Track Listing

1. October 17, 1988
2. Wind
3. Blues

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #39439 in Music
• Released on: 2000-02-29
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Live

Customer Reviews

A million stars
A million stars would be more appropriate for this disc, where Keith Jarrett and the piano sound as if they have come from another planet, or at least as if they are working from another dimension. And Jarrett probably was, the trance-master is in his best form here, playing unique, provocative, beautiful, time-altering music. Listening this one through will change your day!

As usual in his solo concerts, the first two cuts are long, spontaneous improvisations, going from the simple and beautiful into uninvestigated territory, through some intense passages, covering many of the human emotions along the way. And the music continues to flow, on and on, but not without retrospect, in a manner only possible from a master's hands and mind.

The last cut is a short rendering of The Blues, also improvised on the spot, taking the listener back to this world.

I try to take as many of my friends as I can back to that glorious day in Paris, and all of them speak warmly of the experience.

This album is a must-have!

A must-have CD
Keith Jarrett's "Paris Concert" beings in a classical vein, employing quiet spots to create a meditative mood, but it quickly turns to moodier, even dangerous, territory with quicksilver tempo changes. Think of a stream that rolls and runs, building a force that nothing can stop. Jarrett piles on layer after layer of dense, pulsing sound, until the last third of "October 17" is awash in thunderous arpeggios, with the clouds clearing in the final, gorgeously sunburst six minutes. This music doesn't put you "in the mood" - it opens up the moods that are inside you and transcends mere listening.

The more melodic "The Wind" seems like an appropriate coda for this brilliant recording, with a thoughtful, almost nostalgic coloring. I also own the "Koln Concert," which also has its incredible passages, but I'm surprised that "Paris" only has a dozen reviews thus far. It's one of Jarrett's best pieces of improvisation and it shows his mastery of feeling, technique and range of styles.

I think that Jarrett's fans may prefer not to overdo their praise; the music is like all the better things in life: best savored in the intimate way Jarrett meant to convey it.

All the stars
I guess "The Steinway and sons" experienced multiple orgasms during this performance. Keith Jarrett is versatile and omnipotent, he`s the most powerful musician I`ve ever listened to... This is an outburst of the most intimate and most drastic Jarrett. I can barely survive a month without listening to this CD