I think you're right--he records dozens of concerts for every one he releases.  The website sure makes it sound like his experience in Seoul led him to insist on returning (and with a "special" recording crew), but it's hard to say how much of this is just overblown anecdotal hearsay, which is common in Korean media.  I know it's probably unlikely to be released, knowing how picky he is.  But he seems to want to be prepared, knowing how much the audience's behavior affects his performance experience, and having been impressed with Seoul before.

Haha, I HAD to bring my fiance/now-wife this time--she's still a little sour that I didn't bring her to the KJ trio concert last year.  Totally understand wanting to experience something like that alone.  Especially if your GF isn't really into KJ already.  His solo concerts are a truly sacred thing, and somehow seeing a concert with someone else (especially when you're the one taking them and they're unfamiliar with the artist), at least for me, tends to alter the experience--I see the show through their eyes, wonder if they're enjoying it, and analyze it more instead of just being absorbed.  I actually kinda regret taking my fiance to a Pat Metheny concert last year, as he's my lifetime favorite musician (although KJ passed him up a few years back) and his concerts are a pretty big thing for me, so her lack of enjoyment really put a damper on the experience.

That being said, we both loved the show last night, as expected.  A good sampling of all his solo styles.  Overall, I'd say the show wasn't as dramatic and transcendant as he's capable of (particularly with his long-form older solo concerts).  Generally more low-key, but remarkably gorgeous.  Several songs were quite inspired and fresh, and then we got the usual (but enjoyable) fare: Ethnic Groovy Thing, old-timey blues, Americana, hymn-like ballad, and note diarrhea (though I was pleased that this was kept to a minimum).  And of course the 6 or 7 encores, during which he played several of the Melody At Night set, which is my wife's and my album.  Last was I Loves You Porgy.  Do you know the name of the second-to-last tune?  I didn't recognize it but it sounded like a standard.  First time I've heard him play that one.

One improvised tune that stuck out to me was the one that started off sounding similar to a tune on Testament (Part 8 London, Track 3 on Disc 3).  But it went off in a gorgeous direction that I hope to one day revisit on a Keith Jarrett: Seoul solo album.

What'd you think?