I know this song, but professional skater Yuzuru Hanyu skated at an ice show with Keith on the piano. It was a wonderful performance that touched people's hearts. I hope you get to see it someday.
Keith Jarrett is on a difficult medical journey now. Sending prayers up that he will return to what he so clearly loves. Still, if he never plays another note, whether by force or by choice, he has sailed us all to musical nirvana and back more times than we deserved.
This is June 6, 2024. Today is the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Thank God for peace and thank you to everyone who helped establish it in a world gone crazy by war. Thanks to a song like Danny Boy and how it was used among allied soldiers to keep hope and faith in the future alive.
As a professional classical pianist, I stand in complete awe of this man and his pianistic abilities. The singing tone is out-of-this-world beautiful, the harmonic tension and release absolutely heavenly, and the seamless modulations just brilliant. This is what music is all about!
There is something about this tune , the melody, how it is played or sung. It is being played here by Keith with that emotional gut feeling this song evokes by many. So brave of him ...he is never afraid to show his emotions through his playing! What a masterfull giant!!!
@@fareshajjar1208 Barry Harris ran laps around Bill Evans. So did Many others. No wonder, it's the waspiest square looking boat club schmuck, who thinks Bill Evans is and was the end all be all of jazz piano. Ridiculously hilarious... In Juilliard, we used to actively laugh at the simpletons and entry level clowns who thought Bill Evans was the pinnacle of jazz piano. You've a lot to learn there, kiddo. A whoooole ass lot. Sit tight and humble yourself, and meanwhile - maybe shut that corny looking trap of yours. Aight? Cool.
I'm moving here to listen Danny Boy from just after seeing Yuzuru Hanyu's performance with this song at his ice show "Notte stellata". May the world be peaceful and fulfill with hope.
"Danny Boy" (Londonderry Air) has often been cited as one of the most beloved melodies in world music. Keith's plaintive rendition captures its spirit as few have ever done. As an Irish-American preparing to spout my heritage on March 17, I am always moved by his unique interpretation. Truly, "A thing of beauty is a joy forever." Thank you, Keith Jarrett.
Because my name is Danny, this has been my song all my life. This is the most beautiful arrangement I've ever heard in all of my 70 years. Thank you Keith Jarrett 💚
Wishing you a speedy recovery and thank you for your musical courage and beauty. My moments listening to you play are among the best moments in my life. Always forward! ❤
God bless you Mr. Jarrett. You amazed me at Ford Auditorium, Detroit, dead of Winter 1975. Many had colds, coughing prior to you coming out to your piano. Upon arrival you announced: “Everybody! Cough!!!”. We all did, laughing along with you. Then we settled in as you transported us. Thank you for your musical gift & for your gracefulness. Be well Sir!🙏🇺🇸
I put my headphones on, close my eyes and get lost is a myriad of colour, feeling and emotion, time ceases to exist, if he didn't stop playing, I might never wake up!
Of all the comments here (for reasons I couldn't put into words!) yours is my favorite. You convey so much, in so few words. Thanks for posting, Ray Foulkes. Posted one of my own (above) this day.
This has to be the most beautiful rendition I’ve ever, ever heard. I’ve played it multiple times and it never fails to bring a tear to my eye. Reminds me of my long lost, dearly departed friend, Danny. Thanks you, Keith.
Regarding your RUclips comment about Keith Jarrett playing the traditional tune "Danny Boy" many people don't know that originally it was written as a description of a dying father, saying good bye to his son, who was being called off to war..."the pipes, the pipes are calling" the son off to war. Neither the father or the son knew if they would ever see each other again, hence the lyric about the father returning in spirit. I used to laugh at this tune, always hearing it sung as a simple beer-drinking song that has been popularized over the years, until I learned the meaning of the lyrics. I've played this ballad as a piano solo to many audiences over the years. I preface the playing by telling them of the meaning of the lyrics, and I ask if they have ever had to say good bye to a loved one, as I had to my father when he was dying. This is the song of the last good bye, and Keith perfectly expresses the true sentiment and heartfelt tenderness of this simple, timeless and enduring ballad.
@@jennifer86010 If you read the Wikipedia article (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Londonderry_Air), you will see that the words of Danny Boy are a later, 20th century, addition to an old Irish tune collected in the 19th century, and compete with many other songs and hymns (e.g. “I cannot tell, why he whom angels worship”) set to the same air, whose origins remain uncertain.
My grandfather used to play this to me everyday as a kid while constantly begging me to learn it with him. Only god knows id do anything to go back in time and sit with him and learn like I've never learned before. I miss you Bert, love you mate RIP
Oh, my goodness! If you've never played the piano before, it's difficult to imagine how intricate this piece is! The dynamics and delicacy with which Keith plays is masterful. Beautifully played!
as a student, I am working on this piece...maybe in a year or more I might be ready. technically this is very difficult then add emotion and feeling, timing...it was my mother's favorite piece...someday through effort and determination
So sad that he can't do what he loves now. He is a genius. To see him perform was pure heaven. Wish his health would return. Thank goodness for recordings so that the young can experience his tremendous talent. Prayers for him.
It is really amazing... but I'm going to wager that you know the lyrics... those who do not don't yet know the depth of this tune. I like to phrase everything to flow through the words of the song, and i think Keith is doing that here. Especially when it comes to the final verse, i like to play it as if the mother is singing to her son from her grave. Brilliant tune.
@@j5555785 Your observation is profound. After quoting it a moment ago (on a posting of my own) added: "Nelms reminded me of something the great jazz pianist Marian McPartland said, about witnessing in live performance at a club a great jazz saxophonist, coming down off the stand looking disconsolate. "What's wrong?" Marian asked him. The reply: "I forgot the lyric . . . "
@@j5555785 This is interesting, i think this is one of the most if not the most beautiful melody i ever heard, and i didn't knew the lyrics and the history till now.
I love how he plays from his heart, and the harmonies reflect subtle feeling tones of emotion rather than being a cerebral academic exercise like you often hear in jazz players.
To Amy Nold: When the bread is good, this will serve to soothe the savage situation in my soul. If the bread is not, like a secretary akin to my typewriter, I become just like a jaded boss, whom emotionless, I wait for the conclusion, the coda, looking for the code to my meager bank account.
A true musician like Jarrett knows Danny Boy has transcended cliché. It’s one of the great melodies of all time, and can be played straight without jazzy rhythyms or gimmicks. Nice.
A healing performance, for those who hear, flows from his hands into the piano. May love surround this wonderful artist to bring him his healing and restoration. ♥️🌹
A truly gifted pianist, saw him in a small club in Atlanta in approximately 1976. Perfect venue with less than 100 people. Will never forget it, a couple in the front row were talking when he was playing, he stopped the performance and said, “ apparently what you are saying is more important than what I am playing, finish what you were talking about and we will wait for you.” You could have heard a pin drop.
Not only is the tone color exquisite but the shades of sound he produces on the piano transform this song into so much more than a simple tune. It becomes a colorful tapestry.
Que placer encontrarlo por aquí Mr. Hewitt. Veo que las armonías del señor Keith Jarrett lo han llamado, igual que a mí. Un afectuoso saludo. Me encanta su canal de RUclips.
He's surging out to the deep existential abyss, to the outer layers of metaphysical possibilities, and then in that state of utter trance and bliss, he invites you in to share in the deeper life of that emotional universe that he's created through the utmost honest and beautiful sounds and colors--ones you've never before imagined possible.
KEITH JARRETT - Danny Boy It's coming up to that time of year when my kid brother Ron died - in his sleep, at home, age 68. He loved DANNY BOY, with its poignant “when all the leaves are dying” lyric. Not long before his passing I shared with my brother this, “my favorite instrumental” version - Keith Jarrett in a live performance before an appreciative audience. You just know that Keith is the sort of musician who “never forgets the lyric.” [Reminded again of something “Nelms123” wrote below this video:] "It is really amazing... but I'm going to wager that you know the lyrics... those who do not, don't yet know the depth of this tune. I like to phrase everything to flow through the words of the song, and i think Keith is doing that here. Especially when it comes to the final verse, i like to play it as if the mother is singing to her son from her grave. Brilliant tune." ---- I think of something the great, English-born jazz pianist Marian McPartland said to her good friend Oscar Peterson - about witnessing a live performance by a great jazz saxophonist, who came down from the stage looking disconsolate. "What's wrong?" Marian asked him. The reply: "I forgot the words . . . " The composer of that ancient Irish melody is unknown, but an Englishman (!) wrote those memorable words: “Fred Weatherly” who also wrote ROSES OF PICARDY (Find Sinatra's 'Great Songs From Great Britain' album with arranger Robert Farnon for the retire-the-trophy version of that one.) [Love the back story on Weatherly's lyric shared at Wikipedia:] 'Initially written to a tune other than "Londonderry Air", English lawyer and lyricist Frederic Weatherly wrote the words to "Danny Boy" in Bath, Somerset in 1910. After his Irish-born sister-in-law Margaret (known as Jess) in the United States sent him a copy of "Londonderry Air" in 1913, Weatherly modified the lyrics of "Danny Boy" to fit the rhyme and meter of "Londonderry Air". First recording was in 1915. --- Thanks for sharing Music Video Vault. Celebrated elsewhere this day (10/8/2023) search " Great Melody, Great Lyric, Great Rendition, Songwriting Workshop, Harmony Central "
A "Fall-time" song with a special appeal to Catholics (Ave Maria). "But when ye come, and all the flowers are dying, If I am dead, as dead I well may be, You'll come and find the place where I am lying, And kneel and say an 'Ave' there for me . . . "
All of my children know I want this played at my memorial someday. But this version n the one sung by Kiri Tekanawa are exquisite. I hope you find perfect health Keith🌺💕🌺💕
Just pure genius. This gift of reharmonization comes from" letting go" of an incredible amount of "book knowledge" contained in his soul so that his reharmonizations of the melody just flow forth. It's like he discovers new colors and possibilities of harmony each with its own set of emotions and feelings every time he repeats the melody. In this particular area of composition, of which improvisation over set chord changes is the methodolgy, only Bill Evans was on this general level. No doubt, Keith was influenced by Bill. Rest in peace Bill - you died too soon.
