Keith Jarrett - Last Solo Final Impromptu (Transcription)

[@brucejeric6701]

Chick Corea just died. And Keith is another one of the Jazz giants that has helped form the direction of jazz these past 50 plus years. And now I just found out Keith had a couple of strokes in the last 2 years and has lost use of his left hand. Worse than death for a musician whose whole life has revolved around their musical expression. I’m so sad today!!! Along with Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, and Bill Evans. All these were my inspiration in1970 when I was introduced to jazz. I’m 75 now and this has really been a bad week!!! My heart is filled with sorrow for the great losses to all of us and to their families.

[@mpilosov]

Tragic, really is. Rest assured a new generation is still being hooked on the greats. Music like this transcends eras.

[@lukasopos]

The independence of his both hands is incredible

[@sandraeckelhofer]

I soooo love this piece!!! how blessed Keith is! thrilling, fecund, splendid talent!

[@davekenney1874]

This piece is like hearing 2 pianists, his left hand is rock solid against his amazing right hand. Great job in the transcription.

[@TheDaquiali]

wonderful piece. one of the greatest living pianists

[@danwaldis4553]

There is presently no other like Mr. Jarrett, and doubtful there will be again. Because we had Keith Jarrett and Art Tatum in the same century, I was convinced the end of the world was coming soon. :)

[@eliaseiffert2207]

Dan Waldis couldnt say it better

[@sandraeckelhofer]

OMG this is not a pianist, it's a deity. KJ is unbelievable. I love him.

[@winrichsturies8055]

Great job. Fabulous! There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the passion of life ( Federico Fellini)

[@PDN11141]

Incredible, I feel like the luckiest person alive, just listening to you!

[@henrids]

this groove...

[@ZeAlfredo]

love this transcription you canclearly see jarrets melodiscisim. every true musician (improvisor or composer) knows that melody and music in general requieres repetitiona and variation. you can see in his brilliant lines and phrasing how he takes an idea and "plays with it" many times creating many unique variations on the same repetition. its brilliant and the empitimy of music. this transcription is brilliant. excellent work

[@teapat100]

Divine..splendid!

[@westonmcdonald9951]

I believe that the left hand loop has a D played along with the Bb and F (if you're going along with his Tokyo performance)... if you play it that way it sounds much more true to the original (give it a try and you'll see for yourself)

[@frankherrgott]

what a good job! Thumbs up!

[@OMARBLANCAS]

Felicidades y gracias por compartir tu maravilloso trabajo

[@evilasiov]

Many thanks for your words! Jarrett rocks! :-)

[@jeanlucchapelon]

You have to possesse A mix of absolute ears , great technique and sense of improvisation to be able to play that!!!

[@Delray90]

Thank you! This is a real treat! Excellent transcription ;)

[@jocelynr4940]

Weren't there 2 different renditions of this? It seems like it was the encore of one of his earlier concerts, maybe Bremen or Lausanne or even Munich. I can't remember now. In the 70s, I owned all the cassettes for his European concerts hedays. He played this same improvisation again to encore the 1984 Tokyo concert. The 1984 version may have been much more dynamic, but it was not new. A truly wonderful piece of piano music, in either version. I wish I could find the earlier concerts--some is on You Tube, but most is not. Lausanne was incredible, but it has all but disappeared.

[@spacegupta71]

bremen part 2

[@bobjazz2000]

@@spacegupta71 that was a different version in 1973

[@zu0832]

Totally uplipting!

[@secretmission7607]

Bar 5 and all others like it are incorrect! The 4th quarter should be a 16th, an 8th and a 16th. NOT an 8th and two 16ths

[@luizcunha1606]

Trabalho de folêgo! O baixo é maravilhoso! Um achado! Fluidez ritmíca e melodica! Fabuloso

[@florbo73]

Awesome composition and transcription too, thank you for your work! :)

[@paolofranceschi6874]

Grazie ❤

[@argenpiano2023]

Increible, sensacioal, es uno de los más grandes improvisadores que viven...

[@1exword]

so good.

[@valvetrom]

Yes thanks, I can hear that, I was just talking about the 3 note scale system

[@pereztube2]

love keith jarred 😍

[@ANSIcode]

Measure 8 has more than 4/4. Other than that, great transcription ! Frustrated with not being able to read the rhythms right away :(

[@SergioValenzuela]

Amazing Transcription, congratulations on Your incredible work!. i don´t know how You managed to notate those passages out of time in the right hand. There is something mystical on this moment of Jarrett, one of his peaks of connection to a higher power. I hate it when a fellow musician "corrects" the hard work of other, sometimes so bluntly and without any humility or respect. Said that and only a small thing out of curiosity , just noticed that Jarrett seems to play a D on the left hand which makes it a bit harder . (So he plays apparently the full Bb Flat Major triad on first inversion). Nevertheless, is just a minor detail that doesn´t take away anything. Correct me if i´m wrong.

[@nobodady1]

@Andreas Minor re "Why not taking the middle finger on the fist c. The change to the little one would be much more simple". It is very fatiguing for the middle finger to alternate a phrase with any other finger. Just try a trill using middle finger and any other and you will see how tired it gets and prone to errors in timing given much repetition. The index finger is more reliable, and it actually alternates best with thumb or smallest finger, even if the smallest finger is weak in many respects. Hope this helps.

