Improvisation was probably the main language of music for tens of thousands of years. By these days it's almost forbidden. Even jazz built more and more around cliches and patterns. If people would be afraid of anything unexpected, creative, spontaneous, unique and ownest. Sick and frightening.
In my opinion, many players just aren't melodic. They lack the ability to create a solo which is coherent and has a narrative quality from start to finish. It is what separates the top tier jazz idols from the rest. I partly blame the education which seems to be obsessed now with teaching on modes and scales for no apparent reason. But it's also that many players just don't have much relevant things to say. It's why I find a guy like Brad Mehldau really refreshing. Just the selection of music he chooses to play is still innovative to this day (and I don't get why). Who else is playing Nirvana, Jeff Buckley, Soundgarden, Radiohead, etc?
Things tudned around, do. Few decades ago radios, tv-s, record companies payed for appearence. Now the musician has to spend a fortune on marketing just being heard - usually more, then the income realized. @@santibanks
That is not how it is. Improvisation is kind of like a chef making an omelette where everything happens to come out right. But composition is where the chef then tries all kinds of variations to see if the omelette can be improved. 95% of the time, it is improved, expecially if the chef is Beethoven or Chopin. That is why classical music is musically superior to jazz or pop.
I think this video has a mistake. At 16:50 the narrator places his first public recital in Allentown, NJ. Wikipedia says he was from Allentown, PA and his high school was near Allentown, PA.
By the way, “Keith Jarrett, (born May 8, 1945, Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.), American jazz pianist, composer, and saxophonist….” I heard the narrator say, ”Allentown, New Jersey” @ 16:56 …which I think there’s no such thing 🤔
It needs to be mentioned that Chick started the solo piano improvisations tradition on ECM, in 1971, before Keith. Both geniuses, but history will prove that Chick is the dominant piano force of the last third of the 20th century.
You’re certainly entitled to your opinion but not to be right. In the category of solo improvisation alone there can be little question Keith’s influence is far wider and deeper. Doesn’t really matter at all that Chick started first. While Chick Corea is a wonderful artist - and he and Keith know each other well - few would think of him as one of the world’s leading solo improvisational pianists. Plenty of people would sell their children for the opportunity to hear Keith play.
@@fastdeploy correct only in terms of popularity, not in terms of content. Watch Chick's solo improvisational content throughout his career. If your ears are sophisticated enough to understand his harmonic language and developmental and motific development, you will get it.
@@funkygh while I get what you say, I think there is a difference in approach between Keith and Chick. Keith walks in with nothing and just starts playing. Chick can certainly do that too but, his playing always is in the context of composed music. It might be just a sketch, idea, or even a mood. But Chick doesn't seem to go in "blank" and probably never wanted to. Even the improvisations records have all kinds of parts which are compositional sketches (Sea journey being one of them, a tune which at that point was already being played by the Gary Burton band with Metheny). He would occasionally do completely "blank" improvisations by for example thinking about something (a phrase or word), or in the latter years as "portraits" of people in the audience. But it wouldn't be a continuous 70 minute performance of just that. I think Chick was just way too much intentional in his approach to do such a thing as he always tries to set some goals and boundaries in order to get to something. Chick was completely lose and free in his playing but always with intent, not aimlessly meandering or doing random things. And in my experience it's for the better because I highly prefer Chick doing longer improvisations which at least have some "mapped out terrain" (like his 15 minute piano solo on RTF Live) than Keith's hour long thing which could be a hit or a complete miss for my personal taste.
@@fastdeploy well that last thing is highly hyperbolic and I think nobody would do such a thing for anyone. In fact, there is plenty of people who don't want to go to Keith because while his playing can be great, he's incredibly arrogant towards his audiences. Imagine paying 80 dollars to see Keith do a solo performance and he just walks out in the first 5 minutes because someone in the audience is sneezing. But that aside, Keith certainly influenced and yet he also doesn't because it still is kind of rare to have solo performances from jazz players on any instrument. It happens, some player do so more than others (Chick and also Brad Mehldau on piano for sure). But it is more common to see these guys in duo, trio, quartet, or larger ensemble settings. Especially because piano is one of the few instruments which is really effective at getting that going on in the first place (because of both the dynamic and harmonic range). Keith carved a real niche for himself by being fully improvisational. Anyone else usually has at least something prepared in the context of sketches or even full tunes.
Best documentary on Keith i've seen! Thanks for sharing this!🙌
Improvisation was probably the main language of music for tens of thousands of years. By these days it's almost forbidden. Even jazz built more and more around cliches and patterns. If people would be afraid of anything unexpected, creative, spontaneous, unique and ownest. Sick and frightening.
In my opinion, many players just aren't melodic. They lack the ability to create a solo which is coherent and has a narrative quality from start to finish. It is what separates the top tier jazz idols from the rest. I partly blame the education which seems to be obsessed now with teaching on modes and scales for no apparent reason. But it's also that many players just don't have much relevant things to say. It's why I find a guy like Brad Mehldau really refreshing. Just the selection of music he chooses to play is still innovative to this day (and I don't get why). Who else is playing Nirvana, Jeff Buckley, Soundgarden, Radiohead, etc?
Things tudned around, do. Few decades ago radios, tv-s, record companies payed for appearence. Now the musician has to spend a fortune on marketing just being heard - usually more, then the income realized. @@santibanks
You have no idea what you are talking about.
