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Gnu High is an LP by Canadian trumpeter Kenny Wheeler featuring Keith Jarrett, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette recorded in 1975 and released on the ECM label in 1976.

Gnu High
Studio album by Kenny Wheeler
Released	1976
Recorded	June 1975
Studio	Generation Sound Studios, New York
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:36
Label	ECM 1069
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Kenny Wheeler chronology
Song for Someone (1973) Gnu High (1976) Ensemble Fusionaire (1976)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

Reception

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 compositions by Kenny Wheeler.

1. "Heyoke" – 21:56
2. "Smatter" – 6:01
3. "Gnu Suite" – 12:49

Personnel

• Kenny Wheeler - flugelhorn
• Keith Jarrett - piano
• Dave Holland - bass
• Jack DeJohnette - drums

References

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