Fort Yawuh

Fort Yawuh
Live album by
Released1973
RecordedFebruary 24, 1973
VenueVillage Vanguard, New York City (USA)
GenreJazz
Length41:40
LabelImpulse!
ProducerEd Michel
Keith Jarrett chronology
Ruta and Daitya
(1973)
Fort Yawuh
(1973)
Solo Concerts: Bremen/Lausanne
(1973)
Keith Jarrett American group chronology
The Mourning of a Star
(1971)
Fort Yawuh
(1973)
Treasure Island
(1974)
Retrospective professional reviews
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Christgau's Record GuideA−
Encyclopedia of Popular Music
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Fort Yawuh is a jazz album by American pianist and composer Keith Jarrett. Originally released in 1973 by Impulse! Records, it marks the beginning of the label’s relationship with Jarrett. Recorded live at the Village Vanguard on February 24, 1973 by Jarrett's "American Quartet": Dewey Redman on tenor saxophone, Charlie Haden on acoustic bass, Paul Motian on drums, plus percussionist Danny Johnson. The title of the album is an anagram of "Fourth Way," a reference to George Gurdjieff's fourth path of self-awareness.