Gordon Beck Catalog
1967 (age 31)
The Gordon Beck Quartet - Experiments With Pops (Major Minor (E) MMLP 21)
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; Art Of Life AL1001-2.
Gordon Beck + Two - DrDolittle Loves Jazz (Major Minor (E) MMLP 8)
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; Epic LN 24334, BN 26334.
1968
Gordon Beck Trio - Gyroscope (Morgan (E) MJ1)
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.
Gordon Beck + Two - Half A Jazz Sixpence (Major Minor (E) MMLP 22)
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.
1972
Gordon Beck, Ron Mathewson, Daniel Humair - Jazz Trio (Dire (It) FO 341)
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 Musica (F) MUS. 3009 as Daniel Humair, Gordon Beck, Ron Mathewson - Morning!. on Art Of Life AL1017-2.
1976 (age 40)
Gordon Beck - One For The Road (Jaguar Records (E) JR101)
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.
1977
Gordon Beck/Alan Holdsworth/Jeff Clyne/John Stevens - Conversation Piece - Part 1 & 2 (Vinyl (G) VS 0010)
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)
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 JMS. (F) JMS 18648-2 as The French Connection I & II.
1979
Gordon Beck - Sunbird (Disques JMS (F) JMS 07)
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.
Gordon Beck, Ron Mathewson, Tony Oxley, Stan Sulzmann, Kenny Wheeler - Seven Steps To Evans (MPS (G) 0068.248)
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)
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.
** part of JMS. (F) JMS 048-2 as The Things You See / Sunbird.
1982
Gordon Beck - The French Connection 2 (Disques JMS (F) JMS 018)
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 JMS. (F) JMS 18648-2 as The French Connection I & II.
Gordon Beck - Reasons (JMS. (F) JMS 027)
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 JMS. (F) JMS 18657-2 as Reasons / Celebration Suite.
1984
Gordon Beck Quintet - Celebration (JMS. (F) JMS 035)
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 JMS. (F) JMS 18657-2 as Reasons / Celebration Suite.
1988 (age 52)
Allan Holdsworth, Gordon Beck - With A Heart In My Song (JMS. (F) JMS 044)
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.
1989
Gordon Beck - Dreams (JMS. (F) JMS 049-2)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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 |