The Köln Concert

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Pretty dope piano music. Dude was going off. Probably way better live and maybe a little high. I listened to it in the gym so maybe not the perfect listening environment.

Obviously he's a great pianist. I enjoyed hearing this, but not my preferred genre. Good for background music at a cocktail party.

I'm not sure what to make of this exactly. It's very different from the jazz album we heard yesterday and even more different from anything else we heard as a part of this project. I had this on while I worked and it was a good companion as it did not distract me too much. However, I don't think I would be able to just sit and listen to this for its full 70 minute run time.

I enjoyed the album. I’ve Seen All Good People… is a great song. Nothing stuck out to me as being notably different or experimental but maybe for its time.

This albums greatest strength and greatest weakness lies in the fact that it is an hour of improvised piano. On one hand it's a very impressive display of Jarrett's immense talent. On the other hand it can't be much more than a display of Jarrett's talent. It's pretty enjoyable music but it's not like the albums about anything and since it's just a piano for an hour it ends up being more of a background listening experience.

Unexpected! Enjoyed this far more than expected, not a jazz fan but could listen to this. Expressive and interesting.

Long solo piano jazz

Best Song: Pt. II C. These terms don't really apply here, but it's the shortest, and most "song" length. Worst Song: N/A Overall: It's pleasant to listen to, but I don't think I know enough about classical music to appreciate why this particular album was selected over any other. Nothing stood out to me as ground breaking, but it's certainly something I could imagine returning to for chill reading atmosphere.

In the realm of Windham Hill though sometimes more percussive with his keyboard usage. Excellent and sensitive recording live, can only hear the audience when you want.

Beautiful piano soloist - not really my thing 3/5

Sonido de fondo para trabajar, relaxing piano

An hour of a single instrument is too much. I don't care what the instrument is, who's playing it, or how good they are. I'll admit that, of all the instruments, piano is the most likely to be interesting the longest... but it's still too much. To be clear, Keith Jarrett is clearly a phenomenal player. Just fantastic. But it's still boring after about 15 minutes which doesn't even get you out of the first track. On top of that, it's jazz. Which means that, rather than have things like, I don't know, structure or melody, it's just a series of wandering chord variations which are fascinating to play, I'm sure. But not so great to listen to for an hour. There are moments, though. Moments of shocking, crystalline clarity when Jarrett steps out of the chord-fog and everything suddenly snaps into focus. Those moments are electric. Shocking in their intensity and, unfortunately, in their brevity. They're not enough to pull this thing entirely out of the self-indulgent nose-dive but they are enough to let Jarrett stick the landing on a middle-of-the-road score.

Classical

Super Jazz, pianiste incroyable. L’album étant live, le son n’est pas « exceptionnel », mais ce donne un certain charme. Seul point négatif, aucune chanson m’a transporté au point où j’ai eu envie de l’ajouter à mes playlists de jazz. Conclusion: c’était un bon moment, mais je ne vais sûrement jamais le réécouter.

Really cool solo piano jazz album, oscillating between melancholic, exstatic and epic tracks. Some parts feel pretty experimental and bring an overwhelming with nuances of sound. Some really dope chords progression as well on slower m tracks Il est chaud le batard Kinda hollowknight vibe meme si j'imagine que c'est dans l'autre sens que ça marche

Jazz, 1975. An enjoyable live album, but not one of the best jazz record of that period. The performance is undoubtably good but the project is quite normal.

Not bad

Beautiful performance. A bit to monotone to keep me coming back, but it was nice to work to and listen in intently every once in a while.

Piano bonito, buenos momentos pero nada que me volviera loco. Sí lo puedo volver a escuchar.

relaxing

improvised piano!

3 I'm not familiar with Keith Jarrett, but I buckled myself in once I realized it was going to be an hour of instrumental piano improvisation, genuinely unsure of how I would feel about it. One of the first things I noticed was how much this album benefits from the live setting - some people may find the crowd noises and applause annoying, but I thought capturing the captivation Jarrett had over the audience added to his already impressively flawless live performance. While I enjoyed the album, I mostly found it mostly to be relaxing background music while I got work done. I could see myself listening to it again in that scenario, but I don't ever see myself sitting down to listen in my free time. Part 1 was a quick half hour for me, but by the end of Part 2 you definitely feel the full hour. As far as instrumental piano records go, this has gotta be one of the best I've heard (possibly the best), but I just really feel like there's a cap on how floored I can be by that kind of record. Favorite song: Köln, January 24, 1975

A live album, but really not your typical live album. Sort of like that live jazz album we had, this one is, as far as I could tell, a solo piano concert. The talent here is off the charts, some phenomenal playing. I liked two of the four songs, but they also spanned 26 and 15 minutes each so I'm not sure how much of those two songs really caught me. Regardless, this was a pretty cool and easy listen. Favorite tracks: Pt. I, Pt. II. Album art: Nothing to write home about, just a guy at a piano. Then again, that's exactly what we got, so no hard feelings. 3.5/5

Sólo piano. Se hace aburrido.

He is obviously very good. A very listenable album but the structure…free flowing, stream of consciousness…makes it difficult to really focus and it all gradually just melts together.

