--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > My brother told me of one at a solo Keith Jarrett > concert. You kinda have to know Jarrett to get the > magic of this story. He was a classical pianist > studdying at Julliard when he got a call one day > from Miles Davis asking if he'd like to play key- > boards for him. Jarrett didn't hesitate for a moment. > He walked away from his scholarship and never looked > back. At one point he started playing solo concerts. > If, as a meditator, you don't know the album called > "The Koln Concert," you have missed a great deal. > > One of these solo concerts is the setting for this > very Zen story. In front of a full house in an Opera- > style auditorium, Jarrett walked out to thunderous > applause and sat down at the piano. And sat. And sat. > And sat. No music, no movement, nada. He just sat > there, as if waiting. This went on for nearly five > minutes. > > Finally someone from the upper balcony shouted out, > "B-flat!" And Jarrett's hand shot out and hit that > note once, hard. Then, after a moment, he hit it > again, and smiled. He turned to the balcony and said, > "Thanks...I needed that." > > Then he played the note again and turned it into two > unbroken hours of pure improvisation. Pure *magical* > improvisation. > > The man had no earthly idea when he walked onstage what > he was going to play. This story is so awesome, it must be an urban myth. lurk To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