Keith's harmonies here are lovely and no doubt about the Bill Evans influence. Evans was the only one on this level of reharmonization? Ever heard Art Tatum play Danny Boy?
This is why I love music so much. I may not be a pianist, but I certainly know when something is extra special and this masterpiece is one of them. So, so beautiful. How could anyone dislike this? They are idiots.
Keith is one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. I fear his health will never again let him create such beautiful music. My prayers are with this genius.
Soul touching- a few chords in, everytime i hear him play, my eyes well up and I feel it in the very deepest part of my being. I am humbled by his ability to do this. Thank you Mr. Keith Jarret. My soul is so vastly richer. ❤
Amazing playing. My wife and I listening to Kings Singers in Sweden, Gothenburg for many years ago and they sung this lovely song: Danny Boy. Thanks Keith and thanks dear God for the music
Born in Wales of a very musical family and loving your plying of Dany Boy it is as though l am transported to some other world. I sent it to my daughter Shan ,who suffered from M E for 3yes and is now cured after realizing that the only thing t hat cured her was a lot of sundhine an is now living in Aistrailia . Please get well soon as you have given such joy to me . Cariad swynol.sweet love ZLonax
One of those rare out-of-tempo solo performances where you hear the lyric -- hear those words composed to a traditional Irish melody by an Englishman, Fred Weatherly -- who a century ago wrote another popular song, Roses of Picardy. But you knew that. A "Fall-time" song with a special appeal to Catholics (Ave Maria). "But when ye come, and all the flowers are dying, If I am dead, as dead I well may be, You'll come and find the place where I am lying, And kneel and say an 'Ave' there for me . . . " Mr. Jarrett's is still my favorite solo piano recording of DANNY BOY -- tied for first with his hero Bill Evans' late-in-life rendition. Similar but different. And both so achingly beautiful. Thanks for sharing, Music Video Vault.
Dear God, Thank you for my life that includes the privelege and wonder of hearing and seeing Keith Jarrett. The heart-achingly beautiful music created by him has provided me with so much awe and appreciation for the spiritual connection between us mortals and the infinite universe of love. Respectfully, Me
I've played music my whole life, I'm fairly accomplished. Studied styles and arrangements, just to qualify what I'm about to say a little. That was the most beautiful, interpretive, imaginative, brilliant, and expressive piece of music i have ever heard. Just sublime. Thank you so much.
Thank you Keith for the most hauntingly beautiful version of Danny Boy...my sweet Irish mother passed 1 month ago and listen to you play this song with your whole heart..i cry tears of joy and gratitude to God for you and the blessings of this life.
It is a beautiful piece and from these hands, so deep and moving. Bless you Carol and our thoughts come to you and your family all the way from Australia - David
I do believe this is my most favorite version of all time. There is no greater master than Keith on this one. His depth of understanding far beyond those of mortal man. Love that guy. He is the greatest!
My English Dad always had this incredible affection for Danny Boy, and I will never forget that .. I too understand, maybe it’s a British thing ? Grateful to both my parents .. thx M&D 🙏🇬🇧❤️
a very personal song interpreted with a grace I can not put into words, and now this loss...I guess at this point it's ok that it's raining down on my face...prayers Mr. Jarrett
It nearly brings tears to my eyes. It certainly makes the hairs on the back of my neck tingle. Sublime. I can't believe I have only just found it. Where on earth have I been?
Mind Boggling, it’s nice to know when the tears are running down my cheeks. I have seen Keith numerous times, many years back, and this is a different Keith Jarrett. Older, wiser and maybe a little more just chilling in the moment. An artist who just keeps growing in grandeur and beauty.
This work means more to me than Keith/you could ever know. I am so grateful that he/you chose to invest in this particular song. Thank you. It facilitates a connection, that for me, transcends death.
The beauty and pathos of the tune shines through and are magnified by his approach. Very little embellishment through most of the rendition and beautifully conceived and reverent improvisation before a return to the melody. Masterful and heartfelt.
I'VE BEEN TO MANY COLLEGES. I studied, practiced, & played piano & organ in churches, ctry clubs, casinos, pubs, private homes, for 60+ yrs. THIS IS THE MOST MOVING PIANO PLAYING EVER. For me, IT TOUCHES THE SOUL MORE THAN ANY MUSICIAN.
