Nude Ants

Nude Ants
Nude Ants
Live album by Keith Jarrett
Released	May 1980
Recorded	May 1979
Venue	Village Vanguard; New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	1:41:36
Label	ECM 1171/72
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Keith Jarrett chronology
Keith Jarrett European Quartet chronology

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
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[4]
Tom Hull	B+ ( )^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Keith Jarrett.

"Chant of the Soil" – 17:13
"Innocence" – 8:15
"Processional" – 20:33
"Oasis" – 30:35
"New Dance" – 12:57
"Sunshine Song" – 12:03

Personnel

European Quartet

Keith Jarrett – piano, timbales, percussion
Jan Garbarek – tenor and soprano saxophones
Palle Danielsson – bass
Jon Christensen – drums

Production

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

References

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

[ECM_Nude_Ants-1] ECM Records Keith Jarrett: Nude Ants accessed June 2020

[Allmusic-2] Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 12, 2011

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 769. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[RSJRG-4] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 112. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Hull-5] Hull, Tom (28 February 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

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