Keith Jarrett 'European' Quartet 1st Set 1974

Keith Jarrett, piano
Jan Garbarek, reeds
Palle Danielsson, bass
Jon Christensen, drums
01 Belonging (5:00)
02 Spiral dance (14:10)
03 Blossom (15:55)
04 The windup (fade out - end of part1) (9:05)
05 Mandala (7:25)
06 Solstice (14:50)
07 'Long as you know you're living yours (17:55)
08 Give me your ribbons, I give you my bows (fade out - end of part2) (3:55)
Hannover 1974

[@Eged282]

When I was in 9th grade, my math teacher had “belonging” among his VAST ECM record collection. We were listening to this record again and again and again…without me realizing how amazing these musicians were. All I knew it was that it was a beautiful sounds and texture-it felt good. Happy times..I owe that math teacher so much..

[@johnenglish929]

We all have a lot to thank Manfred and ECM for !

[@christophercharles9645]

@@johnenglish929 Indeed we do!

[@eriksmithdrummer]

RIP Jon Christensen, he left us today 18 of February 2020...

[@bogopecnikar]

RIP

[@richardmitchell8482]

really sorry to hear that - this is an excellent piece with some of my fav musos at work.

[@ZeeAndris]

R.I.P.

[@SailaV1]

Did not know that...thanks for the post....RIP Jon...

[@jeanlucchapelon]

A great musician 🙏

[@Motherwell1958]

Went to a small venue in munich 1974 to see them play and will never forget how mesmerized I was when I left ... been a true fan ever since

[@frankgeck8866]

Domicile?

[@MrColjazz]

What a fantasic band,Jarrett and Garbarek are two of my all time favourite musicians. Just so exciting to listen to, even after all these years.

[@gopalprabhu6500]

Mine too...great musicians. Have all their albums. Love this quartet.

[@robertclarke7012]

Never get tired of listening to this.

[@robertclarke7012]

Absolute magic. Nearly 50 years on. What an era that was.

[@skiadikt]

it's physically impossible to write songs as cool as these and few bands ever achieve this level of communication. rip jon christensen.

[@markadam3191]

One of the most beautiful drummers. A true musician.

[@muonani]

Jon Christensen, a genius player was he.

[@AdamToth195]

R.I.P Jon Christensen 20.Mars 1943- 18.February 2020

[@bdf8762]

I listened to Jon Christensen for the first time on the Yellow Fields record of the huge Eberhard Weber in 1978. "Touch", the fist tune went straight to my heart and mind, it carries its title well, and felt backwards when discovering this drummer. In these years of "big artillery" i heard a musician playing drums on a binary rythm with tact, fluidity, melodic sens and diversity of timbre without repetitiv loudness. It was a shock and a major influence. Yellow Fields is a bedside record for me with others where Jon is present. Jon Christensen's disappearance is a great loss to the music and to me in particular. A huge thank you Mr Christensen.

[@ernietollar407]

A wormhole of Sound Rhythm harmony and modal melody, intervallic melody. Only the Coltrane quartet completely defined something so rich, new and complete out of jazz. As much as the Standards trio showcases Keith's genius this is an alignment of some planets kind of stuff. Like love Supreme live there are peaks here way beyond the studio recording

[@gopalprabhu6500]

Nobody could have said it better. Thank you for articulating that beautifully.

[@dylanmenzies3973]

Some of the most beautiful spontaneous music, doesn't get better than this.

[@andradas9688]

9:30 - 11:30 - very, very intense, transcendental.

[@addiboytk]

0:00 Belonging 5:00 Spiral dance 19:02 Blossom 34:57 The windup (fade out - end of part1)

[@JentschChris]

Yes…thanks. This makes more sense. Some confusion in the uploader’s post between length of tunes and the start time, plus know that this vid has only the first four tracks. The other vid has tracks 5 through 8…

[@philipnicholson2851]

I could listen to that 'Windup' main theme all day, fantastic stuff.

[@kornazov4]

So sad about Jon Christensen... That was amazing band... The best of Keith to my opinion! Great compositions and playing for all the time!!!

[@viviennesoan1]

This is music that I had on a long lost tape (cassette) so happy to have rediscovered it here .... Yes thanks for posting

[@bill3837]

jan got such a beautiful sound and all that musical genius

[@SanjaMarkovic]

This stops time. These people are so present, so beautiful, and so brilliant.

[@michaelhayes6887]

Nice. I have wonderful memories of this group and Jarrett and his courage and vision then. I was 20. It was a beautiful way to open my ears and listen. Thanks!