Mister Jarrett’s Danny Boy’s is throughly inspiring and amplifying of one’s consciousness, and no commentary, and, or, words can do justice to something so moving and profound. But, beyond its essential beauty; it is it improvisational and transitory nature, that, which makes it so precious. Here now and then gone. Like all great music and so many of the other beautiful things that can inspire us; it is there for just a moment, only. The present moment, asking us to acknowledge our connection with it and the ONENESS we share with all things! Blessings to all those that can tap into its sublime power and a full measure of empathy for those, few, that may miss the amazingly exalted beauty of this performance. Reynaldo Renderos
Oh my. He’s so wonderful. He’s just purely playing and enjoying,,his soul is intricately connected to the piece ❤❤❤❤ so emotional! This connection is so personal, almost spiritual,,,
There's something quite magical about a truly inspired and improvised take on a well known melody, this one is a number that you want to keep revisiting over and over again from KJ because it just keeps getting better with every listening, simply beautiful...
I've listening to this video several times, and I'm always captivated with his talent and his arrangement. It's powerful and packed with emotion, just extraordinary... My name is Dan and my grandmother used to always greet me with her vocal rendition of this song. Anyway, there are so many great versions of this historical song, but this ranks right up there with the best along with Andy Williams... Thanks Mr. Jarrett...!
I know this song, but professional skater Yuzuru Hanyu skated at an ice show with Keith on the piano. It was a wonderful performance that touched people's hearts. I hope you get to see it someday.
Keith Jarrett is on a difficult medical journey now. Sending prayers up that he will return to what he so clearly loves. Still, if he never plays another note, whether by force or by choice, he has sailed us all to musical nirvana and back more times than we deserved.
My prayers added to all
Mr Keith Jarret, get well. And then, please play for jazz lovers like me "My Funny Valentine"... Don't know why?
Que ele seja curado, em o nome do Senhor Jesus Cristo!!!
Amém!!!
A joy in my life to listen to his playing.
Qué disgusto tengo al leer que está con problemas médicos …..!!!!
切ない。胃の上辺りがキューっとなります。
羽生結弦さんを通して知りましたが、聴く機会を得て幸運でした。
また演奏される日が来る事を、お待ちしています
You said it!
This is June 6, 2024. Today is the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Thank God for peace and thank you to everyone who helped establish it in a world gone crazy by war. Thanks to a song like Danny Boy and how it was used among allied soldiers to keep hope and faith in the future alive.
Amen!🙏👍
As a professional classical pianist, I stand in complete awe of this man and his pianistic abilities. The singing tone is out-of-this-world beautiful, the harmonic tension and release absolutely heavenly, and the seamless modulations just brilliant. This is what music is all about!
I saw him live, 1975, Ford Auditorium, Detroit, MI. Totally silent, packed audience. Everyone left…in peace/awe, gratitude.
羽生結弦さんの
心からの滑りで
初めて知りました
胸をうち心が癒されていき
涙とめどなく流れました
世界中の人々が
幸せであれと
祈りが届きますように
There is something about this tune , the melody, how it is played or sung. It is being played here by Keith with that emotional gut feeling this song evokes by many. So brave of him ...he is never afraid to show his emotions through his playing! What a masterfull giant!!!
Just the first few chords and you know you are listening to one of the greatest
Il
Ma
Oltre
This sounds like 3 fingers of one of Bill Evans' hands. Supremely over-rated.
@@fareshajjar1208it always takes a knucklehead to compare everyone and pit people against each other. Yes, Bill is also incredible.
@@fareshajjar1208 Barry Harris ran laps around Bill Evans. So did Many others. No wonder, it's the waspiest square looking boat club schmuck, who thinks Bill Evans is and was the end all be all of jazz piano. Ridiculously hilarious... In Juilliard, we used to actively laugh at the simpletons and entry level clowns who thought Bill Evans was the pinnacle of jazz piano. You've a lot to learn there, kiddo. A whoooole ass lot. Sit tight and humble yourself, and meanwhile - maybe shut that corny looking trap of yours. Aight? Cool.
I'm moving here to listen Danny Boy from just after seeing Yuzuru Hanyu's performance with this song at his ice show "Notte stellata". May the world be peaceful and fulfill with hope.
This made me cry uncontrollably.. one of the greatest musicians ever, along with Bill Evans.. God bless them both.
amen to that....
omigoodnesh... Yes. I so agree. I also love Chet Baker.
AND... Very Early by Bill Evans is one of my MOST favorite jazz standards, for sure. I love playing it on piano. Joy!!!
🤣🤣🤣
try mozart first... gets a little tricky after that...
lovely cover... i give you that.
"Danny Boy" (Londonderry Air) has often been cited as one of the most beloved melodies in world music. Keith's plaintive rendition captures its spirit as few have ever done. As an Irish-American preparing to spout my heritage on March 17, I am always moved by his unique interpretation. Truly, "A thing of beauty is a joy forever." Thank you, Keith Jarrett.
Because my name is Danny, this has been my song all my life. This is the most beautiful arrangement I've ever heard in all of my 70 years. Thank you Keith Jarrett 💚
Your name is so good ❤❤
From another Danny - I agree with you. This one is special.
Me 2!
-Dan Lawton, 72
He is the piano.
You are so right
ㅇㅈ
and you are the 물
크으으으으으ㅋㅋㅋㅋ맞는말
the piano is he
There are only a few musician that can make me cry. Thank you Maestro.