I was expecting something more jazzy... The recording is great, so is the songwriting, but I felt it lacked more energy. Listened to this while reading, and it quickly merged into the background (not necessarily in a bad way).

first listen nice textures but very repetitive

I'm not good at rating solo piano works but this was pretty enjoyable. Least favorite part: the groans(?)

3, this would be nuts live

Easy listening, beautifully tickled ivories. If this album contained the same pizzaz in a studio recording, I would enjoy it better

Alright for a piano album.

Genre: ECM Style Jazz 3/5 The Köln Concert, a 60+ minute improvised solo performance, performed by a damn good pianist in Keith Jarrett, is pretty good. It also holds the distinction of being the highest-selling album in its field: solo jazz, as well as the best-selling piano album ever. Widely renowned, and loved by many both in and out of the genre, it has enjoyed a cult status unlike any other jazz album preceding or following it. Released by ECM Records, a label known for mainstreaming the jazz sounds of the time, it fit perfectly amongst a wide variety of releases that the general populace were beginning to enjoy. For my tastes, though, this is an album where I can 1. note how genuinely tremendous the playing is here, and how amazing it is to consider that it's all improvised, and 2. say that I enjoyed it just fine. Ranging from near-pop vamps to smooth jazz piano licks, the entire performance spans the emotional strata, and features some interesting artifacts in the mix, including deep breaths in and out, acoustic foot tapping, and brief moans as Keith starts to really dig his own improv work. Playing on a piano in the middle of a German concert hall, it's impressive to hear the quality of performance that it is, but most of that is clearly studio manipulated reverb. No puny concert hall in Germany is that echoey. Overall, this is an album that I don't think I'll necessarily revisit, but one that I think will REALLY hit some other jazz folks well. Good listen.

The story is really interesting, you should Wikipedia it.

Actually pretty lovely background music. Has its charm in a "monkeys with typewriters" kind of way. Most of the time it's regular piano playing, but then he'll randomly use some kind of black magic piano cheat code that makes me feel emotions, and I'll be like "God damn okay. Please continue, Keith Jarrett at the Opera House in Cologne".

really pleasant

Listened Before? N Well, this was a surprise. I actually enjoyed this jazz piano album more than I thought I would. It does feel very 70s to me, but that may be because I've heard it before when I was a kid and didn't realize it or something. Anyway it was solid and not boring or repetitive. My highest rating for an album without vocals. Added to Library? N

Love the man, love his improvisations, put up with his strange howling. However, I much prefer his trio settings. I know everyone loves this record, but I find it a bit ponderous.

Not bad really. Not something I’d listen to generally, but listened all the way through and was impressed.

Interesting, but not really for me.

Relation amour haine avec ce pianiste Génial mais insupportable J'aime bien ses albums trio jusqu'à ce qu'il se mette à couinner sans bon sens. Ici le vocal est supportable. Impros assez épiques mais pas mal diatonique, frisant la musak à l'occasion. On l'entends se battre avec la pédale du piano qui n'allait pas bien. Étonnant qu'il ai joué le monsieur qui annule le concert si qqun déballe un bonbon ou tousse (mon fantasme secret) Une étoile en bonus pcq ça s'approche du jazz et cette liste en compte trop peu

2e écoute de cet album en peu de temps. Voici ce que j'en avais dit: "J'aime comment il chante ce qu'il joue. C'est fou de penser que l'ensemble de l'oeuvre est improvisée et qu'il a adapté son jeu à cause des contraintes techniques de l'instrument. Pour un live, c'est un bon enregistrement."

I’ve heard about Jarrett for years. This is the first time I’ve sat down and really listened. Great performance!

I listened to it, I liked it...but I think I like the story behind the work more than the performance itself?

J'aime comment il chante ce qu'il joue. C'est fou de penser que l'ensemble de l'oeuvre est improvisée et qu'il a adapté son jeu à cause des contraintes techniques de l'instrument. Pour un live, c'est un bon enregistrement.

This was good, nothing amazing.

Nice playing but didn't like the length and relative similar sound of the pieces. Would have liked more themes and versatility

A bit of an atypical ECM album, yet very typical ECM album: none mainstream jazz packing a punch that makes one wonder why, exactly, it isn't mainstream. Not my typical kind of music, yet made of stuff that could warm a soul on a dark cold night (with the help of capable hi-fi).

Made me want steak and red wine -

Very enjoyable … for about 20 minutes.

The man can play a mean piano. And that’s about all I have to say

Cool jazz and pop piano grooves and melodies. Pleasant to listen. I think I liked the first 25 minutes best and then some later bits of the album which reminded me of Rachmaninov's piano concertos. A high 3.

nice. a little bit boring.

I found this best listening late at night when I could concentrate. It grew on me as initially I hadn't the patience to sit for 26 mins when I tried it in the morning. The guy is just so talented and the back story to the concert makes you wonder how good it could have been although maybe it was amazing because of the adversity?

Un magnifique concert de jazz totalement improvisé de la part de notre Keth Jarrett. Celui-ci a ce-jour-là remplacé George Michael au pied levé qui devait à l'origine se produire devant le public lgbt-friendly de Cologne mais a eu un empêchement de dernière minute. N'ayant rien préparé, Keith s'assoit devant son piano et se sent très vite galvanisé par les « youhou » et autre « youhihou » émanant de la fosse. À mi-concert, il est déstabilisé par la montée sur scène d'un fan bien décidé à lui couper ses pointes abîmées à l'aide d'un peigne et d'une paire de ciseaux. La sécurité intervient très vite et le concert se ira jusqu'à son terme sans encombre.

