Thank God for recordings like this. Jarrett can't play anymore, but we can still enjoy him (and be uplifted thereby.)

Recordings like this remind us that music is not an ephemeral beauty. It will last as long as our memories behold its sublime nature....Simply breath taking. Jarrett is an amazing artist. Bravo..!!

I watch it again and again and again and again...

It almost sounds like if Erik Satie if he would have written this. I am always amazed At Jarrett's fine line of jazz/classical elements to his playing. He is one of the few that will be remembered 100, 200, 300 years from now.

I can’t imagine my life without Keith Jarrett’s music. He opens me up.

Maybe the greatest love song ever written-Keith plays it fantastically.

Mr. Jarrett tells us the tragic story of Bess as "she explained it to him through this brilliant rendition" - "Bess's Lament". I would love to have seen Ms. Misty Copeland dance to this music while he is playing it. My eyes are tearing - this music is phenomenal. Sorry, but Gershwin did not play the story of Bess like Mr. Jarrett. Thank you for the genius and gracious music you left us, Keith.

Wow, what a stylist. I listened to Keith many years ago and his Death of a Flower album was one of my favorites. I also remember Nina Simone singing this song so beautifully. Jarrett shows incredible virtuosity to play it without words.

All his jazz music has made me think better thanks

I think next time someone from Mars asks me to explain "love", I will just let them listen to this...I'm sure they'll get it...

This is just sublime. His touch on the piano is one of the most sensitive in jazz.

Mr. Jarrett, through his interpretations, makes us go through the most subtle dimensions of being

You know what... I think this is the definitive version of this song.

Probably my favorite song and so exquisitely played /felt ….am in awe

It's so beautifull to see all his emotions while he's playing.. his love and hate for the piano.. he truly embodies his music. It can't get anymore real than this for me. An ode to what man is capable doing.. not only musically but spiritually as well..

Getting old isn't that tough. Keep an open mind. One doesn't have to get rid of favorite horses or piano players. I just got on this horse, Jarrett. He's givin me a hellova ride. He took me to hear Danny Boy, and I Love You Porgy. A different, haunting, unforgettable sound for me. Jarrett is a thoroughbred. A winner. Discovery keeps me young and curious. Try it.

I'm flying in paradise

Dynamics and pure touch says it all for Keith. He's got it all. Gershwin is smiling in the heavens.

He makes a sigh on 3:29... It's just love, I can feel it too. That's what music is about. That's what music is man. Keith... man...

I loves you, Keith.

This man has unbelievable voicings...he has tamed the harmony!

もう何も言えない。素晴らしい。

If this was the only tune Keith ever played, his legacy would be assured. But it's not. He imbues everything he plays with the soul of an artist. And it's a privilege to share a piece of that soul.

awesome rendition of an awesome song

Ci sono persone cara mia che lasciano questo mondo senza avere lasciato nulla se non tristezza e vuoto; altri che invece segnano momenti del tempo in modo indelebile e netto. Questa musica non permetterà mai a questo mondo essere un mondo piatto e triste e vuoto ,ma rimarrà per sempre per riempirlo,perchè questa musica è l'espressione del mondo stesso,del vero mondo.

this is truly amazing from the first note to the foot that leaves the pedal.. wow. This is, for me, the best thing in the world, and I feel sad for all the people that dont/cant appriciate this as much as I do. I feel like a new person after listening to this, truly wonderfull

Надзвичайно! Чудово! Дякую.

I love you Mr. Jarrett all the way from Holland-eu. 🌷🌷🌷❤

deep in the soul with bill evans, high in the sky with keith jarrett.

You can barely take a breath of when listening and watching him. Amazing musician! Bravo!

This is the most beatuiful thing i ever seen in my life

Keith is just a big river of music..

Keith Jarrett & George Gershwin- perfection.

he is so simple for what he is . i think he is the music itself

yes, macdries, I agree, before being a musician he is a great human being. He keeps his humbleness, he is not carried away by fame, he maintains his sensitivity intact. And that makes him a great pianist!

I have the transcription of this performance. The notes are easy but try reproducing Keith Jarrett's tone and phrasing. The man is a Jazz pianist but that doesn't mean that he doesn't have an understanding of the piano equal to that of the best concert pianists in the world.

Greatest living pianist,on jazz and classical repertoire...!

if there was ever a musician who was one with his music. its keith jarrett. nuff said

What a sophisticated lyrical melody and harmony !

