Nude Ants

Nude Ants
Live album by Keith Jarrett
Released	1979
Recorded	May, 1979
Genre	Jazz
Length	101:36
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Keith Jarrett chronology
Personal Mountains (1979) Nude Ants (1979) Invocations/The Moth and the Flame (1979)

Nude Ants is a live album by American pianist Keith Jarrett which was released on the ECM label in 1979. It was recorded at a live performance 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.".^[1] The album is a persuasive illustration of Jarrett's typically refined work with European classical and folk music influences.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Track listing

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

All compositions by Keith Jarrett.

• Recorded at the Village Vanguard, NYC in May 1979

Personnel

• Keith Jarrett - piano
• Jan Garbarek - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Palle Danielsson - bass
• Jon Christensen - drums

References

1. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 12, 2011
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 769. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
3. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 112. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.