Jarrettronique

Keith Jarrett - Funky Tonk (Solo Excerpt) [Removed]
From Miles Davis Live-Evil: Sony/Columbia 65135 [Buy Here]

Keith Jarrett - Pastel Morning [Removed]
From Keith Jarrett Jack DeJohnette Ruta and Daitya: ECM 1021 [Buy Here]

Keith Jarrett is famous for many things, and one of them is his complete rejection in the early 70s of electric or amplified instruments. After the supercharged electric brew of Miles' groups in 1970 and 1971, he demanded the space and clarity afforded by purely acoustic instrumentation.

Keith Jarrett with the Miles Davis band, 1971

Jarrett's legacy since the early seventies is well documented and extensively recorded. But it's often forgotten that Keith Jarrett made some very beautiful music during his short electric period. Here are two great examples: his now-famous solo from Live-Evil, where he plays with a broken key on his Fender Rhodes; and Pastel Morning, the final track on his much-overlooked duet album with Jack DeJohnette for ECM, Ruta and Daitya.