Keith Jarrett – The Köln Concert

I grabbed this used recently and boy was I impressed with the dynamics, clarity and warmth of this pressing and performance. Highly recommend.

Completely improvised on a broken piano, while dealing with constant pain from his back, what an achievement this record is.

This might be from 1983. Page 25 of UK Music Week 1983-10-15 -- https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1983/Music-Week-1983-10-15-I.pdf -- has "JARRETT, Keith Koln Concert ECM (Germany) ECM 1064/MC 3541 064/8100 672 (compact disc) (IMS)" as a 'new release'. Note the "3541 064" code that only applies to this cassette. "8100 672" applies to the CD that we know was released in 1983.

This album is just wonderful..... Perfect... Free improvisation to the Zenith...

This is just great music by Keith Jarrett. I bought it few weeks ago and I am happy to have it in my collection. If you love Keith this is a must have ;)

Terrific improvisational solo piano. Worth it just for Part 2-C.

No matter how much you love Pink Floyd, Beethoven, John Mayall or Miles Davis, Keith Jarrett will always impress you. And this concert is the point to start with and the point to finish with, as well. I love it since I've heard it for the first time. It was in the early '90; I was still in my first year at the university and one of my girl friends had it on a reel to reel tape. "Can you play it one more time?" was my boring question, so much often, Anyway, finally I got it on vinyl. It is a pristine copy from ECM Records, dead silent. Keith's playing and moans are mesmerizing. I can't recommend it more. I don't know about other versions, but if you love Keith Jarrett and you want him on vinyl, you can't go wrong with this release.

Variant 2 of the string etched in the runouts seems highly different from variant 1. Aren't those variants actually different releases, the second being pressed (or at least plated by) Pallas? The stamped "-1044-" and "-1045-" are suspect, albeit those numbers were supposedly used by Pallas a long time ago, much earlier than 2004...
Variant 2 is the same string as the one etched on the limited clear vinyl version, supposedly released in 2015: Keith Jarrett - The Köln Concert

Phenomenal performance. Some lack of presence in the recording. (word)

I'm not a big fan of instrumental improvisational jazz. But - this is really good. I think maybe listening to something live vs recorded helps. This is a live performance. You can hear Keith grooving and the tempo changes, it's really quite moving. I can see why he's famous.