The Köln Concert
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The Köln Concert is a landmark 1975 live solo piano album by jazz pianist Keith Jarrett, renowned for its entirely improvised performance and its status as one of the best-selling piano recordings in history.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Köln Concert canonical | 4 |
| The Köln Concert (note: main ECM, but associated aesthetic) | 1 |
| The Köln Concert (reissues excluded) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9019873 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Köln Concert Context triple: [Keith Jarrett, notableWork, The Köln Concert]
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A.
Live at Carnegie Hall
"Live at Carnegie Hall" is a celebrated live blues-rock album capturing Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble's powerful 1984 performance at New York's famed Carnegie Hall.
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B.
Night Fantasies
Night Fantasies is a complex, single-movement piano work by Elliott Carter known for its intricate rhythms and shifting textures that evoke the elusive, dreamlike states of the night.
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C.
In Concert
"In Concert" is a celebrated live album by the American folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, capturing their harmonies and socially conscious repertoire during the 1960s folk revival.
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D.
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway is a 1974 concept double album by the English progressive rock band Genesis, renowned for its ambitious narrative, theatrical style, and status as one of the genre’s landmark works.
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E.
The Concert
The Concert is an unfinished and now missing painting by Dutch Golden Age master Johannes Vermeer, depicting an intimate scene of three figures making music in a domestic interior.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Köln Concert Target entity description: The Köln Concert is a landmark 1975 live solo piano album by jazz pianist Keith Jarrett, renowned for its entirely improvised performance and its status as one of the best-selling piano recordings in history.
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A.
Live at Carnegie Hall
"Live at Carnegie Hall" is a celebrated live blues-rock album capturing Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble's powerful 1984 performance at New York's famed Carnegie Hall.
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B.
Night Fantasies
Night Fantasies is a complex, single-movement piano work by Elliott Carter known for its intricate rhythms and shifting textures that evoke the elusive, dreamlike states of the night.
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C.
In Concert
"In Concert" is a celebrated live album by the American folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, capturing their harmonies and socially conscious repertoire during the 1960s folk revival.
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D.
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway is a 1974 concept double album by the English progressive rock band Genesis, renowned for its ambitious narrative, theatrical style, and status as one of the genre’s landmark works.
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E.
The Concert
The Concert is an unfinished and now missing painting by Dutch Golden Age master Johannes Vermeer, depicting an intimate scene of three figures making music in a domestic interior.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
improvised music recording
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live album ⓘ solo piano album ⓘ |
| artist | Keith Jarrett ⓘ |
| chronology | Keith Jarrett solo piano albums ⓘ |
| composer | Keith Jarrett ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| coverArtIncludes | Keith Jarrett ⓘ |
| followedBy | Staircase ⓘ |
| format |
LP record
ⓘ
compact disc ⓘ digital download ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde jazz
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improvised music ⓘ jazz ⓘ |
| hasCatalogueNumber | ECM 1064/65 ⓘ |
| hasInstrument | piano ⓘ |
| hasKeyCharacteristics |
extended solo piano performance
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lyrical improvisation ⓘ spontaneous composition ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Köln, January 24, 1975 Part I
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Köln, January 24, 1975 Part II a ⓘ Köln, January 24, 1975 Part II b ⓘ
linked to:
Köln, January 24, 1975 Part I
Köln, January 24, 1975 Part II c ⓘ |
| isImprovised | true ⓘ |
| isLiveRecording | true ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| length | 66:05 ⓘ |
| mainInstrument | piano ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the best-selling piano recordings in history
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entirely improvised performance ⓘ influence on solo jazz piano ⓘ |
| performer | Keith Jarrett ⓘ |
| precededBy | Solo Concerts: Bremen/Lausanne ⓘ |
| producer | Manfred Eicher ⓘ |
| recordedAtVenue | Opernhaus Köln ⓘ |
| recordingCity | Cologne ⓘ |
| recordingCountry | West Germany ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1975-01-24 ⓘ |
| recordingLocation |
Köln Opera House
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linked to:
Opernhaus Köln
|
| recordLabel | ECM Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1975-11-30 ⓘ |
| side |
Part I
ⓘ
Part II a ⓘ Part II b ⓘ Part II c ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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linked to: The Köln Concert
linked to: The Köln Concert