Keith Jarrett Quartet - My Song

Japanese only SHM-CD (Super High Material CD - playable on all CD players) pressing. Universal. 2008. Album Description

Remains One of My Favorites After Years!

I grew up listening to jazz as a child - my father had been a jazz musician. And I have been a Keith Jarrett fan for decades. With a musical genius the likes of Keith Jarrett it's painfully difficult to call any one album a definitive "favorite." However, this one certainly comes close. July 4, 2008

Jarrett's best

Keith Jarrett and his European Quartet band including Jan Garbarek on Tenor and soprano, Palle Danielsson on Bass and Jon Christensen on drums.
This CD is best known as THE Jarrett-Garbarek album due to the beautiful track called "My song", one, among 6 other great compositions; as a matter of fact it is their most rewarding collaboration on records; loose and relaxed album, very pleasant to the ears.
As a personal opinion, this album ranks as my Jarrett's favorite CD other than "The Koln Concert".
Highly recommended and very much worth buying.
January 9, 2007

I didn't know nothing about Keith Jarrett but...

I pick up this album because I heard one song in the movie ,the title of which was "Bella martha".
"Country" was used in that movie and when I heard it ,I thought instantly who made this beautiful song?
And it's right here ,I finally found.
It's one of chance meetings for me because I didn't know nothing about Keith Jarrett before.
I love Jazz but it's always difficult for me to buy the right one that is not so boring to listen to.
And so I'm sorry that I don't have knowledge to talk about jazz but I'm certainly glad to know these brilliant songs.
I'm sure that people who love music will like this one! December 11, 2005

Optimism

This is the most unremittingly optimistic album in Jarrett's vast ECM catalogue. No, you won't find very much of the challenging harmonies you will on any of his "American" quartet records, or even on Belonging. But it is thoroughly melodic, energetic, and flat-out "optimistic." June 14, 2005

My Favorite Jarrett Colaboration

If your looking for something "keith" that is both Real Fresh Jazz and yet lyrical and sedate enough for a novice or your father to enjoy this is THE album. It's my all time favorite Jarrett Album. These cuts "pop in" to my head in certain moments... and I have to pull the C.D. and listen to them once again. I don't want/need to try to rehash the great comments and notation already given here, for most are quite insightful. But I just had to weigh in saying this album is so beautiful in it's ability to be both fresh and jazzy yet at the same time being extemely lyrical and clean in a child like jazz manner. So you know, I have lots of his albums and a very comprehensive music collection. I have many great jazz albums and this one still stands out for me as a high ranking classic! For his solo improve work I also am quite fond of the "Kolin Concert" (still) January 2, 2005

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