Gordon Beck Discography
1967 (age 31)
The Gordon Beck Quartet
Gordon Beck, piano; Johnny McLaughlin, guitar; Jeff Clyne, bass; Tony Oxley, drums.
Lansdowne Studios, London, England, August, 1967
| These Boots Are Made For Walking | Major Minor (E) MMLP 21 | |
| Norwegian Wood | - | |
| Sunny | - | |
| Up, Up And Away | - | |
| Michelle | - | |
| I Can See For Miles | - | |
| Good Vibrations | - | |
| Monday, Monday | - |
* Major Minor (E) MMLP 21, SMLP 21 The Gordon Beck Quartet - Experiments With Pops 1968
= Art Of Life AL1001-2 - 2003
Gordon Beck + Two
Gordon Beck, piano; Kenny Baldock, bass; Jackie Dougan, drums.
London, England, released 1967
| My Friend The Doctor | Major Minor (E) MMLP 8 | |
| 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 | - |
* Major Minor (E) MMLP 8, SMLP 8 Gordon Beck + Two - DrDolittle Loves Jazz 1967
= Epic LN 24334 - 1967?
= Epic BN 26334 -
1968
Gordon Beck Trio
Gordon Beck, piano; Jeff Clyne, bass; Tony Oxley, drums.
Morgan Recording Studios, London, England, 1968
| Gyroscope | Morgan (E) MJ1 | |
| Clusters | - | |
| Suite No. 1 | - | |
| Miss T Fying | - | |
| Sincerity | - | |
| And Still She Is With Me / Oxus | - |
* Morgan (E) MJ1 Gordon Beck Trio - Gyroscope 1969
= Art Of Life AL1003-2 - 2002
Gordon Beck + Two
Gordon Beck, piano; Kenny Baldock, bass; Jackie Dougan, drums.
London, England, released 1968
| Half A Sixpence | Major Minor (E) MMLP 22 | |
| 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 | - |
* Major Minor (E) MMLP 22, SMLP 22 Gordon Beck + Two - Half A Jazz Sixpence 1968
1972
Gordon Beck - Ron Mathewson - Daniel Humair Trio
Gordon Beck, piano; Ron Mathewson, bass; Daniel Humair, drums.
Studio Fontana, Milan, Italy, January, 1972
| Suite 5: 1 Movimento | Dire (It) FO 341 | |
| Suite 5: 2 Movimento | - | |
| Suite 5: 3 Movimento | - | |
| All In The Morning: 1 Movimento | - | |
| All In The Morning: 2 Movimento | - |
* Dire (It) FO 341 Gordon Beck, Ron Mathewson, Daniel Humair - Jazz Trio 1972
= Musica (F) MUS. 3009 Daniel Humair, Gordon Beck, Ron Mathewson - Morning! 1975
= Art Of Life AL1017-2 Gordon Beck, Ron Mathewson, Daniel Humair - Jazz Trio 2005
1976 (age 40)
Gordon Beck Solo
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 | Jaguar Records (E) JR101 | |
| 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....! | - |
* Jaguar Records (E) JR101 Gordon Beck - One For The Road 1977
= JMS. (F) JMS 18675-2 - 1995
1977
Gordon Beck, Alan Holdsworth, Jeff Clyne, John Stevens
Gordon Beck, keyboards; Alan Holdsworth, guitar; Jeff Clyne, bass; John Stevens, drums.
BBC, Maida Vale, London, England, November 15, 1977
| Conversation Piece - Part 1 | Vinyl (G) VS 0010 | |
| Conversation Piece - Part 2 | - |
* Vinyl (G) VS 0010 Gordon Beck/Alan Holdsworth/Jeff Clyne/John Stevens - Conversation Piece - Part 1 & 2 1980
= View (G) VS 0010 -
1978
Gordon Beck Solo
Gordon Beck, Steinway acoustic piano, Fender electric piano.