Cet album, comme de nombreux autres, a été marqué de la patte du célébre Jim Morrisson. Nous sommes en 1975, dans le célèbre RheinEnergie Stadium. Après une victoire de l'Allemagne face à la Suède scéllée grâce à un doublé de Lukas Podolski, enfant de la ville, un concert sera organisé mettant en scène le jazzman Keith Jarett. Ce dernier devait venir proposer une heure de show, offrant son fabuleux piano-voix à la population homosensible de Cologne. Ce dernier sera accompagné de Jim Morrison à la technique, qui devra s'occuper de toute l'ingénieurie sonore, comme à son habitude. Quelques heures avant le concert, Jim monte sur scène, équipé de son crayon derrière l'oreille, et procéda aux derniers ajustements. Il tourna notamment le microphone en orbite sur 3.5 tours, avant de s'écrier "Là c'est bon, tout est prêt". La suite, vous la connaissez certainement désormais. Keith Jarrett va chanter une heure durant dans le micro, sans se douter que ce dernier ne captait absolument pas sa voix. Le public, un peu décontenancé, apprécia cependant cette heure instrumentale.

Not my thing - it was nice piece of music though

nice and then fairly irritating

Well folks, you heard it here first. I like a solo jazz piano album. Dude's complex with his whole orchestration, and the story of how this album came to be is also great. I also like that Keith Jarrett sued Steely Dan.

Pretty cool he improv’d this whole shiz!

Above-average background piano jazz

Nice

improve jazz kinda brazy sometimes. couldn't handle this regularly. but it hit somewhat for a focused work sesh

Relaxing.

Just not my cup of tea

Wow, that first song is amazing

חמוד ממש

Really grew on me as I listened throughout the day. Brings up emotions unexpectedly.

3. very pleasant, though nothing i'd go back to in the future I don't believe.

It was enjoyable to listen to, but I wouldn't revisit it again.

Classic mid-70's piano jazz..

What a great, relaxing album. Very enjoyable. First time I've heard it. 3/5

Meh. Very nice, very impressive, but just doesn't move me in the way that guitars and vocals do. Interesting story behind it though, with the wrong piano being brought, and then needing tuned, and then ... just read the Wikipedia page!

Lovely piano

Relaxing album, classical not generally my genre, but enjoyed it well enough

74. The Köln Concert - Keith Jarrett - 4 tracks The best selling piano recording in history? It's ok, but it doesn't do it for me. It's good, of course it's good, but it doesn't make me want to listen to it again. 3/5

Good, not my genre.

This was pretty good. I found out after listening that it was all improvised which is impressive. I could personally have done without the moaning and wooing throughout. Still, music was pretty.

Different

Tak koscistego zywca jeszcze na plejsce nie bylo, tylko jeden artysta, jeden instrument i podowjny krazek jest ich wynikowa, artysta jest Keith Jarrett, ktorego nie kojarze, bo solowego materialu nie ma az tak duzo w porownaniu do tego na ilu albumach wystepuje lacznie, bo gral nawet u Davisa czy z jazz messengersami, natomiast jego instrumentem jest pianino, czyli rowniez pojecia o nim nie mam, opis albumu mowi o jakis zamiankach pianinowych, graniu na sprzecie ktory mozna se rozbic o kant dupy, o tym jak Keithowi sie nie chcialo nagrywac jakiegos koncertu dla smarkuli w kolonii, ciezko stwierdzic jaki to gatunek, bo chyba nigdy nie sluchalem solowych klawiszowych jazzow, ale najblizej kojarzy mi sie z evansowym graniem na postbopowych albumach, chociaz jazz to jednak nie jest to malpia improwizacja barowa, a jednak koncert operowy, wiec i publika odzywa sie jedynie nagrodzic brawami na koniec traka, sam muzyk tez nie wchodzi w interakcje z publika poza sama muzyka, calosc podzielona jest na dwie czesci, przy czym pierwsza ma 26 minut jako jeden trak, wiec naprawde potezna improwizacja, druga czesc jest podzielona na trzy traki, najkrotszy ma 6 minut, wiec jak znalazl na plejke, nadal nie jestem przekonany do klawiszy, ale jednak sluchalo sie dobrze albumu jako soundtracka do lektury, moze niezbyt gatunkowo trafilem, bo czarny jazz z napoleonska rasijom, ale jednak sprawdzil sie wysmienicie, pewnie nie bedzie mi dane zrozumiec fenomenu tego picku na liscie muzyki rozrywkowej, bo az 104 wydania tego krazka i nadal pojawiajace sie nowe musza o czyms swiadczyc

chill piano music

Quite enjoyed this as background music but wouldn't call it anything more.

Piano was nice. Weird human noises in there tho

It's okay

Some nice jazz piano, I like it. The crowd is quite enough that the live element doesn't bother me. You can hear him humming along to his playing sometimes..

