Name: Gnu High
Brand: Kenny Wheeler

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4505346

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Black

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Limited edition

Release date

2023-04-28

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Black LP

Artist

Kenny Wheeler

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Jazz

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Kenny Wheeler was a Canadian jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player who made his mark in the UK music scene starting from the 1950s. Born on January 14, 1930, in Toronto, Canada, he brought his unique sound to audiences around the world. Sadly, Wheeler passed away on September 18, 2014, at the age of 84 in London, England.

ECM Records, also known as "The Creative Label," is a German independent label that was co-founded by producer Manfred Eicher, Manfred Scheffner, and Karl Egger in Munich (Pasing) in 1969. With the label code LC 2516 / LC 02516, ECM stands for Edition of Contemporary Music and focuses on jazz and Western classical music. They showcase both acoustic and electronic artists who produce eclectic versions of contemporary music.

ECM's extensive catalog features a wide range of genres, from contemporary works by renowned composers like Steve Reich, Arvo Pärt, and Philip Glass to experimental and electronic jazz from artists such as Nils Petter Molvær, Pat Metheny Group, and Jan Garbarek. Over the past 40+ years, ECM has released more than 1500 recordings that have been acclaimed for their exceptional music quality, creative production techniques, and outstanding sound.

Although an independent label, ECM titles are distributed by Universal Music Group (UMG) in the US, Japan, and throughout Europe. However, they have also collaborated with other distributors over the years. Notably during the period when Polydor distributed ECM products in Germany; [l447694] was used for pressing identified by a CP suffix on labels and runouts. Afterward,[l25946] became their primary distributor.

Luminessence, ECM's new audiophile vinyl-reissue series, is a kaleidoscope, shedding light on the jewels of the label's deep catalogue in elegant, high-quality editions - audiophile vinyl pressing, high-grade tip-on gatefold sleeves that include new liner notes.

Recorded in New York in 1975, Gnu High brought Canadian trumpeter Wheeler to a new level of international acclaim, for both his impassioned playing and his profoundly lyrical writing.&nbsp;Here Kenny is fronting an extraordinary quartet, with all masterful improvisers who had shaped their intuitive collective understanding as members of Miles Davis's groups. "What you hear," says Jack DeJohnette, "is the spontaneity of the moment." Dave Holland notes that Gnu Hugh "had this wonderful combination of the form and the shape and the harmony of Kenny's tunes but then this really free way of interpreting them." The album's gatefold sleeve includes new liner notes by Kenny's friend, colleague and biographer Nick Smart.

Kenny Wheeler: flugelhorn / Keith Jarrett: piano / Dave Holland: double bass / Jack DeJohnette: drums.

Gnu High

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