[@soulsofsociety6783]

Oh my goodness from the piano player from the great brother on the saxophone and a great brother on the base in on the drums this is truly a masterpiece this is what I call master class

[@united4music]

Thank you so much Philip Anderson for posting this gem!

[@friedemutsilberfisch2506]

First time I listen to a live-version, I´m deeply impressed about the power, as I heard it a thousand times when I was 18 something....LP -Version .Now, 40 years later, it still works...thanks .Silberfisch

[@stuartdryer1352]

First Lyle Mays and then Jon Christensen. A really bad week. RIP..

[@Quaristice]

What an incredible concert. I think I would have been on the verge of tears if I’d been in the crowd.

[@GaryShowbiz]

This is absolutely incredible. Mind blowing.

[@llazare]

I adored this quartet. I was lucky enough to see them perform once at The Bottom Line in the show that was released on the album "Nude Ants'. I've not see this recording before, this is the European quartet at their very best. Thank you so much for posting it.

[@VictorSanchez-yl9jf]

That would have been The Village Vanguard. I was there also. He never played at on the corner of West 4th and Mercer

[@NYCBG]

Ouch! Lawrence Lazare, was it "Bottom Line" or "Village Vanguard"? Or, does it even matter?

[@jonathanedwards8696]

@@NYCBG With Jarrett, it was The Village Vanguard. I was there. Thruout the 80s, when Garbarek still came to the states, he usually played The Bottom Line except in 86, he played at Fat Tuesdays on 3rd Ave. He was there for a week. I went three times.

[@jonathanedwards8696]

@@VictorSanchez-yl9jf In the 80s, he often played The Bottom Line. (Not with Jarrett, but with his own group). I saw him there with Eberhard and Nana.

[@davidsheriff9274]

​@@VictorSanchez-yl9jfThe Bottom Line was a fantastic club, I saw so many great shows there. Too bad it's gone.

[@adilk100]

Whaaaahhhh ... the energy is just astounding, loooooove it :)

[@CoreaKixx420]

When I was 27 back in 1987, a buddy and I took a via rail train from London, Ontario to Montreal, Quebec to catch about a half dozen concerts at the largest Jazz Festival in the world. On opening night we were treated to the classic "Standards" performance, and more, from Keith Jarrett, Jack de Johnette, and Gary Peacock. An absolutely premier event, and one of the best acoustic jazz concerts I've ever seen. Thank you kindly for this brilliant upload...certainly brings back wonderful memories!!

[@soulsofsociety6783]

Nasty nasty nasty nasty type of jazz that just sold out of the level of the elements of real jazz I’m so speechless this is like one of my favorite jazz songs oh my Lord 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@franckavitabile]

Quel plaisir ! J'ai pu jouer avec Jan Garbarek une fois en concert, très impressionant !

[@paulbatlan6584]

Gorgeous concert - "Belonging" defined my Evanston college days including Amazing Grace nightclub and University of Chicago Mandel Hall ECM festival concerts. These were days of grey Autumnal studies in the late 70's which this music was a strong part of along with late night blues shows on the South Side. Finally caught this group at University of Wisconsin where Jarrett had one of his hissy fits over the piano and walked off the stage early. This is perfect music.

[@zakiahart3919]

What did he have a hussy fit about? Just curious

[@MuzoSTEIN]

Glad the fits affected the music none whatsoever. Conscientious vision would use 'Spirit' not 'Fits'.

[@stuartdryer1352]

@@zakiahart3919 He was VERY picky about the pianos provided at concert venues. Which to be fair, pianos provided in concert halls of major universities really ought to be perfect. He would also lecture audiences and walk off the stage if a few people coughed. This reached a peak in the 70s. Later he mellowed a liitle.

[@paulfitterer5576]

22:22 Heart Blossom RIP Jon Christensen

[@Poeme340]

Keith channels Scriabin! The whole thing is gorgeous!👍👍

[@sengoku31able]

I found a new shape in him. The time is not past! I’m so happy.

[@timkjazz]

Pure, unadulterated brilliance.

[@KAOTSOUKI]

What an Ace quality music is this? Epicness.

[@beefart100]

This is one of modern jazz's finest quartets and despite his antics at piano which sometimes verge on the histrionic (in contrast to the still calmness of his Norwegian colleagues), Jarrett wrote some astoundingly beautiful tunes at this time and Garbarek was at his peak in this more harmonically challenging music. Just gorgeous and enduring!

