Gordon Beck Catalog
1967 (age 31)
The Gordon Beck Quartet - Experiments With Pops (Major Minor (E) MMLP 21) 1968
Gordon Beck, piano; Johnny McLaughlin, guitar; Jeff Clyne, bass; Tony Oxley, drums.
Lansdowne Studios, London, England, August, 1967
| These Boots Are Made For Walking | |
| Norwegian Wood | |
| Sunny | |
| Up, Up And Away | |
| Michelle | |
| I Can See For Miles | |
| Good Vibrations | |
| Monday, Monday |
** also released on Major Minor (E) SMLP 21 in 1968; Art Of Life AL1001-2 in 2003.
Gordon Beck + Two - DrDolittle Loves Jazz (Major Minor (E) MMLP 8) 1967
Gordon Beck, piano; Kenny Baldock, bass; Jackie Dougan, drums.
London, England, released 1967
| My Friend The Doctor | |
| I've Never Seen Anything Like It | |
| At The Crossroads | |
| Talk To The Animals | |
| Doctor Dolittle | |
| When I Look In Your Eyes | |
| After Today | |
| I Think I Like You | |
| Beautiful Things |
** also released on Major Minor (E) SMLP 8 in 1967; Epic LN 24334 in 1967?, BN 26334.
1968
Gordon Beck Trio - Gyroscope (Morgan (E) MJ1) 1969
Gordon Beck, piano; Jeff Clyne, bass; Tony Oxley, drums.
Morgan Recording Studios, London, England, 1968
| Gyroscope | |
| Clusters | |
| Suite No. 1 | |
| Miss T Fying | |
| Sincerity | |
| And Still She Is With Me / Oxus |
** also released on Art Of Life AL1003-2 in 2002.
Gordon Beck + Two - Half A Jazz Sixpence (Major Minor (E) MMLP 22) 1968
Gordon Beck, piano; Kenny Baldock, bass; Jackie Dougan, drums.
London, England, released 1968
| Half A Sixpence | |
| Money To Burn | |
| I Know What I Am | |
| The Race Is On | |
| This Is My World | |
| If The Rain's Got To Fall | |
| Long Ago | |
| She's To Far Above Me | |
| Flash, Bang, Wallop |
** also released on Major Minor (E) SMLP 22 in 1968.
1972
Gordon Beck, Ron Mathewson, Daniel Humair - Jazz Trio (Dire (It) FO 341) 1972
Gordon Beck, piano; Ron Mathewson, bass; Daniel Humair, drums.
Studio Fontana, Milan, Italy, January, 1972
| Suite 5: 1 Movimento | |
| Suite 5: 2 Movimento | |
| Suite 5: 3 Movimento | |
| All In The Morning: 1 Movimento | |
| All In The Morning: 2 Movimento |
** also released on Daniel Humair, Gordon Beck, Ron Mathewson - Morning!, Musica (F) MUS. 3009 in 1975. and on Art Of Life AL1017-2 in 2005.
1976 (age 40)
Gordon Beck - One For The Road (Jaguar Records (E) JR101) 1977
Gordon Beck, acoustic piano, Fender electric piano, Oberheim ring modulator, MXR Phase 90, voice, percussion.
B.B.C Transcription Studios, London, England, November, 1976
| The Beige Bird Beckons | |
| Good Times, Sometimes | |
| Out Of The Shadows, Into The Sun | |
| Thoughts | |
| A Place That I Know | |
| Long, Lean & Lethal | |
| What's This? | |
| One For The Road | |
| Shhh....! |
** also released on JMS. (F) JMS 18675-2 in 1995.
1977
Gordon Beck/Alan Holdsworth/Jeff Clyne/John Stevens - Conversation Piece - Part 1 & 2 (Vinyl (G) VS 0010) 1980
Gordon Beck, keyboards; Alan Holdsworth, guitar; Jeff Clyne, bass; John Stevens, drums.
BBC, Maida Vale, London, England, November 15, 1977
| Conversation Piece - Part 1 | |
| Conversation Piece - Part 2 |
** also released on View (G) VS 0010.
1978
Gordon Beck - The French Connection (Owl (F) OWL 011) 1978
Gordon Beck, Steinway acoustic piano, Fender electric piano.
