Gnu High
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| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | June 1975 | |||
| Studio | Generation Sound New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:36 | |||
| Label | ECM 1069 ST | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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Gnu High is an album by Canadian trumpeter and composer Kenny Wheeler recorded in June 1975 and released on ECM the following year. The quartet features rhythm section Keith Jarrett, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette.
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [2] |
| DownBeat | [3] |
The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos calls the album "an auspicious starting point, albeit long winded, for a magical performer whose sound and smarts captured the imagination of so many fellow musicians and listeners from this point onward."[4]
The DownBeat review by Mikal Gilmore assigned four stars and praised Wheeler's "purity of sound", finding his tone reminiscent of 1960s Miles Davis and his accuracy reminiscent of Dizzy Gillespie.[3] But Gilmore wrote, "Wheeler’s attack and dynamics are monotonously dispassionate, his coloring and sonority undilutedly dull", and reserved his highest praise for Jarrett's accompaniment.[3]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Kenny Wheeler.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heyoke" | 21:56 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Smatter" | 6:01 |
| 2. | "Gnu Suite" | 12:49 |
Personnel
[edit]- Kenny Wheeler – flugelhorn
- Keith Jarrett – piano
- Dave Holland – bass
- Jack DeJohnette – drums
References
[edit]- ^ Allmusic Review
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1494. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ a b c Gilmore, Mikal (October 21, 1976). "Reviews Kenny Wheeler GNU HIGH". DownBeat. 43 (17): 31–32.
- ^ Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed September 7, 2009
