Keith Jarrett - Köln Concert

So much has already been said about this album. I love it. I think the last track is strange... apparently it is not entirely improvised, as it appears in the Real Book with the title Memories of Tomorrow... instead of me paraphrasing something else on the internet, here is an explanation as to what's up with that:

Keith Jarrett - Part II c / Memories of Tomorrow

Keith Jarrett - Luminessence

Three compositions that Keith wrote for strings with Jan Garbarek to improvise over. Some pieces I highly enjoy, at least there are moments that I like. Other moments tend to hang on way too long. Some of it reminds me of the Hovhannes Whale record that I have...

Keith Jarrett - Belonging

Here is Keith Jarrett with the European Quartet, which I do enjoy. I feel the ballads are a bit boring, but the modal/gospel/burners are awesome ("Spiral Dance," which is one of the first things I've transcribed on my own. The head to that tune is quite tricky., "'Long as You Know You're Living Yours" - which Steely Dan apparently plagiarized for Gaucho, and "The Windup.")

I like this group just as much as the American Quartet, except on the schmaltzy ballads. I wonder why Keith Jarrett was so adamant about not playing standards in the 1970s, but then made a complete U Turn in the 1980s-Current and only plays standards?

Keith Jarrett - Mourning of a Star

I abhor the banging of steel drums on this record, but I like everything else. Unfortunately, there is a lot of steel drum banging on this record...

Nice early version of "Everything That Lives Laments"

Keith Jarrett - Life Between Exit Signs

Here marks the beginning of my Keith Jarrett records. I have a few of them. This is his first as a leader with his amazing trio: Keith - Piano, Paul Motian Drums, and Charlie Haden Bass. Great trio free jazz great listeners that are able to get into their thing while also having everything surrounding them enter their consciousness.
I wonder what Ornette would have thought of Keith's group... Ornette had a musical bond with Haden, but I wonder if he would have dug Keith and Paul's style/ love of crazy off the beaten path percussionisms.

Whenever I wonder why I like jazz, I usually turn to youtube and watch this performance:

Khan Jamal - Three

Gotta love the vibes. An underrated vibist is certainly Khan Jamal. First heard him on a Matthew Shipp CD from 2000's, later discovered Khan Jamal has a place in jazz history... recorded often for SteepleChase records. This record has him with Johnny Dyani (groovy South African bassist) and Pierre Dørge.

Like my Walt Dickerson prized record, I will wish this one had somebody on trap set, but it is still GREAT BLACK MUSIC with good unique guitarisms from Pierre Dørge, whom I've never heard of, but I believe is Norwegian and may have been popular on the SteepleChase record label back in the day

Ahmad Jamal - At the Pershing: But Not For Me

This is a ballin' jazz record. Must be in consideration for G.O.A.T.

Ahmad Jamal - Piano

Israel Crosby - Bass

Vernell Fournier - Drums

THE MINIMALIST HOOKUP BETWEEN AHMAD AND VERNELL ON "SURREY" IS WORTH $1,000,000! THAT IS WHERE IT'S AT!!

And let us not forget the classic: