Keith Jarrett

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United States (1945 – present)

Keith Jarrett (born May 8, 1945 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA) is an American pianist and composer. He is considered one of the most important jazz pianists, renowned for his elaborate solo improvisations.

He began piano lessons at the age of two and played for the first time on stage at the age of seven. In 1962 he played a self-composed two-hour concert, without the benefit of any prior formal instruction in orchestration or composition. After working with a wide variety of musicians, including Chet Baker, Lee Konitz and Art Blakey, he founded his own band in 1968 with Charlie Haden and Paul Motian. In 1971-1976 Dewey Redman (saxaphone) joined the group and they played under the name the American Quartet. His work with Miles Davis between 1969 and 1971 gave his career an additional boost and the oportunity to play solo concerts such as the “Köln Concert” (1975, Cologne, Germany), honoured by Time Magazine as Album of the year.

Since the early 1970s, he has enjoyed a great deal of success, both artistic and commercial, in both classical and jazz music as a group leader and a solo performer. His improvisation technique combines jazz, classical, gospel, blues, and various ethnic-folk musics. He is considered by some, to be the “Bach” of jazz music. This title may have come from his recording of Bach`s Goldberg Variations, which, although it received many awards, was not entirely approved by critics.

In the 1990`s he suffered CFS (Chronic fatigue syndrome) only to take up the piano again in 1998. He now works in a trio form with Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette.

In 2003 he received the Erhielt “Polar Music Prize”—the alternative Nobel prize for music.

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5	Don't Ever Leave Me full track	220
6	My Wild Irish Rose full track	193
7	Someone To Watch Over Me full track	192
8	Shenandoah full track	159
9	I'm Through With Love full track	156
10	Something To Remember You By full track	154
11	Be My Love full track	147
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13	I Loves You, Porgy	116
14	Blame It On My Youth / Meditation full track	94
15	Autumn Leaves	92

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KeTing wrote:
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Gänsehaut ohne Ende!

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Love Solo Tribute (live in Japan)

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jakeandlola wrote:
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Just heard "My Wild Irish Rose" on a tag radio station. Lovely.

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clduckett wrote:
last month

I highly recommended The Köln Concert, a two-album disc of solo piano improvisations that Jarrett recorded at the Cologne Opera House in 1975. The album is one of the best-selling jazz albums of all time, and the most sold solo album in jazz, and for no small reason. It is incredible!

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ssegovia1 wrote:
July 2008

Blues sounds like a blues of robert johnson. Do you agree?

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Tsintsa wrote:
July 2008

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JKBBasketballer wrote:
July 2008

The Survivors' Suite is jazz-heaven.

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Snowy5555 wrote:
July 2008

If he could only cut out the humming along!

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chuloong wrote:
July 2008

asshole and genius...like Issac Newton.

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8m2stereo wrote:
June 2008

.. survivor's suite & hymns/spheres ..

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korrontean wrote:
June 2008

By the way, San Sebastian is one of the most beautiful places in Europe. Check it out! http://www.flickr.com/groups/san-sebastian/pool/

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korrontean wrote:
June 2008

I'm selling two tickets for Keith Jarrett in San Sebastian on July 22nd. 8th row. Originally 109,5€, I'm selling them for 90€ (needed the money to see Tom Waits). Gracias!

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joshkouri wrote:
June 2008

He's supposedly a total asshole, but he's damn good.

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Olek82 wrote:
May 2008

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missionbells wrote:
May 2008

He started playing at two years of age?

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frodie wrote:
May 2008

my god indeed, i need some more!

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ninieltorwen wrote:
May 2008

Koln Concert is wonderful

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mariamanterola wrote:
May 2008

I also love he koln Concert

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Sep 13 Keith Jarrett Symphony Center, Chicago, United States
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