Gnu High

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

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]

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."^[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

References

^ Allmusic Review
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1494. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed September 7, 2009

[1] Allmusic Review

[Penguin-2] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1494. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[3] Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed September 7, 2009

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	Windmill Tilter (1968) Song for Someone (1973) Gnu High (1975) Deer Wan (1977) Around 6 (1979) Double, Double You (1983) Flutter By, Butterfly (1987) Music for Large & Small Ensembles (1990) The Widow in the Window (1990) All the More (1993) Dream Sequence (1995, 1996, 1999, & 2003) Angel Song (1996) A Long Time Ago (1997 & 1998) Moon (2001) Island (2002) Where Do We Go from Here? (2004) What Now? (2004) Songs for Quintet (2013)
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