ダニーボーイは戦場へ赴く息子への母親あるいは父親の思いの籠った曲です。
今ウクライナはじめ世界中に紛争が絶えません。
世界中から親や家族の
戦場に送り出す辛く悲しい思いがなくなることを願っています。
声高に反戦を叫ぶより心に沁みますね。
じっくり聞いていると自然と涙がにじんできます。
I cry listening to this and thinking about that wonderfully talented man that he is.
Maybe the most beautiful, heartfelt rendition of any song I have ever heard. Oh my goodness.
Breathtaking. Like a poet reciting his best verses.
Truly
Wishing you a speedy recovery and thank you for your musical courage and beauty. My moments listening to you play are among the best moments in my life. Always forward! ❤
God bless you Mr. Jarrett. You amazed me at Ford Auditorium, Detroit, dead of Winter 1975. Many had colds, coughing prior to you coming out to your piano. Upon arrival you announced: “Everybody! Cough!!!”. We all did, laughing along with you. Then we settled in as you transported us. Thank you for your musical gift & for your gracefulness. Be well Sir!🙏🇺🇸
Magnifique ! Keith Jarrett et Bill Evans, deux grands pianistes ! Merci 🙏🙏🙏🙏❤👂
This is one of the few times I can honestly say i wish a tune had never ended...
The highest compliment Mr. Jarrett could receive. Hope he reads your words, Earl Manley.
Yeah...this might be true for everything he plays
I feel the same, I feel the same...
Check out his 'The Melody At Night With You' it's a very low key album with beautiful playing just like this.
That’s deep, brother! I hear you...
I put my headphones on, close my eyes and get lost is a myriad of colour, feeling and emotion, time ceases to exist, if he didn't stop playing, I might never wake up!
Of all the comments here (for reasons I couldn't put into words!) yours is my favorite. You convey so much, in so few words. Thanks for posting, Ray Foulkes. Posted one of my own (above) this day.
yes
This has to be the most beautiful rendition I’ve ever, ever heard. I’ve played it multiple times and it never fails to bring a tear to my eye. Reminds me of my long lost, dearly departed friend, Danny. Thanks you, Keith.
Same for my father.
Regarding your RUclips comment about Keith Jarrett playing the traditional tune "Danny Boy" many people don't know that originally it was written as a description of a dying father, saying good bye to his son, who was being called off to war..."the pipes, the pipes are calling" the son off to war. Neither the father or the son knew if they would ever see each other again, hence the lyric about the father returning in spirit. I used to laugh at this tune, always hearing it sung as a simple beer-drinking song that has been
popularized over the years, until I learned the meaning of the lyrics. I've played this ballad as a piano solo to many audiences over the years. I preface the playing by telling them of the meaning of the lyrics, and I ask if they have ever had to say good bye to a loved one, as I had to my father when he was dying. This is the song of the last good bye, and Keith perfectly expresses the true sentiment and heartfelt tenderness of this simple, timeless and enduring ballad.
@@jennifer86010 If you read the Wikipedia article (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Londonderry_Air), you will see that the words of Danny Boy are a later, 20th century, addition to an old Irish tune collected in the 19th century, and compete with many other songs and hymns (e.g. “I cannot tell, why he whom angels worship”) set to the same air, whose origins remain uncertain.
The same for me
It is beautiful. Two other renditions that I found moving were Jeff Beck's and Sinead O'Connor's.
My grandfather used to play this to me everyday as a kid while constantly begging me to learn it with him.
Only god knows id do anything to go back in time and sit with him and learn like I've never learned before.
I miss you Bert, love you mate RIP
One of the best renditions of this great song ❤I miss and love Keith Jarrett
Oh, my goodness! If you've never played the piano before, it's difficult to imagine how intricate this piece is! The dynamics and delicacy with which Keith plays is masterful. Beautifully played!
Mesél
Oh my you’re so right. I had to watch it couple of times. Each time I’m persuaded emotionally, it’s so beautifully intricate!
as a student, I am working on this piece...maybe in a year or more I might be ready. technically this is very difficult then add emotion and feeling, timing...it was my mother's favorite piece...someday through effort and determination
The simple truth. In so few words. Thanks, dean9598.
One of the most beautiful performances I’ve ever heard.
So sad that he can't do what he loves now. He is a genius. To see him perform was pure heaven. Wish his health would return. Thank goodness for recordings so that the young can experience his tremendous talent. Prayers for him.
The most beautiful performance of the most beautiful melody in the world. Thank you Mr Jarrett.
dont think so...
It is really amazing... but I'm going to wager that you know the lyrics... those who do not don't yet know the depth of this tune. I like to phrase everything to flow through the words of the song, and i think Keith is doing that here. Especially when it comes to the final verse, i like to play it as if the mother is singing to her son from her grave. Brilliant tune.
@@j5555785 Your observation is profound. After quoting it a moment ago (on a posting of my own) added: "Nelms reminded me of something the great jazz pianist Marian McPartland said, about witnessing in live performance at a club a great jazz saxophonist, coming down off the stand looking disconsolate. "What's wrong?" Marian asked him. The reply: "I forgot the lyric . . . "
@@j5555785 This is interesting, i think this is one of the most if not the most beautiful melody i ever heard, and i didn't knew the lyrics and the history till now.
