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I just learned that the Freiburg and Paris 1975 solo concerts, recorded days before and after Köln, respectively, feature pre-composed melodies a lot more. I wo
by yesenadam 6y ago
I just learned that the Freiburg and Paris 1975 solo concerts, recorded days before and after Köln, respectively, feature pre-composed melodies a lot more. I wonder if that was because Köln was recorded by ECM? (Part II of Freiburg is a 30 minute expanded version of a melody from Survivors Suite, in Paris Part II starts with In Your Quiet Place and then keeps returning to the same Survivors Suite melody.)
Both available here: http://tela.sugarmegs.org/ http://tela.sugarmegs.org/
- pa7x1 6y agoThere is some backstory regarding the piano that Jarrett was given for the Köln Concert being broken [0]. That may have forced him to improvise a lot more as whatever pre-composed melodies he could use as a crutch may have not been workable with the piano he had. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_K%C3%B6ln_Concert https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_K%C3%B6ln_Concert
- yesenadam 6y ago> That may have forced him to improvise a lot more as whatever pre-composed melodies he could use as a crutch may have not been workable with the piano he had. Hmm I doubt it. I'd expect that to exert force more in the other direction. Anyway, it's all speculation. There is a book called Keith Jarrett’s The Köln Concert which seems well-written. p.s. I just keep mentioning Facing You because I think it's his best record! I've talked to quite a few musicians who feel the same.
- pa7x1 6y agoThank you, good excuse to give it a new listen today. I have a soft spot for "The Survivor's Suite", I think is his album I return the most often to.