do your video on Joni Mitchell, “nudge, nudge, wink, wink, say no more, say no more” (English aesthetic, LOL), you should use the same format as this Keith Jarrett video. Just putting it out there, only a suggestion, your call.
Keep the great videos coming!
Jack G from Canada
Hi Andy, no need to have worried about this video, and thank you so much. I think it's wonderfully done with loads of interesting information. One amusing thing I'd like to note is that as your top 10 albums have few overlaps with mine, it goes to show how varied Jarrett's output has been and how many tastes he satisfies.
One subject I'd like to bring up on the topic of artists pursuing improvisation is the King Crimson Projekcts. This string of Crimson incarnations have gone so far as to do individual sound checks before concerts to make sure that none of them gets an inkling of the others' states of mind before going on stage. To my mind the results are often mind blowing. You're possibly familiar with their output, and I'd certainly value your opinion if you should sometime get around to it Anyway, thanks again.
Keith is one of the only musicians that truly merit a comparison with Mozart in the sense of a fully-formed otherworldly genius that just seems to have manifested on the human plane. My number 1 all-time favorite KJ recording is track #1 from Disc #2 of the Book of Ways where Keith plays clavichord. Whether it is pre-composed or composed during improvisation as is usually asserted, it is just mind-blowing. There are un-countable KJ moments, where I've thought "I can't believe I'm hearing this".
I did a jazz talk about KJ a few years ago and as you had the tremors of preparation! There is a biog, that should be read, but it only scrapes the surface, Love this and thanks, there are a few here I don't have, so will need to hunt them out, though with 170+ albums of his own AND contributions just a Jarrett collection is as large as some peoples full collection. As an aside I saw the trio at the Festival Hall 2009 and felt that I had never heard a more "fused" group. The playing and connection was incredible and though KJ was the "leader" all 3 moved the music in different directions. Such a shame about his health and as you said, never has there been a wider encompassing musician. With nods to Bach of course.
If you think Jarrett was hard to define, try Monk!
I read that many years ago. And the documentary on improvisation was useful too. But he is an intimidating musician without a doubt
You really outdid yourself with this one. Loved it. Thanks.
You are too knid. This one won't get the views but I wanted to show him the respect he is due. An incredible musician
@@AndyEdwardsDrummer I think this was the definitive Jarret review on yt. You didn’t do it for the views, you did it for him and us and hopefully eventually them.
Thanks for this Keith Jarrett overview.. What a scope and level of performance. I saw him live 5-6 times in Canada and one time with the Charles Lloyd band in Bellingham Wash .. so involved and intense. He deserves all the credit. Showboating? We give him the benefit of the doubt especially considering the great musical outcome and stand alone legacy .. Awesome video Andy !!
Great video. I would include 1976's "Arbour Zena" . My favorite Jarrett orchestral effort. So beautiful that I literally get dopamine swells while listening .
Many have said this....I must get it...
@@AndyEdwardsDrummer Here's a live performance of the material on Arbour Zena. Performed months before it's release. The album open with the 2nd piece; "Runes". Imagine being in that audience hearing THIS for the first time! th-cam.com/video/QNxmVzW0IQM/w-d-xo.html
Great video Andy - much to check out now!
I always liked Spheres. My friend Bob was into the solo piano stuff, but solo piano grates on me after a while, kind of like trying to listen to a whole Tori Amos album. I always liked solo organ, like Ligeti, or Peter Michael Hamel. I'll have to listen to Invocations.
Thanks, Andy, more thoughts have been provoked!
Thanks for reminding me about Keith Jarrett. I only have 1 cd from his Impulse recordings (De drums is fascinating) from 1973. I did not keep any LP I had and did not buy any jazz cd's for many years and just started again with that. Difficult to make a choice of his ECM work, I will try the trio recordings with Peacock and DeJohnette (I think "The standards"). Interesting video.