I've been playing music since 50 years, 40 in public. About 50% solo improvisations, 50% jazz. So how should I know? :) @@The_Invisible_Man
That is not how it is. Improvisation is kind of like a chef making an omelette where everything happens to come out right. But composition is where the chef then tries all kinds of variations to see if the omelette can be improved. 95% of the time, it is improved, expecially if the chef is Beethoven or Chopin. That is why classical music is musically superior to jazz or pop.
“The more experiences a person has the more semplicity is profound”. Keith Jarrett
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication”. Leonardo da Vinci.
The one, the only, Keith Jarrett
I am a huge fan!!!
Just wow thank you.
This is great, thx
I love you, Keith. You've brought so much beauty to my life. Thank you.
'' We were just trying to find a groove.'' Yup. Also '' Learning what I WASN'T doing .''
Thank you !
I never bought the best-selling “Köln Concert” because when that came out I already owned “Bremen - Lausanne” and I liked those much better.
Thank you!!!
I see some of my CD covers on that catalogue you have shown🙏🏼
Thanks for this very interesting posting
Muito grato pela sua arte pelo seu gênio, pelo prazer em poder ouvir o seu legado de geniais improvisos e o Koln Concert.
31:12 there it is my favourite colour of music as a whole and at 43:46 ….classic music
Does anyone know where Keith Jarrett's solo piano from 35:10 to 35:30 in the video was played? and what was the name of the song?
Genius
Yes, "The music's telling us what to play."
3min 30 THANK YOU for saying this!!!!!!!!!
I think this video has a mistake. At 16:50 the narrator places his first public recital in Allentown, NJ. Wikipedia says he was from Allentown, PA and his high school was near Allentown, PA.
30:57 waiting for a score was the de rigeur posture on the cover of late 60s/early 70s jazz albums.
By the way, “Keith Jarrett, (born May 8, 1945, Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.), American jazz pianist, composer, and saxophonist….” I heard the narrator say, ”Allentown, New Jersey” @ 16:56 …which I think there’s no such thing 🤔
*Corrected for the record. There definitely ain’t no Allentown NJ 😂
Allentown is a borough located in western Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, bordering adjacent Mercer County. Wikipedia
@@danmalley9101 Your Right👍🏾 “Check out Allentown on Google Maps” maps.app.goo.gl/hxYodsJ5TTHSTC4o8?g_st=ic
37:02
what is the name of the at 5:10 to 5:30?
Jack good drumer, but he exel piano player.that was good trio, I'm very sad about basist daid I'm very sad about.
Im from.Russia !
It needs to be mentioned that Chick started the solo piano improvisations tradition on ECM, in 1971, before Keith. Both geniuses, but history will prove that Chick is the dominant piano force of the last third of the 20th century.
Ok buddy.
You’re certainly entitled to your opinion but not to be right. In the category of solo improvisation alone there can be little question Keith’s influence is far wider and deeper. Doesn’t really matter at all that Chick started first. While Chick Corea is a wonderful artist - and he and Keith know each other well - few would think of him as one of the world’s leading solo improvisational pianists. Plenty of people would sell their children for the opportunity to hear Keith play.
@@fastdeploy correct only in terms of popularity, not in terms of content. Watch Chick's solo improvisational content throughout his career. If your ears are sophisticated enough to understand his harmonic language and developmental and motific development, you will get it.
@@funkygh while I get what you say, I think there is a difference in approach between Keith and Chick. Keith walks in with nothing and just starts playing. Chick can certainly do that too but, his playing always is in the context of composed music. It might be just a sketch, idea, or even a mood. But Chick doesn't seem to go in "blank" and probably never wanted to. Even the improvisations records have all kinds of parts which are compositional sketches (Sea journey being one of them, a tune which at that point was already being played by the Gary Burton band with Metheny). He would occasionally do completely "blank" improvisations by for example thinking about something (a phrase or word), or in the latter years as "portraits" of people in the audience. But it wouldn't be a continuous 70 minute performance of just that. I think Chick was just way too much intentional in his approach to do such a thing as he always tries to set some goals and boundaries in order to get to something. Chick was completely lose and free in his playing but always with intent, not aimlessly meandering or doing random things. And in my experience it's for the better because I highly prefer Chick doing longer improvisations which at least have some "mapped out terrain" (like his 15 minute piano solo on RTF Live) than Keith's hour long thing which could be a hit or a complete miss for my personal taste.
@@fastdeploy well that last thing is highly hyperbolic and I think nobody would do such a thing for anyone. In fact, there is plenty of people who don't want to go to Keith because while his playing can be great, he's incredibly arrogant towards his audiences. Imagine paying 80 dollars to see Keith do a solo performance and he just walks out in the first 5 minutes because someone in the audience is sneezing.
But that aside, Keith certainly influenced and yet he also doesn't because it still is kind of rare to have solo performances from jazz players on any instrument. It happens, some player do so more than others (Chick and also Brad Mehldau on piano for sure). But it is more common to see these guys in duo, trio, quartet, or larger ensemble settings. Especially because piano is one of the few instruments which is really effective at getting that going on in the first place (because of both the dynamic and harmonic range). Keith carved a real niche for himself by being fully improvisational. Anyone else usually has at least something prepared in the context of sketches or even full tunes.
So this is what Charlie Puth will look like eventually
It never got respect cos it never deserved it . Total self-indulgent noodling championed by the middle classes who BTW, know nothing about music .
I feel sorry for you.
@@alejandrosolano7421 you must be middle class
@@londontennistube7625 You must be one of them elitists. 🤡