A Long Time Ago is a studio album by Canadian musician Kenny Wheeler, released in 1999 on ECM.

A Long Time Ago
Studio album by Kenny Wheeler
Released	October 19, 1999
Recorded	September 1997, January 1998 Gateway Studio, Kingston
Genre	Jazz
Length	63:50
Label	ECM ECM 1691
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Kenny Wheeler chronology
Angel Song (1997) A Long Time Ago (1999) Island (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Kenny Wheeler.

1. "The Long Time Ago Suite" - 31:56
2. "One Plus Three (Version 1)" - 2:20
3. "Ballad for a Dead Child" - 5:58
4. "Eight Plus Three / Alice My Dear" - 8:30
5. "Going for Baroque" - 3:21
6. "Gnu Suite" - 9:23
7. "One Plus Three (Version 2)" - 2:22

Personnel

• Kenny Wheeler - flugelhorn
• John Taylor - piano
• John Parricelli - guitar
• Derek Watkins, John Barclay, Henry Lowther, Ian Hamer - trumpet
• Pete Beachill (2-7), Mark Nightingale, Richard Edwards (1) - trombone
• Sarah Williams, Dave Stewart - bass trombone
• Tony Faulkner - conductor

References