Video: Keith Jarrett - Summertime

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Video • Thu Nov 27, 2008 at 4:52 pm PST • Views: 686

Another reworking of a classic Gershwin tune, from Keith Jarrett’s 1987 solo concert in Tokyo.

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1 ctrlL  Thu, Nov 27, 2008 4:58:12pm

Classic song about a sorely missed season.

Happy Thanksgiving lizards !

2 Karridine  Thu, Nov 27, 2008 4:59:27pm

Love Keith, but he's no Janis Joplin... or Ella Fitz!

3 Fenway_Nation  Thu, Nov 27, 2008 5:01:18pm

My plan was to go out for a nice brisk stroll during each halftime of the three football games today, but the first two have been such klunkers that I up and left in the middle of them...

4 pat  Thu, Nov 27, 2008 5:02:20pm

Margaritas Tonight

5 Karridine  Thu, Nov 27, 2008 5:03:45pm

He's one of the most athletic, whole-body pianists I've ever seen! To hold that position, half-standing, hunched over the keyboard... for the full duration of the song... WOW!

6 MandyManners  Thu, Nov 27, 2008 5:16:38pm

Between the turkey and this song, I'm so mellow that I fear my skin will slide off my bones. Thanks for sharing this, Charles.

7 Aye Pod  Thu, Nov 27, 2008 5:27:16pm

re: #2 Karridine

Love Keith, but he's no Janis Joplin... or Ella Fitz!

Or Nina Simone

8 Sharmuta  Thu, Nov 27, 2008 6:26:52pm

Wonderful!

9 Walter L. Newton  Thu, Nov 27, 2008 6:30:25pm

re: #8 Sharmuta

Wonderful!

Hi Sunshine. How was your holiday?

10 Sharmuta  Thu, Nov 27, 2008 7:00:38pm

re: #9 Walter L. Newton

I had a very nice time with my family today, Walter. Thank you for asking.

How was your holiday?

11 sattv4u2  Thu, Nov 27, 2008 7:06:33pm

re: #1 ctrlL

Classic song about a sorely missed season.

Happy Thanksgiving lizards !

all due to Al Gore !

12 John B  Fri, Nov 28, 2008 9:11:47am

Summertime - possibly my all-time favourite tune. Miles Davis, Ella, Sarah Vaughan and now Keith Jarrett. Thanks for the heads up. BTW - I also like the Billy Stewart version.

13 Brooklyn  Fri, Nov 28, 2008 3:08:12pm

re: #2 Karridine

Love Keith, but he's no Janis Joplin... or Ella Fitz!

Or Herbie Mann, who did a very cool version of Summertime...

14 Brooklyn  Fri, Nov 28, 2008 3:12:52pm

re: #13 Brooklyn
And you can listen to him doing a version of it (not the one I remember, but good anyway) right here!

15 Brooklyn  Fri, Nov 28, 2008 3:21:34pm

re: #14 Brooklyn

Actually, the one from "Herbie Mann, Live At The Village Gate" is much better, but I don't think you can find that one free online...

16 brianstien  Fri, Nov 28, 2008 5:14:30pm

re: #7 Jimmah

Or Nina Simone

Thank all the Gods for that!


Miles: Are you black?
Jarrett: No.
Miles: No man. You lying. You've got to be black.
Jarrett: I'm working on it.

Interesting that for all of Miles' self-professed racism, three of his most productive collaborations were with white guys: Gill Evans, Bill Evans, and Jarrett.

17 Charles Johnson  Sat, Nov 29, 2008 1:47:07pm

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