Over the years, Keith Jarrett has recorded in many different settings and repertoires, including solo piano and jazz piano trio, classical and baroque music, improvised contemporary music. Well known for his impact on the piano and jazz scene, as a composer, multi-instrumentalist, and improviser, Jarrett's output embraces many different musical styles and spans a period of almost 50 years, comprising a production of more than 100 albums.

As leader/co-leader In chronological order as they were recorded, this general list contains Jarrett's albums (CD, LP, cassette) as a leader or co-leader excluding those related to the so-called "classical music" field where he plays Bach, Pärt, Mozart, Shostakovich, etc.

Year recordedAlbumNotesLabelYear released 1967 Life Between the Exit Signs Trio with Charlie Haden and Paul Motian Vortex (Atlantic) 1968 1968 Restoration Ruin Solo on multiple instruments Vortex (Atlantic) 19681968 Somewhere Before Live – Trio with Haden and Motian Vortex (Atlantic) 1969 1970 Gary Burton & Keith Jarrett Quintet with vibraphonist Gary BurtonAtlantic 1971 1971Ruta and Daitya Duo with Jack DeJohnette ECM 1973 1971 El Juicio (The Judgement) American Quartet with Dewey Redman, Haden & Motian Atlantic 1975 1971 Birth American Quartet (Redman, Haden & Motian) Atlantic 1972 1971 The Mourning of a Star Trio with Haden & Motian Atlantic 1971 1971 Facing You Solo piano ECM 1972 1972 Expectations American Quartet (Redman, Haden & Motian) plus Sam Brown and Airto Moreira Columbia 1972 1972 Hamburg '72 Trio with Haden & Motian; released 2014 ECM 2014 1973 Fort Yawuh Live – American Quartet (Redman, Haden, Motian) and Danny Johnson Impulse! 1973 1973 In the Light With Willi Freivogel, Ralph Towner and orchestra ECM 1973 1973 Solo Concerts: Bremen/Lausanne Live – Solo piano ECM 1973 1974 Treasure Island American Quartet (Redman, Haden, Motian) and Danny Johnson plus Sam Brown Impulse! 1974 1974 Belonging European Quartet with Jan Garbarek, Palle Danielsson, and Jon Christensen ECM 1974 1974 Luminessence With Jan Garbarek, string orchestra conducted by Mladen Gutesha ECM 1975 1974 Back Hand American Quartet (Redman, Haden, Motian) and Franco Impulse! 1975 1974 Death and the Flower American Quartet (Redman, Haden, Motian) and Guilherme Franco Impulse! 1975 1975 The Köln Concert Live – Solo piano ECM 1975 1975 Arbour Zena With Garbarek, Haden and orchestra conducted by ECM 1976 1975 Mysteries American Quartet (Redman, Haden, Motian) and Franco Impulse! 1976 1975 Shades American Quartet (Redman, Haden, Motian) and Franco Impulse! 1976 1976 The Survivors' Suite American Quartet (Redman, Haden, Motian) ECM 1977 1976 Staircase Solo Piano ECM 19771976 Eyes of the Heart Live – American Quartet (Redman, Haden, Motian) ECM 19791976 Hymns/Spheres Solo organ ECM 1976 1976 Byablue American Quartet (Redman, Haden, Motian) Impulse! 1977 1976 Bop-Be American Quartet (Redman, Haden, Motian) Impulse! 