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Gnu High http://www.fishpond.co.nz/Music/Gnu-High-Kenny-Wheeler/0602517775985

Artist: Kenny Wheeler

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Label: ECM
Album: Gnu High
# Song Title   Time
1)    Heyoke
2)    Smatter
3)    Gnu Suite
 



Performer Notes
  • Personnel: Kenny Wheeler (trumpet); Keith Jarrett (piano); Dave Holland (bass); Jack DeJohnette (drums).
  • Recorded at Generation Sound Studios, New York, New York in June 1975.
  • Personnel: Kenny Wheeler (flugelhorn); Keith Jarrett (piano); Dave Holland (bass instrument); Jack DeJohnette (drums).
  • The Canadian-born trumpet and flugelhorn player moved to England in the early fifties. He was involved in much of the free music scene there in the sixties. By the time he recorded this, his first title as a leader for ECM in 1975, he was already in his mid-forties. His varied background put him in good and confident stead for this most wonderful album. Keith Jarrett's crystalline playing is a gorgeous counterpoint to Wheeler's arching lines. The three Wheeler compositions also show him to have a firm, yet understated way with extended melodies and rich harmonies. His tone can vary from a mysterious and dark growl to a warm and inviting cheer. For a rhythm section, one can't do much better than drummer Jack DeJohnette and bass player Dave Holland (for whom Wheeler is also a key player on many of his albums). This is beautiful music, full of rich rewards, and highly recommended.

Producer:Manfred Eicher
Format:CD
Country:USA
UPC:0602517775985
Studio/Live: Studio
Release Date:26 August, 2008
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5 of 5 Stars! –

Having purchased this album after hearing several Dave Holland albums he's played on, this is the first Kenny Wheeler album I've heard, and what an album it is! His incredible flugelhorn tone is captured beautifully as is the sound of the rest of the band. Fans of Keith Jarrett will like this album too as he is given a LOT of solo space, especially on the 21 minute opener. The three tunes are well balanced, with the two lengthier tracks split by the short yet swinging "Smatter". Overall, this is one of the best ECM albums I've heard, and definitely worth picking up.

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