Мне кажется я не понял

While I am not a fan of classical music, I can not deny the incredible talent for music that Keith Jarrett displays on his live Koln performance. The variety he displays in his music with just one instrument is absolutely awe-inspiring. It is even more impressive when you consider the amount of improvisation that went into this performance, and the circumstances under which Keith had to perform. I have to adjust my rating due to some parts sounding very repetitive and some 2-3 minute stretches droning on, while not introducing a novel idea or pleasant groove.

Beautiful concert piano. A bit too relaxing for a work setting, but perfect for background music at home.

This album was fine, but it's not particularly my style of jazz

Virtuosismo al piano. Atemporal

got pretty intense in the middle. the guy has some mad stamina.

Ich kann hier nun wirklich keine kompetente Bewertung bezüglich Könnens, Genrebezeichnung (Malo, das ist doch Acid, oder) und Verortung des Keith Jarrett im Musik Zirkus abliefern. Mir gefällt aber das flirrende, wiederholend variantenreiche Spiel. Klavier ist eh ein riesentolles Instrument, alle Komponisten und Spieler werden jedoch immer eine Welt für sich bilden, die zu erkunden wohl eine Lebensaufgabe darstellt, wie mit Ü40 Chinesisch zu erlernen. Deswegen bleibt die qualifizierte Meinung darüber aus, ob Keith gut spielt, welche Fehler eingepreiste Varianten sind und welche nunja Fehler sind und ob das kitschig oder virtuos sei. Mir gefällt es, jedoch ohne die große Dringlichkeit seiner Performance. Salomonische 2.5

This is a perhaps the most iconic solo piano album ever. It was interesting to read on Wiki about all the screw-ups that preceded this concert, very impressive that he was able to pull it off despite all the adversity. My only complaint is Jarrett's trademark moaning and wailing while he plays which is a bit distracting. Favourite track for me is Pt II, C.

I enjoyed listening to this. Part I in particular sounded very… lyrical. But I have to be honest, I started to lose focus on it somewhere in to part II. I think if I was there at the concert I would have appreciated it more.

🥱

yawn

Jazz man... I love it. This particular album, however, is a bit grating. At moments amazing... but is it just one man and a Piano? Lacking some texture. I found it hard to get through this... it just became painful.

Not my thing. Talent can’t be denied but too safe… can imagine my grandparents maybe listening to this 40 years ago. Doesn’t do anything for me. Meandering and bland.

Great musician. Just not something I would listen to

My parents listened to this a lot when I was young (and as a kid, I thought it was pretty boring). I also had a jazz piano teacher who warned strongly against getting into the habit of singing while playing, "like Keith Jarrett." So those were the associations I brought with me into this listen. Now, as an adult, I still think the album is quite long and meandering, and at times annoying. But I'll admit that it's cool that he was able to keep this improvisation going for an entire concert like this!

Not for me.

Pretty uninteresting as these things go! I love jazz and this is just one of the more boring formulations of it. It's not bad but it feels like a vinyl novelty. Easy listening. Give me something here I beg you.

Not my style - like the Monsters Inc. cameo.

Ugh I tried. I fell asleep. I'm sorry!

i can recognize the hype but i dont get it

I love piano tunes as much as the next gay bastard, but this was a bit much.

A little long for it to only be piano. Didn’t hate it but can’t go above 3 since it wasn’t heat.

This is defintely a first on my journey through these albums, with the complete lack of vocals/lyrics and a composition that remains songless and on a single instrument. Was it terrible, no I found a perfectly fine time to listen to it during my reading which was suitable. However, when I seek to listen to an album I am seeking an artists intentianl craft of a series of songs that comtribute to an overall sound and hopefully message. This was not that. I likely would only relisten as background noise, or to accompnay an activity in which lyrics or signifigant changes between sounds would be disruptive, like reading or writing.

2/3

Oh, to be a pianist and do whatever you feel like doing with your instrument! I think his little grunts of passion are adorable.

I knew his name, but I don’t think I’d ever really listened to his music before. I reckon this makes for great background music. Two stars...

Calm bits were great. Couldn’t be arsed with the jazz bits to be honest.

Piano Music! Not my thing! Not smart enough for it or something idk I was mostly bored. Still prefer it over literally every album made from 1968-1970 and every album made by a British band from the early 80's that populate most of this list. 4/10 one of the tags for this was jazz. Should have been way more jazzier and I think I could have gotten into this.

najbardziej emocjonalne robienie gulaszu, przemyślałam kilka rzeczy 2/10

I LOVE the orchestra and attend regularly. I'm less enthused when it's been stripped down to one piano. It just ends up sounding like you've stepped into a fancy hotel lobby.

I feel like I walked into a fancy department store, but the piano player isn’t fully warmed up. The pause before the applause is kind of telling, “was that the end?!… I don’t remember the crescendo?” Jarrett is without a doubt a talented musician, but this album falls very short of a piano performance that I would want to revisit.

I dont think im music-savvy enough to truly appreciate this album. I wouldn't listen to this intentionally

I don't normally enjoy instrumentals, and having just a piano can be a difficult thing to make interesting to me. This is, however, not as jazzy as some jazz which is a good thing. Album is actually a quite cool background listen.