Well put, fellow lover of beauty
Stunning! Keith's harmonies and dissonance are unmatched. Such soul and grace and intentionality. Just priceless!
I just don't have the words to describe how this made me feel.
I love how he plays from his heart, and the harmonies reflect subtle feeling tones of emotion rather than being a cerebral academic exercise like you often hear in jazz players.
So true! I appreciate the technical masters but nothing will ever outshine the heart.
Well said! Yes, no sterility in his playing.
Spot on.
Yes. This performance is a masterclass in drawing out emotion through art. My eyes welled up. He is a divine musician. **********
To Amy Nold: When the bread is good,
this will serve to soothe the savage situation in my soul.
If the bread is not,
like a secretary akin to my typewriter,
I become just like a jaded boss, whom emotionless,
I wait for the conclusion, the coda,
looking for the code to my meager bank account.
NHK's music program (O Gen San) brings me here...
Love this song❤
A true musician like Jarrett knows Danny Boy has transcended cliché. It’s one of the great melodies of all time, and can be played straight without jazzy rhythyms or gimmicks. Nice.
Beautifully put
I second your emotion@@georgebruh8325
Never fails to make this grown man cry.
A healing performance, for those who hear, flows from his hands into the piano. May love surround this wonderful artist to bring him his healing and restoration. ♥️🌹
A truly gifted pianist, saw him in a small club in Atlanta in approximately 1976. Perfect venue with less than 100 people. Will never forget it, a couple in the front row were talking when he was playing, he stopped the performance and said, “ apparently what you are saying is more important than what I am playing, finish what you were talking about and we will wait for you.” You could have heard a pin drop.
sur quel album please merci
Not only is the tone color exquisite but the shades of sound he produces on the piano transform this song into so much more than a simple tune. It becomes a colorful tapestry.
Well put. And in so few words. Thanks for sharing.
Keith...you're killing me...and it's all about Love.
Que placer encontrarlo por aquí Mr. Hewitt. Veo que las armonías del señor Keith Jarrett lo han llamado, igual que a mí. Un afectuoso saludo. Me encanta su canal de RUclips.
It's wonderful to see your comment and know that you are here listening to this. One master appreciating another.
@@aldebaran.carrasco.martinez
Si. También me encantó su comentario.
Amo a kent hewitt
🥺
what a deeply touching sensation to see you sum up this masterpiece as love...
He's surging out to the deep existential abyss, to the outer layers of metaphysical possibilities, and then in that state of utter trance and bliss, he invites you in to share in the deeper life of that emotional universe that he's created through the utmost honest and beautiful sounds and colors--ones you've never before imagined possible.
well said
yes
入院中、良く聴いてました。眠れない夜は決まってね。エバンスも良いですが、何故か柔らかく優しく感じます。
The emotion is unreal , I can feel his soul.
KEITH JARRETT - Danny Boy
It's coming up to that time of year when my kid brother Ron died - in his sleep, at home, age 68. He loved DANNY BOY, with its poignant “when all the leaves are dying” lyric. Not long before his passing I shared with my brother this, “my favorite instrumental” version - Keith Jarrett in a live performance before an appreciative audience. You just know that Keith is the sort of musician who “never forgets the lyric.”
[Reminded again of something “Nelms123” wrote below this video:]
"It is really amazing... but I'm going to wager that you know the lyrics... those who do not, don't yet know the depth of this tune. I like to phrase everything to flow through the words of the song, and i think Keith is doing that here. Especially when it comes to the final verse, i like to play it as if the mother is singing to her son from her grave. Brilliant tune."
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I think of something the great, English-born jazz pianist Marian McPartland said to her good friend Oscar Peterson - about witnessing a live performance by a great jazz saxophonist, who came down from the stage looking disconsolate. "What's wrong?" Marian asked him. The reply: "I forgot the words . . . "
The composer of that ancient Irish melody is unknown, but an Englishman (!) wrote those memorable words: “Fred Weatherly” who also wrote ROSES OF PICARDY (Find Sinatra's 'Great Songs From Great Britain' album with arranger Robert Farnon for the retire-the-trophy version of that one.)
[Love the back story on Weatherly's lyric shared at Wikipedia:]
'Initially written to a tune other than "Londonderry Air", English lawyer and lyricist Frederic Weatherly wrote the words to "Danny Boy" in Bath, Somerset in 1910.
After his Irish-born sister-in-law Margaret (known as Jess) in the United States sent him a copy of "Londonderry Air" in 1913, Weatherly modified the lyrics of "Danny Boy" to fit the rhyme and meter of "Londonderry Air". First recording was in 1915.
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Thanks for sharing Music Video Vault. Celebrated elsewhere this day (10/8/2023) search " Great Melody, Great Lyric, Great Rendition, Songwriting Workshop, Harmony Central "
A "Fall-time" song with a special appeal to Catholics (Ave Maria).
