G.I. Gurdjieff: Sacred Hymns

G.I. Gurdjieff: Sacred Hymns
Studio album by Keith Jarrett
Released	1980, September [1]
Recorded	1980, March [2]
Studio	Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg (West Germany)
Genre	Classical music
Length	50:56
Label	ECM Records [ECM 1174]
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Keith Jarrett chronology
Invocations/The Moth and the Flame (1979-80) G.I. Gurdjieff: Sacred Hymns (1980) The Celestial Hawk (1980)
Keith Jarrett solo piano chronology
The Moth and the Flame (1979) G.I. Gurdjieff: Sacred Hymns (1980) Concerts (1981)

G.I. Gurdjieff: Sacred Hymns is an album of music written by George Gurdjieff and Thomas de Hartmann, performed by pianist Keith Jarrett which was released on the ECM label in 1980.^[1]

Reception[]

The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 3 stars, noting, "The whole record has a serene dignity, even at its loudest levels, that gets to you, and that should be enough for the devout Jarrett following. As for others -- well, it's definitely not a Top Ten choice for a basic Jarrett collection".^[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[4]

Track listing[]

All compositions by George Ivanovich Gurdjieff and Thomas de Hartmann

1. "Reading of Sacred Books" - 8:19
2. "Prayer and Despair" - 3:50
3. "Religious Ceremony" - 4:07
4. "Hymn" - 2:45
5. "Orthodox Hymn from Asia Minor" - 3:04
6. "Hymn for Good Friday" - 1:35
7. "Hymn" - 2:30
8. "Hymn for Easter Thursday" - 3:26
9. "Hymn to the Endless Creator" - 2:04
10. "Hymn from a Great Temple" - 4:30
11. "The Story of the Resurrection Of Christ" - 1:37
12. "Holy Affirming - Holy Denying - Holy Reconciling" - 4:14
13. "Easter Night Procession" - 2:54
14. "Easter Hymn" - 5:49
15. "Meditation" - 1:42

Personnel[]

• Keith Jarrett – piano

Technical Personnel[]

• Kathelin Hoffman - Research and co-ordination
• Martin Wieland - Recording Engineer
• Barbara Wojirsch - Cover Design and Layout
• Manfred Eicher - Production

References[]