[@JudeJaded15]

ticks and antics. just close your eyes and listen everyone.

[@TheBonerBoyzGotWood]

Not antics. Physical involvement and an outward expression of his emotion. Feel ing it.

[@andradas9688]

it is beyond belief that people have to criticize KJ for his vocalizations and physical movements and cannot simply understand the level of energy and involvement he brings to the music.

[@MuzoSTEIN]

Antics have nothing in manner affecting the Music. Spirit Does! Jarrett's simply a much deeper affiliate of the spirit of music. MANY ARE SOULLESS FOLK. Arbitrary nonetheless in statement - music's not competition in performance of stillness, motionless, calmness or soulless. Rather, Music's a Spiritual Guide, to inform and advise whosoever soul has ability connecting on a visceral terrain.

[@room34]

I think it's OK to admit that you find Keith Jarrett's writhing around at the piano humorous, and still find the music powerful. (And I get why he does it… he really just can't help it; he's 100% in the moment and that's just how it works for him.) I also find it funny to contrast how absolutely still and stoic Jon Christensen is on the drums. Anyway, this is an incredible artifact of four brilliant musicians at the peak of their combined powers. I love it!

[@pgonzo98]

keith's best band...

[@stuartdryer1352]

My favorite for sure.

[@kornazov4]

Definitely!

[@gopalprabhu6500]

Agree 100%. Glad I'm not the only one who thinks along those lines. The American trio is nowhere near as exciting imho.

[@stevehelland6789]

Oh man...doesn't get much better than this. Of all the countless amazing concerts to be found on youtube, I usually don't make it all the way through them due to lack of time available, etc. This one, though, I was transfixed all the way through and forgot about the rest of my day. Question: how did it get posted here without ECM taking it down? Anyway, THANK YOU!

[@charlesgaskell5899]

Because ECM don't own the recording...

[@pauljackson7877]

Keith Jarrett's play... Beautiful! These guys have nice edge to their style . I would've never seen this without your post. Thank you

[@knoxrembrandt]

wunderbar anzuhören DANKE.

[@zarkozivkovic7954]

The best jazz quartet ever

[@bubnjarskiforum9409]

Apsolutno se slazem.... Pale i Jon su mi favoriti

[@michaelsokolowski7143]

Jon Christensen, RIP

[@akhmetchine]

moving, amazing, beautiful

[@patzinzon697]

Drums : Jon Christensen

[@RafikCezanneTV]

Never heard this before. Excellent. Thanks for posting.

[@dj210658]

Quartet sublime, les méldies sont vraiment entrainantes

[@sierrasix2003]

Sans doubte!

[@daniellarsson3131]

Great! Love this so much

[@thewoodys_surf_instrumental]

Thanks for posting this, it's fantastic!

[@KMerrells]

RIP Jon Christensen.

[@kyotojoel]

What a band this was. Might just be me, but Jan really sounds a lot like Ornette here. High spirited and vigorous playing by all. Bravo! Thanks for the upload!

[@kyotojoel]

Actually, on tenor, Jan reminds me of Coltrane and on soprano, Ornette....

[@ernietollar407]

There was a n early interview where he cites Ornette, Archie Shepp, 'Trane and others. I think it was in Downbeat Magazine, and maybe another in 'the Jazz Report'.... He really articulated his influences nicely in those interviews

[@Existentialexplosion]

Listen at 10:30 the interplay between piano and sax! beautiful!

[@reggienkosi5694]

Amen❤

[@dimitriskaraganis]

Pioneers!!

[@davindersingh4506]

A FABULOUS QUARTET.

[@trombonisteau]

i believe this concert was part of their "warm-up" tour before they went into studio to record the record. just days before the actual recording. landmark period.

[@cocoonecoco]

Listen guys at 37:33 the solo of Keith Jarrett! Pretty, pretty good!!! :)

[@rolandaniel]

i LOVE this quartet !!!!!!!!!!! OASIS

[@nurettinkorkmaz3870]

This gives me rest, in these strange times.

[@dipark1660]

Amazing

[@chrisisland7792]

Very nice!

[@robertom314]

Wiedziałem , że Garbarek grał z Jarretem ale o regularnym kwartecie dotąd nie słyszałem. Teraz usłyszałem i to jest prawdziwy, pozytywny jazzowy szok. A spodnie Garbarka to prawdziwa wisienka na torcie :)

[@ThvonS]

Masz absolutną rację :)

[@martinlihotan]

Som starý,aj keď skladba je možno o 25 rokov mladšia,je po mojej vôli,je to moje myslenie.