"But when ye come, and all the flowers are dying,
If I am dead, as dead I well may be,
You'll come and find the place where I am lying,
And kneel and say an 'Ave' there for me . . . "
All of my children know I want this played at my memorial someday. But this version n the one sung by Kiri Tekanawa are exquisite. I hope you find perfect health Keith🌺💕🌺💕
素敵な曲をありがとうございます。
Just pure genius. This gift of reharmonization comes from" letting go" of an incredible amount of "book knowledge" contained in his soul so that his reharmonizations of the melody just flow forth. It's like he discovers new colors and possibilities of harmony each with its own set of emotions and feelings every time he repeats the melody. In this particular area of composition, of which improvisation over set chord changes is the methodolgy, only Bill Evans was on this general level. No doubt, Keith was influenced by Bill. Rest in peace Bill - you died too soon.
His harmonisations are actually very conventional and somewhat predictable--sorry
From 4:05 on, well... Not what I'd call predictable
Wow, you understand how his brains works. Therefore you must be an equally intelligent human. - said no one ever
Keith's harmonies here are lovely and no doubt about the Bill Evans influence. Evans was the only one on this level of reharmonization? Ever heard Art Tatum play Danny Boy?
@@joddymack Like my Music Theory Professor had said: predictable does not equal bad.
This is why I love music so much. I may not be a pianist, but I certainly know when something is extra special and this masterpiece is one of them. So, so beautiful. How could anyone dislike this? They are idiots.
Disarming and profound. A rare artist that can walk your soul to its destination without artifice.
I love this statement!
This video is the proof that there could be a direct connection between soul and fingers. Very few people have this gift.
すふ
Beautifully said...and so true.
Keith is one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. I fear his health will never again let him create such beautiful music. My prayers are with this genius.
best rendition of the song .. you really feel the emotion .. masterclass
The angst in his face as he expresses himself is just … mesmerizing! It’s like his heart, brain, emotions are just pouring out through his fingers.
Soul touching- a few chords in, everytime i hear him play, my eyes well up and I feel it in the very deepest part of my being. I am humbled by his ability to do this. Thank you Mr. Keith Jarret. My soul is so vastly richer. ❤
Devastating in its beauty, invention, and direct access to the listener's heart! We will never see anyone like Keith
Amazing playing. My wife and I listening to Kings Singers in Sweden, Gothenburg for many years ago and they sung this lovely song: Danny Boy. Thanks Keith and thanks dear God for the music
I know this song from Yuzu-kun Notte Stellata 2024 ice show 💫✨
Gorgeous!!! SO emotional and heartfelt!
Amazingly beautiful! Around 2:50, almost standing when playing that beautiful 11th chord. Moved me to tears
Insane
2:29 gets me and 2:50
ただ、ただ素晴らしすぎる。
最初の一音で全て持ってかれる感覚。
Every note by Keith is a miracle ❤
that sums it up perfectly
@@ryanmcalder1 Forgot I wrote that! 😃 👍 👊
Yay
@@paulgrimes4826 😃 👍 👊
I quickly get tired of watching him,, but never of listening to him. He is eternal.
These are some of the most beautiful voicings I've heard. Absolutely gorgeous.
Born in Wales of a very musical family and loving your plying of Dany Boy it is as though l am transported to some other world.
I sent it to my daughter Shan ,who suffered from M E for 3yes and is now cured after realizing that the only thing t hat cured her was a lot of sundhine an is now living in Aistrailia .
Please get well soon as you have given such joy to me .
Cariad swynol.sweet love
ZLonax
I love this..exquisite feel and emotion. Brings me to tears..I just love it
One of those rare out-of-tempo solo performances where you hear the lyric -- hear those words composed to a traditional Irish melody by an Englishman, Fred Weatherly -- who a century ago wrote another popular song, Roses of Picardy. But you knew that. A "Fall-time" song with a special appeal to Catholics (Ave Maria).
"But when ye come, and all the flowers are dying,
If I am dead, as dead I well may be,
You'll come and find the place where I am lying,
And kneel and say an 'Ave' there for me . . . "
Mr. Jarrett's is still my favorite solo piano recording of DANNY BOY -- tied for first with his hero Bill Evans' late-in-life rendition. Similar but different. And both so achingly beautiful. Thanks for sharing, Music Video Vault.
Stunningly melodious and beautiful💫Nothing like this I’ve heard🙏Rapturous❤️
Sweet, sweet, sounds. Thank you for this love!
何度聴いても心にしみる時間、この演奏でエナジー（生きている喜び）感じます。
Great musician＆ Pianist.
B E A U T I F U L ❤
Dear God,
Thank you for my life that includes the privelege and wonder of hearing and seeing Keith Jarrett. The heart-achingly beautiful music created by him has provided me with so much awe and appreciation for the spiritual connection between us mortals and the infinite universe of love.
Respectfully,
Me
I've played music my whole life, I'm fairly accomplished. Studied styles and arrangements, just to qualify what I'm about to say a little.