1978 1976 Sun Bear Concerts Live – Solo piano ECM 1978 1977 My Song European Quartet (Garbarek, Danielsson & Christensen) ECM 1978 1979 Sleeper Live – European Quartet (Garbarek, Danielsson & Christensen) ECM 2012 1979 Personal Mountains Live – European Quartet (Garbarek, Danielsson & Christensen) ECM 1989 1979 Nude Ants Live – European Quartet (Garbarek, Danielsson & Christensen) ECM 1980 1979 Invocations/The Moth and the Flame Solo piano, organ, voice & soprano saxophone ECM 1981 1980 G.I. Gurdjieff: Sacred Hymns Solo piano ECM 1980 1980 The Celestial Hawk Live – with orchestra conducted by Christopher Keene ECM 1980 1981 Concerts Live – Solo piano ECM 1982 1983 Standards, Vol. 1 Standards Trio with Gary Peacock & Jack DeJohnette ECM 1983 1983 Standards, Vol. 2 Standards Trio (Peacock & DeJohnette) ECM 1985 1983 Changes Standards Trio (Peacock & DeJohnette) ECM 1984 1985 Spirits Solo on various instruments ECM 1986 1985 Standards Live Live – Standards Trio (Peacock & DeJohnette) ECM 1986 1986 Still Live Live – Standards Trio (Peacock & DeJohnette) ECM 1986 1986 Book of Ways Solo clavichord ECM 1987 1986 No End Solo – performing on all instruments ECM 2013 1987 Dark Intervals Live – Solo piano ECM 1988 1987 Changeless Live – Standards Trio (Peacock & DeJohnette) ECM 1989 1988 Paris Concert Live – Solo piano ECM 1990 1989 Standards in Norway Live – Standards Trio (Peacock & DeJohnette) ECM 1995 1989 Tribute Live – Standards Trio (Peacock & DeJohnette) ECM 1990 1990 The Cure Live – Standards Trio (Peacock & DeJohnette) ECM 1991 1991 Vienna Concert Live – Solo piano ECM 1992 1991 Bye Bye Blackbird Standards Trio (Peacock & DeJohnette) ECM 1993 1992 At the Deer Head Inn Live – Trio (Peacock & Motian) ECM 19941992The Old Country (More from the Deer Head Inn)Live – Trio (Peacock & Motian)ECM2024 1993 Bridge of Light With orchestra conducted by Thomas Crawford ECM 1994 1994 Keith Jarrett at the Blue Note Live – Standards Trio (Peacock & DeJohnette) ECM 1995 1995 La Scala Live – Solo piano ECM 1997 1996 Tokyo '96 Live – Standards Trio (Peacock & DeJohnette) ECM 1998 1996 A Multitude of Angels Live – Solo piano ECM 2016 1998 The Melody at Night, with You Solo piano ECM 1999 1998 After the Fall Live – Standards Trio (Peacock & DeJohnette) ECM 2018 1999 Whisper Not Live – Standards Trio (Peacock & DeJohnette) ECM 2000 2000 Inside Out Live – Standards Trio (Peacock & DeJohnette) ECM 2001 2001 Yesterdays Live – Standards Trio (Peacock & DeJohnette) ECM 2009 2001 Always Let Me Go Live – Standards Trio (Peacock & DeJohnette) ECM 2002 2001 My Foolish Heart Live – Standards Trio (Peacock & DeJohnette) ECM 2007 2001 The Out-of-Towners Live – Standards Trio (Peacock & DeJohnette) ECM 2004 2002 Up for It Live – Standards Trio (Peacock & DeJohnette) ECM 2003 2002 Radiance Live – Solo piano ECM 2005 2005 The Carnegie Hall Concert Live – Solo piano ECM 2006 2006 La Fenice Live – Solo piano ECM 2018 2007 Jasmine Duo with Charlie Haden ECM 2010 2007 Last Dance Duo with Charlie Haden ECM 2014 2008 Paris / London: Testament Live – Solo piano ECM 2009 2009 Somewhere Live – Standards Trio (Peacock & DeJohnette) ECM 2013 2011 Rio Live – Solo piano ECM 2011 2014 Creation Live – Solo piano (from different concerts) ECM 2015 2016 Munich 2016 Live – Solo piano ECM 2019 2016 Budapest Concert Live – Solo piano ECM 2020 2016 Bordeaux Concert Live – Solo piano ECM 2022 2016 New Vienna Live – Solo piano ECM 2025

