Best Keith Jarrett
Keith Jarrett’s *The Köln Concert*, recorded live in 1975, is a landmark jazz album showcasing his remarkable improvisational skill. The recording features Jarrett performing Bach's Partita No. 1 and Chorale Prelude entirely alone on piano, demonstrating unparalleled musical intuition and spontaneit...
The Keith Jarrett Trio's Standards Vol. 1 is a seminal jazz album recorded live in Tokyo during 1974-1975. It presents iconic American pop and jazz standards through the trio’s exceptional improvisational skill and deeply considered interpretations. This collection is notable for its spontaneous mus...
Keith Jarrett’s *Belonging* is a seminal jazz album from 1974. Recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival, it features Jarrett's unaccompanied piano improvisation alongside drummer Paul Motian and bassist Tom Peterson. The recording stands out for its complete lack of pre-planned musical notation d...
The Keith Jarrett Trio's Standards Vol. 2 is a landmark jazz album recorded in 1983. It presents meticulously crafted interpretations of American songbook classics—standards from the 1930s and ’40s. The trio’s remarkable musical connection and complex harmonic arrangements are particularly notable f...
Released in 1972, *Facing You* is a remarkable solo piano album by Keith Jarrett recorded live at Leningrad’s Alexandrovsky Concert Hall, featuring entirely improvised pieces without pre-determined structure or setlist. It showcases his intensely focused and complex melodic development within a sin...
Keith Jarrett's *Somewhere* is a jazz album from 2009 featuring recordings of his trio with Milt Jackson and Rickie Belew. The album captures a live performance in Osaka, Japan, in 1975, notable for its extended improvisations and intricate musical dialogue between the musicians. It’s appreciated by...
Keith Jarrett’s *Nudes* is a landmark ECM jazz album from 1980. Recorded live in Tokyo, it showcases a completely spontaneous piano solo performance by Jarrett over several weeks. The work's notable for its extended improvisations and lack of pre-determined structure, representing a significant evol...
The Cure – Keith Jarrett Trio is a remarkable live recording featuring Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, and Andy Hill of the British new wave band The Cure alongside jazz pianist Keith Jarrett, capturing an intense improvisational session in 1985.