Keith Jarrett изумляет красота и утонченность музыки,. которую воспринимаешь".безумие" нежности, теплоты и гениальности, которая в последствии будет оценена сполна. Это великий музыкант с прекрасной тонкой душой Когда Keith Jarret играет свои соло он живет там, где мы можем только остановиться и эта остановка длиться секунду. Нам нельзя дольше нам можно только прикоснуться.

❤MAGIC JAZZRRETT!❤

he is what he is....best living interpreter of the american songbook

Brings tears to my eyes.

My tears are my applause.

king of voicing

Love the keithism vocal "outburst" when he's in it. "AAHHH!!!"

Great player. Wish Keith Jarrett and musicians well. Great performance here!!!

Thank you to Gershwin and Keith Jarret! Something of unique!

My God. This is heaven.

I understand musicians being sensitive to showboating, like a conductor that's trying to hard, as if he hears and feels things we can only dream of comprehending... but seriously, I feel Mr. Jarrett's movements on the inside when I hear this. It's marvelous.

Jesus. Amazing. Thank you.

Also, I find that listening to his solo work especially, like his recording of "Starbright", there is incredible tension in there. You can almost feel emotion pulling at it, as if it's dying to break free, and he doesn't let it and the effect is very powerful. He's so concentrated. Listen as deep as you can, the music is so precise. I think if I could play like that, I'd probably find myself moving like he does.

The GOAT, definitively

Immenso

This is the only version of this song that I've heard that does justice to the emotion. It is one of the most powerful songs I know and yet you always hear it as some sort of jazz/lounge thing. Read the lyrics. You can't play this without it coming from the earth, and this performance, aside from being musically flawless (the harmony blows my mind) is an example of just that.

I think he plays with his entire body and soul, I find it very beautiful. brings tears to my eyes.

He has such a “masterful approach” to the piano!

He says more in the 2nd chord of this song than I can in an entire solo. Not a day goes by when I didn't wish I was this man.

この曲好きです

Keith is not contrived... he is real and driven by his spirit. Let that criticism go and you have found a way to listen to one of the greatest improvisers of our time.

this is so incredibly beautiful

This man is an ARTISTE!

One of my favourite song played by one of my favourite pianist!!! =) I LOVE THIS SONG!

I honestly can't imagine the world without Mr Jarrett . I am so glad that he didn't make some of the dangerous choices that so many other great practioners of this music did .

Those hands have so much breath in them. Phenomenal

Raw emotion that pulls at the heartstrings. A true genius.

oh that cd... what elegance, love.. calm... beauty...

ok. 10th time hearing this in a row. I guess I'll stay at home the rest of the day. Thank you very much for this.

Wow. Exquisite. Thank you for posting.

supremely difficult and yet so simple. beautiful.

thank you for uploading this!

Beautiful ! Thanks

That was beautiful!!!

Beautiful..

So beautiful!

The work on intervals is so perfectly done !! Damn you Keith!! :D

Boulversant à chaque fois merci Keith jarrett merci

beautiful !

Wow! Thank you.

Amazing Talent! Mesmerizing

Beautiful!

2:21-2:25 Man thats just pure ecstasy

I am aware of his classical endeavors, but I ignored them in the past because so often when non-classical artists dabble in the classics, the results are unsatisfactory. However, now that I am aware of his talents, I will check them out, too. Of course, I already have thousands of classical cds which includes great performances of almost any keyboard work of importance.

so beautiful.

wonderful !!!!!!!!

deep into my soul and body.

I just love this one...

Beautifully played!

Just singing this today. What a beautiful version.

Yes he's a pure artist.

most beautiful music. He is always with me, wonderful company.

Very well said!

Is normal, Keith is a perfectionist, and this kind of behaviour is typical of classic piano players, but as jazzist is simply amazing and unique. He is a genious, like Ray Charles or Beethoven.

beautiful rendition.

incredible

i can't begin to imagine what jarrett is feeling whilst playing this. it fills me up with words that i cannot describe, he makes me feel something far beyond words could ever explain and this is only listening to it. jarrett must be in his own world, truely wonderful.

This work is breathtaking. Keith is channeling the same spiritual feeling that Gershwin had through his own experience. The piano isn't the instrument playing the music. Keith's body is. The piano is a convenient extension for his hands and the hands are a convenient extension of his soul. This is pure movement! I have credentials to stand behind my assessment. This is genius.

Great introduction with the middle part-one of the top 10 greatest love songs-by Gershwin!

formidable!!!

Makes me feel alive -