[DavidMahler]

Keith Jarrett is my favorite living musician.  I was wondering which was your favorite works by him..........just to get the conversation rolling......
 
I've broken it down into categories....
 
Happy voting!

 

[rroseperry]

This was a hard call.  I love his Shostokovich, but the European Quartet wins for most often listened to, followed closely by the studio piano solos.

 

[Olias of Sunhillow]

This might be the most detailed list of poll options I've ever seen...

 
Anyway, I picked the studio solo albums. Facing You is my favorite Jarrett work, followed by the Standards series.

 

[ralphp@optonline]

I voted for Jarrett's work with the Standards Trio but I also enjoy his quartet work (both American & European). In addition his stint as a sideman with Miles Davis is very interesting since he often played electric piano with Miles and these days Jarrett can't stand and won't have anything to do with the electric piano, which is too bad because he played the e. piano quite well.

 

[Doc Sarvis]

I love them all but I had to vote for the live solo improvisations.  I'm like Patrick Moraz, wqho famously said that he was an "unconditional fan" of Keith Jarrett.
 
I have not yet heard "Testament".  How do folks here like it? 

 

[johangrb]

Standards & Koln concert - though I probably have 80% of his works on CD & love 'em all.

 

[Vitor Teixeira]

Koln Concert (for now), haven't heard all the works described

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Yet.

 

[Choronzon]

Tough choice -- I picked the Standards Trio, but there are so many recordings and some are so much better than others.  I probably listen most often to the cd "The Cure" though.  But some of the solo things, some of the American Quartet things, I love about equally with the best of the Standards Trio.  Classical I'm not sure -- there are so many great, like truly great, classical players.

 

[JamesMcProgger]

Whats up with all the humming when playing solo piano? :S sometimes freaks me off

 

[ralphp@optonline]

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Whats up with all the humming when playing solo piano? :S sometimes freaks me off

That's not humming - it's Jarrett's version of the sounds of goats making love!

 

[JamesMcProgger]

Quote:

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Whats up with all the humming when playing solo piano? :S sometimes freaks me off

That's not humming - it's Jarrett's version of the sounds of goats making love!

Now its gonna freak the crap out of me even more

 

[TheWuss]

i didn't think Keith could ever equal the Koln performance, but Testament did just that...  amazing!!

 

[Olias of Sunhillow]

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i didn't think Keith could ever equal the Koln performance, but Testament did just that...  amazing!!

Agreed. Testament is a must-have for a Jarrett fan. I downloaded it in 24/96 from HDtracks.com -- truly stunning!

 

[pigmode]

Any thoughts on the mic-ing used on Jarrett's Koln recording? For what its worth its very close mic-ing, possibly internal, maybe with pickups?

 

[ralphp@optonline]

Quote:

Quote:

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Whats up with all the humming when playing solo piano? :S sometimes freaks me off

That's not humming - it's Jarrett's version of the sounds of goats making love!

Now its gonna freak the crap out of me even more

As well it should!!!