TagsTagsThis is a rare 1976 video of Keith Jarrett’s European quartet, with Jan Garbarek (sax), Palle Danielsson (bass), and Jon Christensen (drums), playing the abstract yet oddly lyrical tune “Mandala,” from the absolutely exquisite album My Song. (iTunes Store.) [Video]
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Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, and Jack DeJohnette making a joyful noise, in a tune called “Prism” from a 1985 concert in Tokyo’s Koseiniki Hall. [Video]
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Here’s another excellent track from the jazz-rock group Reign of Kindo, titled “October’s Storm.” [Video]
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Here’s a very cool tune from a fairly new band called Reign of Kindo — an interesting fusion of rock and jazz. They’ve released two recordings: Rhythm, Chord & Melody and The Reign Of Kindo EP. [Video]
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A masterful performance of “So Tender,” by the most telepathic jazz trio in history, Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, and Jack Dejohnette. Keith’s intro is stunningly beautiful. This tune is on the DVD Standards in Japan. [Video]
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A terrific duet on the jazz standard “All the Things You Are,” by Pat Metheny and Brad Mehldau. [Video]
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Possibly the finest jazz piano trio ever: Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, and Jack DeJohnette, playing a classic Rodgers and Hart tune, “With a Song in My Heart.” [Video]
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Keith Jarrett has a talent so enormous it’s like a ferocious monkey on his back, and you get a glimpse of the monkey’s wrath in this video clip, as Jarrett introduces a recording of Miles Davis’ appearance at the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival. It’s no exaggeration to say that ...
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A flawless live performance of Pat Metheny’s epic jazz-fusion suite The Way Up, recorded in Seoul, South Korea in 2005. This embedded YouTube playlist has the whole concert; the video's aspect ratio is a bit stretched vertically, but the audio is very good. Youtube Video
A marathon version of the bebop classic “Walkin’” (at breakneck pace) by the Miles Davis Quintet, live in Germany in 1967. Featuring Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams, with absolutely awesome solos by all. [Video]
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This solo guitar arrangement of Norah Jones’ “Don’t Know Why” is from Pat Metheny’s One Quiet Night. [Video]
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If you know the classic Brecker Brothers tune “Some Skunk Funk,” you might not recognize it in this insanely fast version performed in Nagoya, Japan, in 1993. Michael Brecker’s tenor solo is mind-boggling. [Video]
Pat Metheny with Christian McBride (bass) and Antonio Sanchez (drums), tearing through a tune called “Lone Jack,” from the album, Pat Metheny Group. [Video]
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Keith Jarrett with Jack DeJohnette and Gary Peacock, telepathic as always, with an interpretation of the jazz classic “Stella by Starlight”. The art of the jazz trio at its most refined. [Video]
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Here’s someone’s list of The 100 Greatest Jazz Albums of All Time. There’s plenty to argue with on this list (where’s John McLaughlin?) but since I played on one of the records (Stanley Clarke’s School Days) I won’t complain too much.
You might have to be a musician yourself to appreciate it, but in the first minute of this video, Jack DeJohnette turns the rhythm inside out in a way I can only describe as “totally sick.” Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, and Jack. Possibly the best piano trio ever, in a playful ...