[@egyptianminor]

Great.

[@shouzhengshao5687]

钢琴的延音就像风一样飘逸的摆动，吹过鼓点发出风铃一样的声音。 soprano sax特殊的沧桑感像是一个忧郁优雅的诗人无时无刻点缀着这个景象。 十分有画面感。 然而今天就要考了，还有四分之一，在此留下个足迹。

[@alainszyller615]

I can't believe that's been almost 50 years ago.

[@johngiblin259]

Palle Danielsson !!

[@kennybradshaw2122]

Class!

[@KarlLatham]

bliss

[@AlainPatrickSoulandSound]

Spiritual greatness.

[@arkadiyfedotov395]

!!! Super !!!

[@neshacampus1]

to je fantasicna svirka.slobodna i ozbiljno duhovna,,,,,

[@chemicalbrother7613]

No matter how often I do it: when listening to Spiral Dance (5:05) or The Windup (34:57), my facial expressions somewhat match Jarrett's. Can't help it)))

[@nikolaosmosxakis3395]

love this j,, nikos tarantella xersonisos kreta

[@lazarave4036]

yes!

[@peteryyz43]

I love Keith's "Whoa" at 37:24

[@MaryemHassanTollar947]

what a band! love to hear past the fade out ending?

[@rubenferrerook]

ABSOLUTAMENTE GENIALES .... SON LA LIBERTAD MISMA...

[@algerieicosium8404]

Keith Jarret, Jan Garbarek...

[@Eduard_Kolesnikov]

Восхитительно

[@haimlute]

Lovely, 4 genius!

[@wfranklinf]

Simplesmente DUKA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@chrisisland7792]

Nice intro (Y) Nice yungs

[@MichelHubert-ff8kq]

Je ne crois pas que ce soit des pitreries mais a ce niveaux là..il vit sa musique ' les rythmes improbables etc..😊

[@jazzman642]

Some people can do anything, others can merely listen. Most, aren’t even capable of that.

[@jiyujizai]

🎶😢😍😀💙

[@noahmusyc5991]

Some music doesn´t need to explain.

[@muonani]

Palle Danielsson had the best articulation in Keiths bands , as a bassist.

[@brucesmith3740]

Keith was well know for getting angry about audiences behavior and piano quality. But he clearly smiling and being delighted on many youtube videos

[@bassbird]

pretty wild stuff

[@nicolasn92]

Jarrett et ses Suédois surdoués... Best of +++

[@frankfog5372]

No not Swedes, Norwegians!

[@dieterquist6667]

Base - swede, drums and sax - norwegians

[@arnoldogutierrez7729]

Can anyone recommend the best albums (either live or studio) this quartet recorded? I own My Song already, but watching this performance shows me I need to listen to so much more of them.

[@tommynor]

Belonging

[@gopalprabhu6500]

Sleeper, belonging, personal mountains, nude ants

[@louislafontaine5984]

Nude Ants is an amazing concert performance.

[@reggienkosi5694]

Personal Mountain! A deeply spiritual album!!!

[@fnjfrancis]

Check Jarretts reaction when Pall Daniellson lowers one octave 😀 35.29

[@cooldebt]

Priceless!

[@paxwallace8324]

This is what was cutting edge hip when I was 14. I was aware of Jarrett's 4 musical personalities . There was his solo piano projects and his great American Ornette Coleman influenced band with Charlie Hayden and Dewey Redman there was this, his European band which was also a very free unit. Man Garbareck in this stage is outa this world. Geez but my favorite stuff from this period is that Kenny Wheeler LP Gnu High where Kenny is the composer and Keith is at service to Kenny's music. Gnu High is one of the few examples in his entire discography where he's forced to improvise on truly complex advanced preexisting harmonic formats.

[@garywillcox1]

GNU High is Fantastic. Strangely enough it’s actually the run throughs from the first day that were released as KJ threw a hissy fit. Kenny didn’t send him the parts in advance and KJ thought the music was hard so was upset at that, then he claimed the piano sucked and he wanted a different piano so pretty much the whole of the first day was wasted and then KJ said he wasn’t going to attend the 2nd day of recording. That’s why it’s got such a raw quality to it , it really was the first and only time they played those tunes.

[@jwhitmore07]

Who am I??????

[@NYCBG]

And the portals opened...

[@jiyujizai]

🎶🍀🐤😃

[@cyprianpakua1451]

9:45 yeah

[@zibberebbiz]

let's end windup on a fade out, it's not like IT GETS RESOLVED