Studio Acousti, Paris, France, March 13-18, 1978
| The Beige Bird Beckons | |
| Mademoiselle S.L. | |
| Metro-Mania | |
| The French Connection Part I | |
| The French Connection Part II | |
| The French Connection Part III | |
| Going Up |
** part of The French Connection I & II, JMS. (F) JMS 18648-2 in 1995.
1979
Gordon Beck - Sunbird (Disques JMS (F) JMS 07) 1979
Gordon Beck, piano, Fender electric piano; Allan Holdsworth, electric, acoustic guitar, electric violin; J.F. Jenny-Clark, bass; Aldo Romano, drums, percussion.
Studio Acousti, Paris, France, June-July, 1979
| The Gathering | |
| Flight: Part I / Part II / Part III / Part IV | |
| Halfway House | |
| Sunbird | |
| Second Summer |
** also released on JMS. (F) JMS 18650-2 in 1995.
Gordon Beck, Ron Mathewson, Tony Oxley, Stan Sulzmann, Kenny Wheeler - Seven Steps To Evans (MPS (G) 0068.248) 1980
Kenny Wheeler, trumpet, flugelhorn, cornet; Stan Sulzmann, tenor, soprano sax, flute; Gordon Beck, piano; Ron Mathewson, bass; Tony Oxley, drums.
Lansdowne Studios, London, England, July 21, 22 and 23, 1979
| Waltz For Debby | |
| Orbit | |
| Five | |
| Twelve Tone Tune II | |
| Turn Out The Stars | |
| Peace Piece | |
| Peri's Scope |
Allan Holdsworth-Gordon Beck - The Things You See (Disques JMS (F) JMS 09) 1980
Gordon Beck, piano, Fender electric piano; Allan Holdsworth, acoustic, electric guitar, vocal.
CBS Studios, Paris, France, December, 1979-January, 1980
| Golden Lakes | |
| Stop Fiddlin' | |
| The Things You See | |
| Diminished Responsability | |
| She's Lookin', I'm Cookin' | |
| At The Edge | |
| Up Country |
** also released on JMS. (F) JMS 18651-2 in 2007.
** part of The Things You See / Sunbird, JMS. (F) JMS 048-2 in 1989.
1982
Gordon Beck - The French Connection 2 (Disques JMS (F) JMS 018) 1982
Gordon Beck, Bosendorfer grand piano, Fender Rhodes, KORG organ.
Studio Ramses, Paris, France, February, 1982
| Action City | |
| The River | |
| Sans Melodie Too | |
| Philologie | |
| Lady V | |
| French Connection 2 | |
| Early Morning |
** part of The French Connection I & II, JMS. (F) JMS 18648-2 in 1995.
Gordon Beck - Reasons (JMS. (F) JMS 027) 1983
Gordon Beck, Bosendorfer grand piano.
Studio Ramses, Paris, France, February, 1982
| Stella By Starlight | |
| Gloria's Step | |
| Peace | |
| Juju | |
| Solar | |
| White Line | |
| A Nightingale Sang In Barkley Square | |
| Some Day My Prince Will Come | |
| Einbahnstrasse |
** part of Reasons / Celebration Suite, JMS. (F) JMS 18657-2 in 1995.
1984
Gordon Beck Quintet - Celebration (JMS. (F) JMS 035) 1985
Stan Sulzmann, tenor, soprano sax, flute; Frank Ricotti, vibes, percussion; Gordon Beck, Bosendorfer piano; Mick Hutton, bass; Steeve Arguelles, drums.
"Bracknell Festival", England, July 7, 1984
| Opening | |
| Part I | |
| Piano Solo | |
| Part II | |
| Part III | |
| Part IV | |
| Finale |
** part of Reasons / Celebration Suite, JMS. (F) JMS 18657-2 in 1995.
1988 (age 52)
Allan Holdsworth, Gordon Beck - With A Heart In My Song (JMS. (F) JMS 044) 1988
Gordon Beck, keyboards; Allan Holdsworth, guitar, SynthAxe.
