The Koln Concert by Keith Jarrett

Pros: Inspirational and amazing
Cons: Keith's outbursts are distracting, at times.

Keith Jarrett usually brings a totally improvisational style to his work, and the Köln Concert is no exception. I find it amazing that one human being, with only ten fingers and a piano, can display such a wide range of emotion. To understand that this...

Pros: Astounding piece of music capable of achieving greatness.
Cons: None really... sometimes sinks to the level of mere goodness. But only very briefly.

Inspirational. Mesmerising. Simply awesome. Those are the words I shall use to add my name to the very, very long list of people who have combined to throw more such superlatives at this piece of music than quite probably any other in the world. I’ll add...

Pros: Touch of a genius
Cons: Instrument quality

Keith Jarrett is a musical prodigy, the one and only pianist in the history of music who performs absolutely improvised solo piano concerts. This album, the most popular yet the most overrated one is a great choice to start digging the world of Keith's...

Pros: Some of the most beautiful and emotional pieces of improvised music ever performed.
Cons: Be in a reflective mood before contemplating to immerse yourself in this music.

The opening movement is a potpourri of elements of jazz, folk,rock and blues interlaced into a background of romantic, neo classical piano music of the nineteen century. The intensity of the music rises and falls as the above mentioned elements are...