In My Mind’s Zen Garden

I confess I hadn’t been listening to Keith Jarrett lately. But he’s still my favorite jazz pianist, and the Keith Jarrett Trio is phenomenal.

Via youtube, I found another version of the Keith Jarrett trio playing Autumn Leaves, one of my all-time favorite standards… once again phenomenal….

One fellow pianist told me that he thought Brad Mehldau was a better pianist. And I sort of was taken aback with his statement, kind of saying… “You’re kidding, right?”

But he thought Brad Mehldau was better. And I’m sure Brad would be flattered at the complement, but I think even he would say that Keith Jarrett is just too amazing… and especially the sheer virtuosity of the trio with Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette (incidentally, I have to buy his signature ride cymbal one of these days).

Anyways, I am getting more familiar with Brad Mehldau’s work and he is an amazing young pianist with the potential to become the next Keith Jarrett one of these days. But still, Keith Jarrett has a certain unique style and sound, and his entire approach to the piano is just such that no one can really be compared to him.

He’s still my favorite jazz pianist, and here he is performing “LIVE” with the Keith Jarrett Trio… Autumn Leaves: