Nude Ants

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Nude Ants
Nude Ants.jpg
Live album by
Keith Jarrett
Released1980, May [1]
Recorded1979, May
VenueVillage Vanguard, New York City (USA)
GenreJazz
Length1:41:36
LabelECM Records
[1171/72]
ProducerManfred Eicher
Keith Jarrett chronology
Personal Mountains
(1979) 		Nude Ants
(1980) 		Invocations/The Moth and the Flame
(1979)
Keith Jarrett European Quartet chronology
Personal Mountains
(1979) 		Nude Ants
(1979)

Nude Ants is a live album by American pianist Keith Jarrett which was released by ECM Records in 1980.[1] It was recorded during different live performances by Jarrett's 'European Quartet', featuring Jan Garbarek, Palle Danielsson and Jon Christensen, at the Village Vanguard in New York City in May 1979. 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] The album is a persuasive illustration of Jarrett's typically refined work with European classical and folk music influences.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz3/4 stars[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide3/5 stars[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[]

Technical Personnel[]

  • Tom McKenney - Recording Engineer
  • Martin Wieland - Mixing Engineer
  • Barbara Wojirsch - Cover Design and Layout
  • Manfred Eicher - Production

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b ECM Records Keith Jarrett: Nude Ants accessed June 2020
  2. ^ Jump up to: 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.
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