Just not my style

It was nice but I’m not much for jazz

2.5 Was impressive to learn the story behind this and there's no denying how skilled a player he is. However, this is still ultimately 67 minutes of one man playing one instrument with occasional breaks for 3 minutes of clapping.

on ecoute du piano en 2026. part 2b; part 1

3/10 I'm not going to sit here and try to tell you this isn't fantastic art - but at the end of the day it's not the type of music *I* seek out or listen to.

cant go wrong with a bit of piano. way too long loved the jazz tho.

The CEO of the company I used to work for was in the middle of a midlife crisis that lead to the end of his marriage and him eventually getting kicked out of the business by the board made the entire company sit in silence and listen to this record once

Sería mucho mejor invertirle más tiempo a esto después.

long as fuckkkkkk and just Piano Tunes. not for me

Not sure why, but this just didn't do it for me. It felt all over the place. I'm sure there's a genius behind the work, but this is me ranking the albums for me, so 2.

I know this has some sort of mythical status and the background story to the piano used in the concert and the improvisation that took place is now legendary but that doesn't make it necessarily an all time classic IMHO. The first and last pieces stand out but for all the talent on display, this mostly leaves me a bit cold. I've tried several times but it's not my bag, and I generally like piano...

Not bad on a broken piano!

Really impressive when you consider this is a love improv solo piano album that clocks in at over an hour. Maybe I'm not sophisticated enough for this but it's also as exciting as that sounds. Good but hard to appreciate, especially without context.

It was a nice listen and I wouldn’t consider this generally bad in any way but this is not quite my music taste which is completely fine it was cool to listen to something else from time to time.

I am not a big piano fan

Köln, January 24, 1975, Part I - Live

Mwah

This has no soul no life . This is not the best breakfast I’ve ever had

Haven't heard of him. You know, I'm always happy to get some jazz album and have it playing in the background while I do other things. But this album wasn't even good for that. It just didn't make me feel anything, nothing sounded interesting. The funniest part was, I assume, Keith going "ohhh aaah" every so often 2/5

I guess.

04/10

Obviously skilled, but not a super enjoyable experience. More structure and dynamics would be appreciated.

Boring

Is it good piano? Yes. Do I enjoy listening to solo piano? No. 1 Minute of recorded clapping at the end, thats funny.

c'était sympa mais c'est pas mon style puis en une chanson (de 20 min) on a un peu tout écouté mais ça reste beau

The guy is talented but I could only listen to the first song which seemed like it went on forever.

technically impressive

Hm

Day839 - it was enjoyable background dinner music

Inoffensive jazz piano music. Nice background music, but makes for dry listening. If I played piano I might have more appreciation for this.

Solid, too long. 2/5

Sounds like an especially competent department store pianist

This is undoubtedly the work of a musical prodigy, being able to improvise 40 minutes of piano. Sadly I am too stupid to understand musical prodigies.

Ain't nobody got time for that Will catch up Too long

Doesn’t do much for me

It was ok. I thought it would be good for a long drive But not really

good stuff. kinda zoned out sometimes but whenever he hit his stride, those passages were pretty fire!

This got a 2 because the piano playing is impressive. But I am never going to want to sit and listen to this album start to finish. Background music at a dinner? Maybe.

I liked it. In some parts it gets a little monotonous, but overall it's good.

It was all improvised amazing

Pianomusic, well......ill try again with wine on the beach during sunset

not for me

no esta mal, pero no es algo que escucharia ni agregaria a mi playlist

Good? Look I don’t hate it..but it’s not easy to love either..I mean I’m all for piano..and the expertise really shines through..I mean this whole thing was IMPROVISED?ona broken piano?? Amazing..but still..after a while it becomes repetitive..although..if u play..close ur eyes..and really really pay attention to every note..u will enjoy it..and it is super peaceful..but man overall…it’s good..not great or amazing,.but good..

Objectively, a nice piano improv concert. Subjectively, I’m not into it and I zoned out halfway into the first track.

Pretty but elevator music

Good but not really my thing

album #20 in the name of billy joel - sing us a song piano man!! love the story behind this but i'm afraid i am not the target audience lol. ꩜ album rating: ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ꩜ number of albums left to review: 1,069 ꩜ number of albums from the list that i agree with being on the list: 9 ꩜ albums from the list that I would consider on my list: 3 ꩜ albums from the list I won't include on my list: 14

I liked learning about this more than actually listening to it. I can appreciate the idea of a fully improvisational concert. And it seems like people really love the clanging and banging, I cat say I felt the same.

I can appreciate that this is an impressive feat, with the piano having distinct character and key leitmotifs. However, it's just too long and the piano is never played gently, which just isn't my preference. Not to mention the parts are up to 25 minutes long. It's just too long to listen to. I didn't like it, but I can appreciate that is a key piano album

I don't know if this good or not but it bores me too much to care. 2 stars or D.

Impressive! Was it all improvised? Or do he compose it?

Did not do it for me. The piano itself sounds off to me in this. The music is nice sometimes, but most of the time feels pretty stock. It’s like royalty free background music.

Not that great.

Long, so long

plinky plonky

I know how amazing it is that it was all improvised, but I still can't help but feel I'm in an elevator.

I hated this so much. Incessant pounding in the first three pieces. Enough to drive one one insane. I'm sure he's a very accomplished musician but I'm not a fan of piano music and I really don't get why anyone would want to listen to this.

