Nude Ants

Nude Ants
Live album by
Keith Jarrett
ReleasedMay 1980[1]
RecordedMay 1979
VenueVillage Vanguard
New York City
GenreJazz
Length1:41:36
LabelECM 1171/72
ProducerManfred Eicher
Keith Jarrett chronology
Eyes of the Heart
(1979) 		Nude Ants
(1980) 		G.I. Gurdjieff: Sacred Hymns
(1980)
Keith Jarrett European Quartet chronology
My Song
(1978) 		Nude Ants
(1980) 		Personal Mountains
(1989)

Nude Ants is a live album by American pianist Keith Jarrett recorded at the Village Vanguard in New York City in May 1979 and released on ECM a year later.[1] The quartet—Jarrett's "European Quartet"—features saxophonist Jan Garbarek and rhythm section Palle Danielsson and Jon Christensen. The title of the album is a play on the phrase "New Dance", which is the title of the penultimate song.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars, stating, "The pianist very much dominates the music but Garbarek's unique floating tone on his instruments and the subtle accompaniment by Danielsson and Christensen are also noteworthy."[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]
Tom HullB+ ((2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention))[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Keith Jarrett.

  1. "Chant of the Soil" – 17:13
  2. "Innocence" – 8:15
  3. "Processional" – 20:33
  4. "Oasis" – 30:35
  5. "New Dance" – 12:57
  6. "Sunshine Song" – 12:03

Personnel

European Quartet

Production

  • Manfred Eicher – producer
  • Tom McKenney – recording engineer
  • Martin Wieland – mixing engineer
  • Barbara Wojirsch – cover design and layout

References

  1. ^ a b ECM Records Keith Jarrett: Nude Ants accessed June 2020
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 12, 2011
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 769. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 112. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ Hull, Tom (28 February 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 9 July 2020.