That was the most beautiful, interpretive, imaginative, brilliant, and expressive piece of music i have ever heard.
Just sublime. Thank you so much.
What a extraordinary harmony.
this is my 100 times listening to this wonderful work.
Thank you Keith for the most hauntingly beautiful version of Danny Boy...my sweet Irish mother passed 1 month ago and listen to you play this song with your whole heart..i cry tears of joy and gratitude to God for you and the blessings of this life.
It is a beautiful piece and from these hands, so deep and moving. Bless you Carol and our thoughts come to you and your family all the way from Australia - David
What a magnificent and intricate rendition of such a captivating melody.
Stunningly beautiful playing that reaches the soul.
I do believe this is my most favorite version of all time. There is no greater master than Keith on this one. His depth of understanding far beyond those of mortal man. Love that guy. He is the greatest!
Perhaps even deeper than the beautiful version by Bill Evans (from whom Keith Jarrett received inspiration).
Unbelievably sensitive and powerfully gorgeous rendition of this old, lovely, sad song. A master at work.
- Lovely rendition. Keith doesn't just play the notes; he feels them too. The emotion in the harmonies is wonderful.
My English Dad always had this incredible affection for Danny Boy, and I will never forget that .. I too understand, maybe it’s a British thing ? Grateful to both my parents .. thx M&D 🙏🇬🇧❤️
a very personal song interpreted with a grace I can not put into words, and now this loss...I guess at this point it's ok that it's raining down on my face...prayers Mr. Jarrett
It nearly brings tears to my eyes. It certainly makes the hairs on the back of my neck tingle. Sublime. I can't believe I have only just found it. Where on earth have I been?
I'm at a loss for words but not for tears...sublime!
Mind Boggling bless you.
Mind Boggling, it’s nice to know when the tears are running down my cheeks. I have seen Keith numerous times, many years back, and this is a different Keith Jarrett. Older, wiser and maybe a little more just chilling in the moment. An artist who just keeps growing in grandeur and beauty.
Nothing like it.....Keith Jarrett is beyond Words....
This piece of music soothes the soul..💕🙏...so beautiful.
This work means more to me than Keith/you could ever know. I am so grateful that he/you chose to invest in this particular song. Thank you. It facilitates a connection, that for me, transcends death.
I’m so in love with this song. No matter who plays it or who plays it.
But there are times when a master takes it to a whole different level.
Caught him live solo at Carnegie Hall some years ago... 12 encores !!! Fabulous
A love song from a mother to her son. Off to war, knowing she'll not live to see him again.
Also interpreted as a funeral song as Danny returned in a coffin.
The beauty and pathos of the tune shines through and are magnified by his approach. Very little embellishment through most of the rendition and beautifully conceived and reverent improvisation before a return to the melody. Masterful and heartfelt.
ONE of the BEST MUSICAL GENIUS OF MY GENERATION....his piano speaking LOVE, PEACE, MEDITATION......
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I'VE BEEN TO MANY COLLEGES. I studied, practiced, & played piano & organ in churches, ctry clubs, casinos, pubs, private homes, for 60+ yrs. THIS IS THE MOST MOVING PIANO PLAYING EVER. For me, IT TOUCHES THE SOUL MORE THAN ANY MUSICIAN.
Mister Jarrett’s Danny Boy’s is throughly inspiring and amplifying of one’s consciousness, and no commentary, and, or, words can do justice to something so moving and profound. But, beyond its essential beauty; it is it improvisational and transitory nature, that, which makes it so precious. Here now and then gone.
Like all great music and so many of the other beautiful things that can inspire us; it is there for just a moment, only. The present moment, asking us to acknowledge our connection with it and the ONENESS we share with all things!
Blessings to all those that can tap into its sublime power and a full measure of empathy for those, few, that may miss the amazingly exalted beauty of this performance.
Reynaldo Renderos
My all-time favorite pianist!
O'Cahan's lament. A song written for the sadness and loss when our lands were taken by the English. Thanks Keith
Oh my. He’s so wonderful. He’s just purely playing and enjoying,,his soul is intricately connected to the piece ❤❤❤❤ so emotional! This connection is so personal, almost spiritual,,,
Love you my sweetheart and you, Kieth Jerret. May God bless you
May this sound forever...and ever.
It touched me and made me cry... so beautiful...
The best "Danny Boy" on Piano I ever heard👍👍👍 Mr. Keith Jarrett what a wonderful masterpiece👍👍👍
There's something quite magical about a truly inspired and improvised take on a well known melody, this one is a number that you want to keep revisiting over and over again from KJ because it just keeps getting better with every listening, simply beautiful...
I've listening to this video several times, and I'm always captivated with his talent and his arrangement. It's powerful and packed with emotion, just extraordinary... My name is Dan and my grandmother used to always greet me with her vocal rendition of this song. Anyway, there are so many great versions of this historical song, but this ranks right up there with the best along with Andy Williams... Thanks Mr. Jarrett...!
Keith Jarrett is the soundtrack to my life