[@kankan7940]

Mil Gracias por Compartir la Partitura....DTB

[@valvetrom]

Practise playing in Db, then B, you are using the same black keys , but in Db ,there is an F and a C, but in B you need an E and the B , thats all: DbEbF GbAbBb=F#G#A# BC#D# EF#G#. The first 3 notes of any scale (Harmonic 8 9 10) are the most important , then borrow from adjacent notes 567 123 456

[@CarlosMijaresPoyer]

thank you

[@danwaldis4553]

Incredible job! My hat is so far off to you, I can't even find it any more! :)

[@Ced77000]

Awesome work !

[@anthonycar761]

great job!!!!

[@evilasiov]

@HarpsichordRox cool! have fun and happy new year to u too!

[@cosmicjazzer1]

Great work! Truly! BUT bar 5 and all others like it are incorrect! The 4th quarter should be comprised of a 16th, an 8th and a 16th. NOT an 8th and two 16ths!

[@evilasiov]

You have to play the two near upper notes (G and A) at once with the thumb finger.

[@borisssino]

Its written correctly, its just written like that because the notes dont fit on top of each other so they must be written like that. It still means they need to be played together

[@gregcattaneo3122]

A d is missing on the left hand. It has to be added to c and b flat

[@MATIASMEILIH]

Thanks!!!!!

[@FlowEckurt]

This beautiful, exceptionally heavy piece alone proves that Keith comes from another world, probably another solar system 🤣

[@bigPianist99]

0:32 fellows

[@MyNoodleLard]

omg

[@ratiug100]

1:08 1:44

[@jarodkashkin]

I would like to see how this would look if the downbeat of the chart occured with the first LH 'C' instead of the 2 f's. They sound like a pickup to the phrase to me. If C actually was his intended downbeat, it would probably put his chords at the end of the piece as downbeat whole notes, with the RH line taking over the role of the ostinato at the very end (pickup included). Just a thought

[@Vuvuzella16]

I can't be the only one who thinks that left hand is near impossible. It's not that the melody is difficult, it's just insane, in the most beautiful way. If anyone has suggestions to playing the left hand let me know! thanks.

[@SergioValenzuela]

Is not that hard, you can do it. For me that beautiful pair of notes (G and A, with the thumb), it´s the cherry of the groove, and also a nice springboard to complete the cycle of movement. back into the F on the down beat... with practice it´s totally playable. Improvising so asymmetrically over that is another story and takes a lot of slow practice, but not impossible, unless trying to sound like Jarrett.

[@bobiquesada]

imposible...

[@Vuvuzella16]

I was afraid you'd say that. I don't have an issue going from the F to G cross octave, but still.

[@ArthurSieg]

Do we know of more recordings of this vamp? He did it in Tokyo, and also in Bremen as an encore in 73. He played it more often, without doubt, and with a bit of luck one of those has been recorded as well!

[@db1815]

he did play an early version of this in stockholm sweden, 72. I wonder if that whas maybe the first time he played it, as he has stated than an encore might sometimes be something that comes of an improvised concert. It's on youtube

[@ArthurSieg]

I found it, very interesting! In the Sweden version, it seems like he 'arrives' on the theme while improvising, and he departs from it a while later. You can hear that the vamp is developing while he's playing, and he also uses more chords, experimenting with it. It could very well be the first. Thanks a lot!

[@YannickCamilo]

Can somebody play this transcription? I haven't seen any uploads on you tube yet. This indeed a great a transcription!!

[@ZeAlfredo]

actually im a pianist who hates sharps (because i used to play saxophone). but a guitarist would love you

[@andreasxmeyer]

Jarrett plays the first c in the left hand with his index finger, then changes without leaving the c to the little finger. In this tempo it is a hard thing to change from index to little finger on the same key. Why not taking the middle finger on the fist c. The change to the little one would be much more simple. Any experiences with this point How do you play it? And thank you for this whole lot of work.

[@tdtm104]

Great transcription! (despite a load of notes going over beats! Quite hard to read the rhythms...) :(

[@Vuvuzella16]

Absolutely love it, but surely I can't be the only pianist who prefers only sharps in their transcriptions? Damn you flats, damn you to hell.

[@valvetrom]

Chopin writes in Db 5 flats, then goes into C# minor 4#s same pitch but easier to write

[@ALLANE1952]

Many many thanks and congratulations on your work here. There is the marvelous KZbin video here.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/foHUfGSAf7R5rtk ...wonderful moment at 1:04" when the music lifts Keith off his stool. I think it is impossible to over estimate Keith's creative achievements. Many thanks again.

[@db1815]

Has anyone actually ever learned the whole thing?

[@colincrothers4659]

i have

[@goffredo29]

There are a couple of clips on KZbin of folks playing it in its entirety.

[@manualonso7]

I have! Was so funny to learn tho it took me a while to get that Ostinato learnt in order to make the right hand free. It’s tricky but worth it to learn I sometimes play it for myself and has become one of the top impros personally. Check some of my videos I’m classical pianist maybe u like it

[@Melpheos1er]

i can't even do the left hand rythm as he does :(

[@valvetrom]

it swings and drives like buggery(NZ expression)

[@Hjalte0]

Why not flats?

[@bobjazz2000]

which album was that on?

[@ZeAlfredo]

you can use the index and thumb for those notes. its not impossible. just practice at slow speeds and them speed it up. now improvising this ostinato on the spot is ... well... *pours gasoline on piano and lights match*

[@valvetrom]

shades of Take 5

[@valvetrom]

Yes I would give my right arm to be ambidextrous