Meandering and sometimes furious piano music. Not sure what else I can say. It was alright.

I was ok to long tho!

This is loved by a select few people. And I am not one of them.

This put me in mind of music by an artist named George Winston that my parents use to listen to. I believe this style of music is rather pejoratively called New Age Jazz. Apparently there’s nothing new about it. The wiki talks gleefully about the “8 minute vamp in D major” or the “12 minute vamp in G and A”, and I think, “my god how boring!” And I wasn’t wrong. This isn’t a terrible album to have on in the background of a pleasant dinner party but it’s not music to pay attention to.

The piano was interesting and fun. However, each song too closely followed the same path and I began to lose interest pretty quickly. Nice stuff, not for me.

OK, die man kan piano spelen... maar je kunt ook teveel piano spelen... het verhaal achter het concert was boeiender dan het concert zelf

The Köln Concert. Not bad.

I hate rating albums like this. Yeah he's very talented, but it's boring af to me.

Yea. Good piano or whatever.

Very talented player but I didn’t particularly enjoy it.

-chill music -nothing crazy -good background noise

If I wanted to hear an hour of uninterrupted piano I'd just sit in my brother's living room.

quite but boring

His composed sections are beautiful. Last song is great. His noodling is sparse and masturbatory. It's like SIMs building music but worse.

No me copó tanto. Buena idea, no gustó tanto

I don't think I really enjoyed this album, but it's nothing to do with the pianist himself. I just don't think I really enjoy music that's just one instrument. There was a bit of a jazzy tone to the music, but not enough to really make me like it.

Pleasant as background music.

This may betray my lack of ball knowledge regarding solo piano compositions and albums, but this didn't resonate with me a whole lot. Jarrett is obviously a master of his craft as a pianist, and it is impressive this was essentially just a freeform vamped performance, but it gives elevator music. Hey, at least it was a nice soothing listen while I worked.

1: Part II b 2: Part II a 3: Part II c

It was ok - but only as background music

"Bro, I'll just make it up as I go" is no way to make an album. It's truly uninspiring music. He is a talented piano player but it's so repetitive. No thank you.

Nice album. Peaceful.

I get that the story is cool and I’m sure that someone who likes this music would appreciate it more but it just wasn’t for me.

Impressive? Yes Enjoyable? No Albums like this are so hard for me to rate. There's no question that Keith Jarrett is a talented musician, but it was largely background music for me (and annoying at times, to be honest). I suspect I would give 5 stars if I saw this live, but it just doesn't hold up as a recording for me.

Its apparently 100% improvised on an apparenly subpar piano....whilst this makes it more impressive, it doesnt make it more attractive to me either. Sorry super talented guy, tis a 2 star from me despite the fact Im pretty sure I heard you c*m several times during the performance.

Nice piano music but just feels a bit long and like background music

Stäm mig

Very accomplished playing, completely inoffensive and great for any piano enthusiast. Just not for me

The majority of this album sounds to me like boring, directionless piano noodling, like if you gave a chimp a keyboard that was incapable of playing out of key. While Jarrett is clearly a talented pianist, the few moments on this album where he appears to be playing with intention aren't worth slogging through the rest of the aimlessness for, and truthfully I'd rather listen to elevator music. This probably hits differently while doing drugs though.

This was clearly a very well performed piece of music showcasing an impressive improviser, but it’s not really my thing. The backstory of this concert is fun and makes the performance even more remarkable, but this kind of long form piano music was never going to much for me. Nice as background music.

It's beautiful playing, but 1 hour of piano noodling is too much for me

Jajajaja Sicher schön komponiert und blablabla. Aber für e album klöpp cha mir da nöd migt ere guete bewertig belohne. 2 kölsch uf das

pretty solid instrumental album. would rate 2.5/5

Well if you don’t like the sound of piano keys, you will hate this album, especially if you don’t like jazz. It is artsy fartsy, It is pretentious, it is “show-offey”, but it’s also relaxing and calming. It’s so above my pay grade i definitely can’t appreciate the intricacies and nuances of this album cause quite frankly it puts me to sleep. It’s just all one note (figuratively) and it’s so dry it might as well have a Ritz logo on the cover. But it is obviously the work of a genius pianist, so I can’t say it’s a waste of time, it just wasn’t for me personally.

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The story behind making this recording happen is more interesting than the album. Keith is amazingly talented but an hour of solo piano gets stale after the first few minutes.

Really hard for me to enjoy an hour long piano recital

Listening Notes Best selling solo piano record of all time I can appreciate the level of musicianship on display but not one I feel the need to revisit Standout Tracks N/a (A live performance broken up into four parts) First time? Yes Will it go into your rotation? No

Mal was ganz anderes, glaub das wär gute Lese musik

Tinny clangy

J'ai du mal à comprendre l'attrait. Ça reste de l'improvisation confuse, souvent mal placée. Il y a une énergie, mais le rendu est brouillon.

Another album I'm not sure I needed to hear and/ or an album I will never listen to again. I'm sure Mr. Jarrett is a talented, accomplished musician. But to me this sounds like that one person who always finds the piano at a party and decides they need to play for everyone. 2 stars for talent.

