Keith Jarrett’s album Koln Concert (Cologne Concert) is one of the greatest jazz recordings ever made. It is a live recording of a solo-piano concert performed by Jarrett January 24, 1975.
On April 9, 2011, BBC Radio 4 broadcast a background piece about this important event in the history of Jazz and music in general.
BBC iPlayer – For One Night Only: Series 6: Keith Jarrett: The Cologne Concert
The presenter, Paul Gambaccini, does an excellent job interviewing people who were involved or in the audience for this epic solo-concert 36 years ago.
If you aren’t familiar with Jarrett or the Koln Concert — which is some of the best music you will ever hear — here is a YouTube clip from the opening of the Koln Concert:
