Thank you for uploading, this is one of my fav versions of Country (I can actually only count 3: the original one from My Song and the one he played on NPR), but this one is very hard to find online :) Thanks!!
There's a fourth one, apparently from before the My Song album was out. Look for the recording of the European quartet live performance in Berkeley, CA, from November 15, 1977.
Well, then, my friend, this is a perfect place to start transcribing. You’ve got to start somewhere as an improviser or your ear never gets any better. The harmonic progression here should be simple enough that it won’t fool you or throw you off. Don’t even worry about inversions at first- just get the basic harmonic form and transcribe keiths melodies. And after that’s done, you’ll have improved 2 or 3 levels. And the next one won’t seem so daunting either. And that’s the way we do that, in jazz. It’s a time honored tradition that every musician hates at first but as they do it more comes to realize how absolutely essential it is. Good luck!
@@matthewnewton8812 Yeh. I don't transcribe songs. I listen to them over and over and over to enjoy them. Then...if I want to play like the cat who I spent time appreciating, I will simply pick out shit that interests me and play that. See...I think transcription is a waste of time if you (wait for it) want to sound like yourself. PLUS...some of the best cats I've ever heard never learned how to freaking read music. These cats' approach to soloing is visceral and elemental in its depth and beauty. Far beyond what I could reach as an experienced sight-reader. Blind musicians have this visceral sense. It's all audio for them and has nothing to do with an intellectual analysis of a piece of music but everything to do with communicating what they are feeling to the widest possible audience they can reach.
Ok I took a quick look and it is still available on iTunes for $2. (KJ has two performances on the show). Just search for Jarrett Saturday Night Live and you will find it
@@HermanIngram I don’t think it’s about him getting worse it’s just his aesthetic changed. He played amazing solos and had amazing bands in the 70’s, but his more contemporary solo concerts reach places he could never do in the 70’s, even the köln one imo
That’s not what he’s about. He was never going to advance piano technique or the jazz lexicon. He was about playing lyrically and making that the centerpiece of his performance. Which is in direct contrast to what a lot of his contemporaries were doing. So although Keith is the huge name, he’s almost the Bix Biderbeck of his era because he was always pushing back and arguing to slow down as much as possible and appreciate the moment you experience music because it’s so fleeting and precious and even more precious when you play the right note. So if you’re looking for a John Coltrane type messiah figure who would keep pushing and pushing and moving forward, that was never going to be Keith Jarrett. There are tons of current, gigging and recording pianists who do that. Keith was pushing back on everything and arguing that the melody came before anything else. If that alone was the only thing he accomplished in his career it would’ve been a necessary voice. Plus, you know, Köln, Miles Davis 2nd quintet, Art Blakey, the European quintet, countless solo concerts.....so....did he get “better”? Like, could his left hand match Gonzalo Rubalcabas? Probably not. But I listen to those two guys for totally different reasons.
How astonishing that music like this was once featured on major TV shows
Philip Glass was the muscial guest in 1985. Played Rubric from Glassworks, possibily the least-mainstream SNL performance ever.
Different times.
It was hearing the album version of this in the summer of 1987 that determined my love for contemporary jazz. Very important piece for me.
Rick Beato has a wonderful interview with Keith that can be found on UA-cam. This performance is mentioned. I highly recommend it.
Thank you. I watched it and it is awesome!
Thank you for uploading, this is one of my fav versions of Country (I can actually only count 3: the original one from My Song and the one he played on NPR), but this one is very hard to find online :) Thanks!!
Do you have a link or copy of the NPR?
There's a fourth one, apparently from before the My Song album was out. Look for the recording of the European quartet live performance in Berkeley, CA, from November 15, 1977.
@@emmanma OH MY GOD WHAT
@@emmanma you just MADE MY DAY!!!!!
@@NicolasdeFerran Great. And there's yet another one from the same year (1977), November 20, in a live performance in NY. You can find it on YT
His idea is all new. He really loves polyphony music.
Questa versione è stupenda!
He was on SNL?
It would never happen now.
Thank you.
wow amazing, i do not remember this. so cool
Incredible. Unbelivable!!!!!! I wish I had this transcription sheet music, I only have my song's version
Can u send my the score of my song?
Well, then, my friend, this is a perfect place to start transcribing. You’ve got to start somewhere as an improviser or your ear never gets any better. The harmonic progression here should be simple enough that it won’t fool you or throw you off. Don’t even worry about inversions at first- just get the basic harmonic form and transcribe keiths melodies. And after that’s done, you’ll have improved 2 or 3 levels. And the next one won’t seem so daunting either. And that’s the way we do that, in jazz. It’s a time honored tradition that every musician hates at first but as they do it more comes to realize how absolutely essential it is. Good luck!
@@matthewnewton8812 thank you!
I have the transcription
@@matthewnewton8812 Yeh. I don't transcribe songs. I listen to them over and over and over to enjoy them. Then...if I want to play like the cat who I spent time appreciating, I will simply pick out shit that interests me and play that. See...I think transcription is a waste of time if you (wait for it) want to sound like yourself. PLUS...some of the best cats I've ever heard never learned how to freaking read music. These cats' approach to soloing is visceral and elemental in its depth and beauty. Far beyond what I could reach as an experienced sight-reader. Blind musicians have this visceral sense. It's all audio for them and has nothing to do with an intellectual analysis of a piece of music but everything to do with communicating what they are feeling to the widest possible audience they can reach.
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I once was able to see this SNL episode through some sort of SNL archive, anyone know anything about that?
Only musical pedestrians argue about "He's better/faster etc. than the other guy". I never heard that BS from master musicians.
Why is "My Song", performed on this very night, no where to be found...Anywhere?
As of a few years ago it was very easy to buy this particular Saturday Night Live Episode on iTunes for a few dollars
Ok I took a quick look and it is still available on iTunes for $2. (KJ has two performances on the show). Just search for Jarrett Saturday Night Live and you will find it
sad for such bad sound quality
Amazing music. I wonder what are the titles of the pieces.
Nicolás Israel Country
until 1:30 min it's an improvised intro.
音悪過ぎ😡💢テレビのスピーカーからマイクで録音したかのようです😭
👎= house music musicians
Keith has not gotten better with age.
You mean he got better after April 1978? He’s better now than then? (No.)
@@charold3
No. His peak was 1973.
@@HermanIngram How do you figure that?
@@HermanIngram I don’t think it’s about him getting worse it’s just his aesthetic changed. He played amazing solos and had amazing bands in the 70’s, but his more contemporary solo concerts reach places he could never do in the 70’s, even the köln one imo
That’s not what he’s about. He was never going to advance piano technique or the jazz lexicon. He was about playing lyrically and making that the centerpiece of his performance. Which is in direct contrast to what a lot of his contemporaries were doing. So although Keith is the huge name, he’s almost the Bix Biderbeck of his era because he was always pushing back and arguing to slow down as much as possible and appreciate the moment you experience music because it’s so fleeting and precious and even more precious when you play the right note. So if you’re looking for a John Coltrane type messiah figure who would keep pushing and pushing and moving forward, that was never going to be Keith Jarrett. There are tons of current, gigging and recording pianists who do that. Keith was pushing back on everything and arguing that the melody came before anything else. If that alone was the only thing he accomplished in his career it would’ve been a necessary voice. Plus, you know, Köln, Miles Davis 2nd quintet, Art Blakey, the European quintet, countless solo concerts.....so....did he get “better”? Like, could his left hand match Gonzalo Rubalcabas? Probably not. But I listen to those two guys for totally different reasons.