A lot of jazz records have great stories behind them, but 50 years removed from that era, it’s tough to find a way into the music itself.

This was an album I listened to before I died. Personal enjoyment: 2/5 Relevance to this list: 5/5

Keith mate I know you are really good at piano and everything, but I don’t really enjoy this kind of thing

No doubt he’s a supremely talented pianist, but an hour of listening to an improvised jazz piano solo just isn’t for me.

Previously unknown. Again, didn't dislike this as much as I expected. Wouldn't listen again.

я взагалі люблю інструментальну музику але цей альбом ну взагалі не зайшов

Easy listening, harmless record. Personally, I prefer the La Scala concert. Great to listen while studying or working.

Me hubiese gustado que hubieran más instrumentos. Está ok.

Started slow but got better as it went along. Impressive as a show of musicianship, but the music itself left me rather cold.

eh

Just okay

Idk not really for me

Blergh

Is he making mouth noises while playing?

Zuhause, Gerstetten, Deutschland. Naja, gibt mir nicht viel.

Listened on 12.30.25. It’s okay. Not really any distinct sounds that really stood out. Felt like it’s one of those albums you listen to once and are done with it. Wasn’t bad, I just probably would never choose to listen to it again out of my own volition.

haven’t listened yet

Relaxing concert pianist 2.5

I used to think more of this album when I was less experienced and had less confidence in my own taste

Ok un piano seul pendant 1h, c'est non.

Album #7 Keith Jarrett: The Koln Concert Nothing bad about this album, really, just not my thing. The context in which I heard this album is probably ideal for a first-time listen. I was coming back from my 10 pm Philosophy exam, on my birthday, in a snowy yet moderate weathered night. As I rode the subway, a man dressed in an all-white pristine suit with a ponytail and a massive scar across his face, looking straight out of a David Lynch movie, began to dance. Almost seeming as if he were too listening to the piano playing of Keith Jarrett, he would slide when the subway bounced, and spin when it stopped. I’ve seen a lot of characters on the subway, but this guy almost seemed mythical, too put-together to be crazy, and too eccentric to be normal. He almost seemed to gain energy when the piano picked up, and slow down when it stopped. However, this brief amusement would turn out to be the high point of the album for me, which could also be due to part 1 clearly being the superior part. Overall, I feel as though there was a lack of truly expressive moments. I’m not claiming to know how to play better than Jarrett, nor am I saying I even understand just how impressive this improvisation was; just that I tend to enjoy music with huge payoffs. Part one is, in my opinion, the closest we get to that, but parts 2 and three tend to get a bit repetitive. This is the first album of this kind I have heard, so I’m not able to critique it for what it is, but simply what I wish it were. That said, there wasn’t really an unenjoyable moment; it remained pleasant throughout, though I wasn’t a fan of his occasional moaning. If it kept the momentum of part one and maybe trimmed a little fat, I would prefer the performance more, yet it is no doubt an impressive album and one that I feel I could grow to appreciate as I diversify my tastes. But for now, aside from the brilliant part 1, I don’t know how much I’ll return to this one. Best Tracks: Part 1, Part 4, Part 2 Worst Track: Part 3 Score out of 10: 5.5

Looooong songs. Appreciate the creativity of the genre.

Ome Keith rammelt een uur lang op de piano en ondertussen hoor je hem klaarkomen. Dat eerste vind ik wel prima voor een keer, dat tweede had van mij achterwege mogen blijven. Ik wil dit eigenlijk een 2 geven maar ik ben gezien m'n recente historie bang dat ik dan bezorgde berichtjes ontvang met de vraag of ik nog oké ben. Ik krijg momenteel nogal wat albums waarbij ik me zit af te vragen of en wanneer ik ze buiten deze lijst om nog eens zou gaan draaien, maar ze zijn zo typisch dat ik dat maar moeilijk kan beantwoorden. Ik ben oké, maar toch 2 sterren. Een lange zit. Wel een sappige Wiki zoals je in bijna alle andere reviews op deze site al hebt kunnen lezen.

Not bad music to have on while cooking, but I won’t be revisiting this. Some parts were interesting but overall was not into it.

Mal was neues Klavier. Nun ja es iost Klavier Ohne Gesang hey, wem es gefällt

it's a jazz album....on piano.

I really enjoy jazz but I am not super familiar with specific jazz albums. As a result, I've been blown away by pretty much every jazz album I've been assigned on this site (seriously I think they've all been 5 stars so far). When I saw that this was the best selling solo jazz album of all time, I must admit my expectations were high. But I quickly realized that what I love most about jazz is absent from this album. The interplay between musicians, the dynamic of different instruments speaking to one another, inspiring a new direction and then bringing it all back together. This is just one guy exploring themes on his own. And while it's cool and undeniably takes incredible talent, the end result is that it's just...boring.

Not for me. Boring

Given the write up about this being a double album I expected it to be a lot longer than a shade over an hour - and only four tracks. This is a completely forgettable album. Fine as a bit of piano background music - although not keen on the live aspect (clapping and cheering gets in the way of the ambiance). But this is certainly not what I’d consider a “jazz” album and am amazed it was the best ever selling solo jazz album in history (or atleast for the time). It’s more just a classical piano piece - and an unobtrusive one at that. Tempted to give it a 2, but given the jarring clapping and the general forgetfulness of the entire album it’ll could end up with a 1. That said, it’s not dire like some albums have been… hmmm… maybe back to a 2 then.

