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Nude Ants

1980 live album by Keith Jarrett

Nude Ants
Live album by Keith Jarrett
Released	May 1980[1]
Recorded	May 1979
Venue	Village Vanguard New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	1:41:36
Label	ECM 1171/72
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Keith Jarrett chronology
Eyes of the Heart (1979) Nude Ants (1980) G.I. Gurdjieff: Sacred Hymns (1980)
Keith Jarrett European Quartet chronology
My Song (1978) Nude Ants (1980) Personal Mountains (1989)

Nude Ants is a live album by American pianist Keith Jarrett recorded at the Village Vanguard in New York City in May 1979 and released on ECM a year later.^[1] The quartet—Jarrett's "European Quartet"—features saxophonist Jan Garbarek and rhythm section Palle Danielsson and Jon Christensen. The title of the album is a play on the phrase "New Dance", which is the title of the penultimate song.

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."^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]
Tom Hull	B+ ()[5]

All compositions by Keith Jarrett.

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

• Keith Jarrett – piano, timbales, percussion
• Jan Garbarek – tenor and soprano saxophones
• Palle Danielsson – bass
• Jon Christensen – drums

• Manfred Eicher – producer
• Tom McKenney – recording engineer
• Martin Wieland – mixing engineer
• Barbara Wojirsch – cover design and layout