Another great and informative video !!! Till recent time, I had viewed Keith Jarrett as a reluctant fusion musician from his time with Miles Davis. Compared to Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea and Joe Zawinul, one could overlook Jarrett's contribution. I had strongly identified Jarrett with those brilliant solo piano albums (Koln, Sun Bear, Bremen-Lausanne). But that was one chapter from an extraordinary prolific period. The recordings mentioned in this video was next generation jazz with a hint of Pop. Brad Mehldau cites Jarrett as a favorite during that same era, which brought Billy Joel to prominence. Robert Glasper also credits Jarrett's influence on the piano. Keith Jarrett is one of the trailblazers that modern musicians have expanded upon.
Andy, Good video. Keith Jarrett is an amazing and influential musician. It is a real tragedy that for the last 20 years his musical output/abilities have been impacted by health issues.
For all the pleasure Keith has given us all over the years one can only hope he is Happy whatever he may be up to
A 1 handed Jarrett would be better than most
Great Review , would change one thing on your take and the fact your were nervous and put in the prep show the level of respect you have for Keith, a true artist in every sense of the word.
Yes...i dont normally do this much prep...but I still jammed it as usual
I'd like to just mention two very beautiful ecm albums both of which wholeheartedly include Mr Jarrett:
Kenny Wheeler Gnu High 1976 (with Holland, dejohnette) & Gary Peacock Trio Tales of Another 1977 (with dejohnette - same usual trio but sthg else happens here!)
Great video Andy, very informative. Any chance of doing one about the great Bill Evans?
Great suggestion!
Your teaching experience comes through in these videos! Could it be that the "floundering" to which you referred on Jack Johnson is the need for the music to serve the movie narrative?
Man...great video... I have to go and dig some KJ from the past
Keith Jarrett also plays piano on my favorite classical minimalism album "Tabula Rasa" (1984), composer Arvo Pärt.
For me, Bremen-Lausanne will always be my favourite
no end is a great LP… ty for the rec
Has escuchado Treasure Island, Andy? No tiene nada que ver con los 10 albums que has indicado pero es también muy interesante. Es una especie de blues-rock-jazz fusion americano. Regards.
I believe the duo album with Dejohnette is Ruta and Daitya
Yes...one of the few KJ albums on electric keyboards
thumbs up for the 51min
The Gurdjieff proof:
Keith Jarrett Sacred Hymns (1980 ECM)
While studying guitar with Bill Connors he didn't have that much good to say about other musicians with the exception of Keith Jarret. In 1977 he did a record for ECM "Of Mist and Melting" with Gary Peacock, Jan Garbareck and Jack DeJohnette. What a fantasy that must have been!
Sun Bear Concert & Book of Ways...
The greatest musician of the late 20thC
Jarrett is amazing; the only thing that bothers me is his "vocalization" on many of his songs. I find it a bit distracting. But his trio and quartet stuff is tremendous, not to mention his solo work!
Death and the Flower is the best composition by him that I have heard. And from Beato's interview it seems like Pat Metheny has the same opinion.
Actually No End is on TH-cam Music.
Would you say sonny sharrock introduces gospel on his stuff ?
I would say he is more rooted in ancient blues from where Gospel comes from, it's there, but there by proxy
@@AndyEdwardsDrummer maybe
'Ruta and Daitya' on ECM records is an early album that remains fairly uncategorisable.
I agree with all your opinions about Keith's jazz albums but he is legendary for his classical albums for being robotic and lifeless
I think that one of Jarrett's great qualities is that he never stooped to playing jazz/rock or fusion. NEVER.
Completely untrue. He played it with Miles. He played it on his won albums
'Expectation's' is NOT a fusion album. Dear listeners, don't be put off by this reductive categorisation. It is 'extended form jazz'.
Sam Brown features heavily on Paul Motion's early ECM album, 'Conception Vessel' from 1972.
Great video!
But it’s Jarrett ..
Not Zhar-rett🙂
I like Zharret.
What's more important, the knowledge or the way Andy pronounces his name? Grow up.