Just flowed over me - nothing captured my attention

Boring. Elevator music. Didn’t hate it. Would never play it.

Background music.

Pleasant enough background music but I wouldn’t consider dedicating much time to listen.

At least it’s just a piano

I love jazz and I play the piano so this should be a shoe-in for me. Trouble with piano-only is that it's a percussion instrument. it's jarring, it puts me on the same level of system alertness as death metal but there's way more to pay attention to in death metal. bravo but not something I could enjoy

Very impressive. Very boring. The piano version of overwrought singing, in my opinion. Fewer wibbles for me...

It’s good but all the self congratulatory “ohhh uh” and woo orgasmic sounds in the background are goofy. Change your shorts.

Sounds like shopping at Von Maur on a busy Saturday. It’s nice while you’re in the shoe section but after a while your nerves have had enough.

I love piano but this was a little too experimental for me. I'm a classical girly

I'm sure the skill present is very impressive but the bloody endless piano and the odd little grunts just got on my nerves

Very good technical playing. Not melodic enough for my taste.

I hate live albums

I'm going to be honest, I didn't like this very much. But I recognise that it might not be my genre and music, and most likely other people would consider it to be good. The problem is that I found it to be very boring. I guess it could kinda work like ambient background music, but even then I'd rather listen to something else.

not my type of music

Four songs, one hour and six minutes. This isn't bad in the sense that it isn't just a melange of noise and found sound, but it feels li9ke background music. This is like the music from the "Romantic Classics" CD series sold on late night TV. The sporadic shouting while he's playing easy listening music is great. There's nothing unpleasant about this, it's just hard to imagine how far up your own ass you have to be to suggest this album belongs on this list. It's just Keith Jarrett and a piano for over an hour. After learning a little more about Keith Jarrett, he sounds like a real peach. I cannot imagine going to a concert where the performer is actively discouraging any crowd noise, including coughing, while he moans his way through his music.

Piano!

Nice piano music but a bit one dimensional as a result?

I’m sorry I can only say: This is impressive as hell and this is kinda pretty so many times, before the fact that this is boring and that I’m bored becomes impossible to ignore It’s an hour of piano music. God

not my cup of tea

Okay. Lots of piano. I get it. And I like the piano. I even tried learning at one point. But that’s too much.

yawning

A very pleasant double album of live Jazz Piano from the talented Keith Jarrett. It's just not my cup of tea, but I wouldn't switch it off.

Piano heavy.

Calming if a bit unmemorable.

Reading a bit about this album on Wikipedia, I understand why it's on the list. But this album is just not for me.

Not a fan of his style. Lot's of very heavy banging on the keys. The audience noise is also quite distracting. Almost like the concert was for a small audience, but they were encouraged to randomly whoop and hoot, and never clap.

Why does this man have to be groaning so much. I kept thinking there was a weirdo next to me on the street as I walked through NYC. Otherwise, I liked it fine.

I appreciate the talent behind something like this but just can’t get myself into instrumental jazz despite the several I’ve already had on here.

Not a fav. Kinda monotonous

Im too much of a heathen for this i think. Sure keith isn't arsed about my opinion, and rightly so. Keep up the tinkling keithy boy

Nice bath music

Piano

I listened to the first 26-minute song on my drive to work and kind of assumed I got the gist.

Kül.

Another one for the "fine" bin. Not my cup of jazz.

2- Stars (4/15)

i dont wanna listen to 30 minute songs with no cohesion :(

The music itself was enjoyable, but I didn't hear anything particularly impressive or inspired,

Talent for sure, but just too repetitive to be enjoyable

Best Track - N/A

Gute Klavier Stücke aber meistens nicht meins. Maybe fürs lernen oder so gut

Inte alls min grej, tyvärr.

Not my cup of tea

75/1001 Keith Jarrett - The Köln Concert Heart before? ❎ Revisit? ❎ It's quite clear the guy can play piano and there's a melancholy that I enjoy from the music. However, there was never enough variety to keep me interested for the full hour and six minutes of the record and just became background music.

Day 26 This album has a really interesting story behind it and the guy is clearly very talented but unfortunately it just wasn’t for me at all, glad I’ve heard it but very unlikely I’ll listen again. 4/10

First one i feel bad about giving two stars. The man can tickle the ivories, I just dont think i have a trained enough ear to enjoy it. I like jazz piano mixed in with other instrumentals quite a bit, but just having the piano for over an hour, i really didnt engage with it at all

Nice background music

Man plays piano for an hour. It's cool ig. Understanding the context of how and why it was improvised gives it a few points but realistically I was bored throughout the whole thing. Nothing wrong with it but just not something I could ever say I enjoyed 4.1/10

Okay

I just can't understand it, I guess. But I totally respect the quality and importance.

Started out interesting but got boring after a while.

There's nothing wrong with a bit of piano music, and this man can certainly play the piano. But a 67 minute piano solo is too much even for me. Come on guys good or bad let's get things back on track. From that you would expect a 1, but the man does have talent 2.