First trio + American Quartet (1967–1976) Keith Jarrett's recording career as a leader began in 1967 with the company of Charlie Haden on double-bass and Paul Motian on drums. With the addition of Dewey Redman on tenor saxophone in 1971 (Atlantic sessions), the trio metamorphosed into a quartet which, according to different sources, didn't start working steadily until 1973.Carr, Ian. Keith Jarrett: The Man and His Music (New York: Da Capo, 1992), p. 56.keithjarrett.org Keith Jarrett 1972 live concerts accessed June 2020 Much later, due to the emergence of a "European" (or Scandinavian) counterpart in 1974, Jarrett's American group was called the "American Quartet".

The band's life lasted until October 1976. A few typically reliable sources, including Ian Carr's biography and Michael Cuscuna liner notes in Silence (GRP 11172, compilation album)Discogs Keith Jarrett: Silence accessed June 2020 set its last recording sessions (Byablue, Bop-Be) either in 1975 or (September) 1977, which according to Neil Tesser and the detailed credits found in Mysteries: The Impulse Years 1975-1976 is not quite accurate. The full story of the American Quartet's last sessions can be found here.

First Trio: Keith Jarrett, Charlie Haden, Paul Motian American Quartet: Keith Jarrett, Charlie Haden, Paul Motian, Dewey Redman

(^) Live albums

Recording dateAlbumPersonnelLabelRelease dateVenue / Location 1967-05-04 Life Between the Exit Signs First Trio Vortex 1968-04 Atlantic Studios, New York City (USA) 1968-08-30, -31 Somewhere Before First Trio Vortex 1969-05 (^) Shelly's Manne-Hole, Hollywood, CA (USA) 1971-07-08, -09, -15, -16 El Juicio (The Judgement) First Trio + D. Redman Atlantic 1975 Atlantic Studios, New York City (USA) 1971-07-15, -16 Birth First Trio + D. Redman Atlantic 1972 Atlantic Studios, New York City (USA) 1971-07-08, -09, -16, 1971-08-23 The Mourning of a Star First Trio Atlantic 1971 Atlantic Studios, New York City (USA) 1972-04-05, -06, -27 Expectations American Quartet + others Columbia 1972-10 New York City (USA) 1972-06-14 Hamburg '72 First Trio ECM 2014-11 (^) NDR Jazz Workshop, Hamburg (Germany) 1973-02-24 Fort Yawuh American Quartet + D. Johnson Impulse! 1973 (^) Village Vanguard, New York City (USA) 1974-02-27, -28 Treasure Island American Quartet + others Impulse! 1974 Generation Sound Studios, New York City (USA) 1974-10-09, -10 Back Hand American Quartet + G. Franco Impulse! 1975 Generation Sound Studios, New York City (USA) 1974-10-09, -10 Death and the Flower American Quartet + G. Franco Impulse! 1975 Generation Sound Studios, New York City (USA) 1975-12-10, -12 Mysteries American Quartet + G. Franco Impulse! 1976 Generation Sound Studios, New York City (USA) 1975-12-10, -12 Shades American Quartet + G. Franco Impulse! 1976 Generation Sound Studios, New York City (USA) 1976-04 The Survivors' Suite American Quartet ECM 1977-01 Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg (Germany) 1976-05 Eyes of the Heart American Quartet ECM 1979-05 (^) Theater am Kornmarkt, Bregenz (Austria) 1976-10-14, -16 Byablue American Quartet Impulse! 1977 Generation Sound Studios, New York City (USA) 1976-10-14, -16 Bop-Be American Quartet Impulse! 1978 Generation Sound Studios, New York City (USA)

Solo piano (1971–2016) All albums released by ECMECM Records Keith Jarrett, accessed May 2020 (sometimes many years after they were performed / recorded).

In 2008, in an interview with Ted Panken, Keith Jarrett would give arguments to his tendency to record live albums: