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.

Gnu High
Studio album by
Released1976
RecordedJune 1975
StudioGeneration Sound
New York City
GenreJazz
Length40:36
LabelECM 1069 ST
ProducerManfred Eicher
Kenny Wheeler chronology
Song for Someone
(1973)
Gnu High
(1976)
Ensemble Fusionaire
(1976)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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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

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All tracks are written by Kenny Wheeler

Side I
No.TitleLength
1."Heyoke"21:56
Side II
No.TitleLength
1."Smatter"6:01
2."Gnu Suite"12:49

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Allmusic Review
  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