Gnu High

Gnu High
Studio album by Kenny Wheeler
Released	1976
Recorded	June 1975
Studio	Generation Sound New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:36
Label	ECM 1069 ST
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Kenny Wheeler chronology
Song for Someone (1973) Gnu High (1976) Ensemble Fusionaire (1976)

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

Professional ratings

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

All tracks are written by Kenny Wheeler.

Side I

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Heyoke"	21:56

Side II

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Smatter"	6:01
2.	"Gnu Suite"	12:49

Personnel

• Kenny Wheeler – flugelhorn
• Keith Jarrett – piano
• Dave Holland – bass
• Jack DeJohnette – drums

References

1. Allmusic Review
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1494. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
3. Gilmore, Mikal (October 21, 1976). "Reviews Kenny Wheeler GNU HIGH". DownBeat . 43 (17): 31–32.
4. Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed September 7, 2009