Studio Acousti, Paris, France, March 13-18, 1978
| The Beige Bird Beckons | Owl (F) OWL 011 | |
| Mademoiselle S.L. | - | |
| Metro-Mania | - | |
| The French Connection Part I | - | |
| The French Connection Part II | - | |
| The French Connection Part III | - | |
| Going Up | - |
* Owl (F) OWL 011 Gordon Beck - The French Connection 1978
= JMS. (F) JMS 18648-2 Gordon Beck - The French Connection I & II 1995
1979
Gordon Beck
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 | Disques JMS (F) JMS 07; JMS. (F) JMS 048-2 | |
| Flight: Part I / Part II / Part III / Part IV | Disques JMS (F) JMS 07 | |
| Halfway House | Disques JMS (F) JMS 07; JMS. (F) JMS 048-2 | |
| Sunbird | - | |
| Second Summer | - |
* Disques JMS (F) JMS 07 Gordon Beck - Sunbird 1979
= JMS. (F) JMS 18650-2 - 1995
* JMS. (F) JMS 048-2 Allan Holdsworth, Gordon Beck - The Things You See / Sunbird 1989
Gordon Beck Quintet
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 | MPS (G) 0068.248 | |
| Orbit | - | |
| Five | - | |
| Twelve Tone Tune II | - | |
| Turn Out The Stars | - | |
| Peace Piece | - | |
| Peri's Scope | - |
* MPS (G) 0068.248 Gordon Beck, Ron Mathewson, Tony Oxley, Stan Sulzmann, Kenny Wheeler - Seven Steps To Evans 1980
Allan Holdsworth - Gordon Beck Duo
Gordon Beck, piano, Fender electric piano; Allan Holdsworth, acoustic, electric guitar, vocal.
CBS Studios, Paris, France, December, 1979-January, 1980
| Golden Lakes | Disques JMS (F) JMS 09 | |
| Stop Fiddlin' | - | |
| The Things You See | - | |
| Diminished Responsability | - | |
| She's Lookin', I'm Cookin' | - | |
| At The Edge | - | |
| Up Country | - |
* Disques JMS (F) JMS 09 Allan Holdsworth-Gordon Beck - The Things You See 1980
= JMS. (F) JMS 18651-2 - 2007
= JMS. (F) JMS 048-2 Allan Holdsworth, Gordon Beck - The Things You See / Sunbird 1989
1982
Gordon Beck Solo
Gordon Beck, Bosendorfer grand piano, Fender Rhodes, KORG organ.
Studio Ramses, Paris, France, February, 1982
| Action City | Disques JMS (F) JMS 018 | |
| The River | - | |
| Sans Melodie Too | - | |
| Philologie | - | |
| Lady V | - | |
| French Connection 2 | - | |
| Early Morning | - |
Gordon Beck, Bosendorfer grand piano.
| Stella By Starlight | JMS. (F) JMS 027 | |
| Gloria's Step | - | |
| Peace | - | |
| Juju | - | |
| Solar | - | |
| White Line | - | |
| A Nightingale Sang In Barkley Square | - | |
| Some Day My Prince Will Come | - | |
| Einbahnstrasse | - |
* Disques JMS (F) JMS 018 Gordon Beck - The French Connection 2 1982
= JMS. (F) JMS 18648-2 Gordon Beck - The French Connection I & II 1995
* JMS. (F) JMS 027 Gordon Beck - Reasons 1983
= JMS. (F) JMS 18657-2 Gordon Beck - Reasons / Celebration Suite 1995
1984
Gordon Beck Quintet
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 | JMS. (F) JMS 035 | |
| Part I | - | |
| Piano Solo | - | |
| Part II | - | |
| Part III | - | |
| Part IV | - | |
| Finale | - |
* JMS. (F) JMS 035 Gordon Beck Quintet - Celebration 1985
= JMS. (F) JMS 18657-2 Gordon Beck - Reasons / Celebration Suite 1995
1988 (age 52)
Allan Holdsworth - Gordon Beck Duo
Gordon Beck, keyboards; Allan Holdsworth, guitar, SynthAxe.
