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Keith Jarrett on the importance of audio sound quality

My little contribution to the forum.

Leave aside KJ is my favorite pianist, his trio my favorite trio (RIP Gary Peacock).

Found this article, him talking about the importance of reproduction quality of what he records.

Good read, many good points that elicit reflection and appreciation.

http://www.soundsgoodtome.us/2011/01/05/keith-jarrett-on-high-performance-audio-and-its-influence-on...
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ghosthouse
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Great stuff!  THANKS jj.
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baylinor
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Thanks for sharing. Great read. Glad to see attempting to reach audio nirvana isn't any simpler for Jarrett than any of us.
gjohns
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+1 on quality of KJ  ECM recordings. Top notch. Wonderful talent.
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roxy54
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Why won't he tell the brands of gear that he uses? I recall many years ago he used to endorse a now-defunct small brand of speakers with one name which I can no longer remember. It was probably about 40 years ago. I think that they might have been from California.
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ibmjunkman
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I saw KJ live in I believe the mid-70s at Orchestra Hall in Chicago.  It was a memorable evening for a few reasons. I had my Dad with me as I knew he was a keyboard person.

We got seated and shortly after a very drunk person was seated behind us. Shortly after he was seated he proceeded to vomit. I finally got the ushers to remove him and get the mess cleaned up.  All this before the concert started.

Towards the end of the first act someone about 3 rows back from the front started coughing. Instead of leaving they continued coughing. At the break before KJ left the stage he looked into the audience in the general area of the person coughing and said “I hope that bothered you as much as it did me” and he walked off.

At the start of the 2nd act as he got into the song he started to cough in rhythm with what he was playing.


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