The Brewery, May-June, 1988
| Equus | |
| 54, Duncan Terrace | |
| Ain't No Grief | |
| With A Heart In My Song | |
| 999 | |
| Sundays | |
| So, So, Calypso |
** also released on JMS. (F) JMS 18664-2 in 2009.
1989
Gordon Beck - Dreams (JMS. (F) JMS 049-2) 1989
Gordon Beck, keyboards; introducing: Rowanne Mark, vocal #1,2,4,7.
released 1989
| 1. | Times Gone But Not Forgotten |
| 2. | Games |
| 3. | Dreams: Day / Sweet |
| 4. | My Father |
| 5. | A Place That I Know |
| 6. | Exquisite Facilities |
| 7. | Times Yet To Come |
1991
Gordon Beck, Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland, Didier Lockwood - For Evans Sake (JMS. (F) JMS 059-2) 1992
Didier Lockwood, violin; Gordon Beck, keyboards; Dave Holland, bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums.
Dreamland Studio, NYC, July, 1991
| You Are All The Things | |
| Almost There | |
| Blue In Green | |
| Re: Mister E | |
| Try This | |
| Just A Thought | |
| Trio Type Tune Two | |
| For Evans Sake | |
| Not The Last Waltz | |
| P.S. | |
| He Is With Us Still |
1996 (age 60)
Gordon Beck, Stan Sulzmann, Chris Laurence, Paul Clarvis - Once Is Never Enough (FMR Records (E) FMR CD28-E0496) 1996
Stan Sulzmann, sax, flute; Gordon Beck, piano; Chris Laurence, acoustic bass; Paul Clarvis, drums, percussion.
Gateway Studio, London, England, February 24, 1996
| Are You Beautiful Too? | |
| Once Is Never Enough | |
| Little 'D' | |
| Believing Is Seeing | |
| Wun Tun | |
| Someone Somewhere | |
| For Keith |
1997
Gordon Beck - Reflections (Art Of Life AL1005-2) 2003
Gordon Beck, piano.
"The Guildhall", "Bath International Music Festival", Bath, England, May 24, 1997
| Night And Day | |
| Come Rain Or Come Shine | |
| I Love You | |
| Re: Person I Knew | |
| Almost There | |
| California Here I Come / Some Other Time | |
| White Line (bonus track) |
1999
The Gordon Beck Quartet - November Song (JMS. (F) 18709-2) 1999
Stan Sulzmann, tenor, soprano sax, flute; Gordon Beck, piano, synthesizer; Steve Watts, bass, bass guitar; Gene Calderazzo, drums.
released 1999
| Scorpio | |
| Topaz | |
| Changing Colours | |
| Missed In A Mis | |
| Fireworks | |
| November Song | |
| Autumn Leaves...Winter Arrives | |
| I'll Be Looking At The Moon Too | |
| Sagittarius |
2003
The Gordon Beck Trio - Not The Last Waltz (Art Of Life AL1008-2) 2004
Gordon Beck, piano; Bruno Rousselet, bass; Philippe Soirat, drums.
"Appleby Jazz Festival", Cumbria, England, July 27, 2003
| Einbahnstrasse | |
| Miss Day | |
| Everything I Love | |
| Not The Last Waltz | |
| Announcements | |
| This Heart Of Mine | |
| Race Against Time | |
| Blues In 'G' | |
| First Trip (bonus track) |
Gordon Beck - The Hustler / Taking Care Of Business (Jazzman (E) JM.026) 2003
Gordon Beck, piano; Kenny Baldock, bass; Jackie Dougan, drums.
released 2003
| The Hustler | |
| Taking Care Of Business |
2005
The Gordon Beck Quartet - Seven Steps To Heaven (Art Of Life AL1018-2) 2005
Pierrick Pedron, alto sax; Gordon Beck, piano; Bruno Rousselet, acoustic bass; Philippe Soirat, drums.
"Franc Pinot Jazz Club", Paris, France, February 25 and 26, 2005
| Backwards Bop | |
| Gone With The Wind | |
| JuJu | |
| Isotope | |
| Quiet Now | |
| Solar | |
| Seven Steps To Heaven |
The Gordon Beck Trio - Appleby Blues (Art Of Life AL1025-2) 2007
Gordon Beck, piano; Jeremy Brown, acoustic bass; Tony Levin, drums.
"Appleby Jazz Festival", Cumbria, England, July 31, 2005
| Solar | |
| With A Heart In My Song | |
| For P.J. | |
| The Old Country | |
| Appleby Blues | |
| Gone With The Wind | |
| California Here I Come |