Happy Birthday, Keith Jarrett

Jazz pianist Keith Jarrett turns 68 today. Jarrett, whom critic Scott Janow calls "one of the most significant pianists to emerge since the 1960s," was born on May 8, 1945, in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

In his book, The 101 Best Jazz Albums, Len Lyons notes that "During the 1970s [Jarrett] revived and reshaped the virtually dormant solo piano medium, and inspired pianists to continue the tradition ..." In 2008, Jarrett was inducted into the Downbeat Hall of Fame.

In Lyons's book, The 101 Best Jazz Albums, Lyons recommends Jarrett's album, The Koln Concert, which is available on CD from Amazon.com.

Part 1 of that concert can be heard here:

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