The Brewery, May-June, 1988
| Equus | JMS. (F) JMS 044 | |
| 54, Duncan Terrace | - | |
| Ain't No Grief | - | |
| With A Heart In My Song | - | |
| 999 | - | |
| Sundays | JMS. (F) JMS 044; Alternity ALTY-0402 | |
| So, So, Calypso | JMS. (F) JMS 044 |
* JMS. (F) JMS 044 Allan Holdsworth, Gordon Beck - With A Heart In My Song 1988
= JMS. (F) JMS 18664-2 - 2009
* Alternity ALTY-0402 The Best Of Allan Holdsworth - Against The Clock 2005
1989
Gordon Beck Duo
Gordon Beck, keyboards; introducing: Rowanne Mark, vocal #1,2,4,7.
released 1989
| 1. | Times Gone But Not Forgotten | JMS. (F) JMS 049-2 |
| 2. | Games | - |
| 3. | Dreams: Day / Sweet | - |
| 4. | My Father | - |
| 5. | A Place That I Know | - |
| 6. | Exquisite Facilities | - |
| 7. | Times Yet To Come | - |
* JMS. (F) JMS 049-2 Gordon Beck - Dreams 1989
1991
Gordon Beck Quartet
Didier Lockwood, violin; Gordon Beck, keyboards; Dave Holland, bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums.
Dreamland Studio, NYC, July, 1991
| You Are All The Things | JMS. (F) JMS 059-2 | |
| 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 | - |
* JMS. (F) JMS 059-2 Gordon Beck, Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland, Didier Lockwood - For Evans Sake 1992
1996 (age 60)
Gordon Beck Quartet
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? | FMR Records (E) FMR CD28-E0496 | |
| Once Is Never Enough | - | |
| Little 'D' | - | |
| Believing Is Seeing | - | |
| Wun Tun | - | |
| Someone Somewhere | - | |
| For Keith | - |
* FMR Records (E) FMR CD28-E0496 Gordon Beck, Stan Sulzmann, Chris Laurence, Paul Clarvis - Once Is Never Enough 1996
1997
Gordon Beck Solo
Gordon Beck, piano.
"The Guildhall", "Bath International Music Festival", Bath, England, May 24, 1997
| Night And Day | Art Of Life AL1005-2 | |
| 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) | - |
* Art Of Life AL1005-2 Gordon Beck - Reflections 2003
1999
The Gordon Beck Quartet
Stan Sulzmann, tenor, soprano sax, flute; Gordon Beck, piano, synthesizer; Steve Watts, bass, bass guitar; Gene Calderazzo, drums.
released 1999
| Scorpio | JMS. (F) 18709-2 | |
| Topaz | - | |
| Changing Colours | - | |
| Missed In A Mis | - | |
| Fireworks | - | |
| November Song | - | |
| Autumn Leaves...Winter Arrives | - | |
| I'll Be Looking At The Moon Too | - | |
| Sagittarius | - |
* JMS. (F) 18709-2 The Gordon Beck Quartet - November Song 1999
2003
The Gordon Beck Trio
Gordon Beck, piano; Bruno Rousselet, bass; Philippe Soirat, drums.
"Appleby Jazz Festival", Cumbria, England, July 27, 2003
| Einbahnstrasse | Art Of Life AL1008-2 | |
| Miss Day | - | |
| Everything I Love | - | |
| Not The Last Waltz | - | |
| Announcements | - | |
| This Heart Of Mine | - | |
| Race Against Time | - | |
| Blues In 'G' | - | |
| First Trip (bonus track) | - |
* Art Of Life AL1008-2 The Gordon Beck Trio - Not The Last Waltz 2004
Gordon Beck Trio
Gordon Beck, piano; Kenny Baldock, bass; Jackie Dougan, drums.
released 2003
| The Hustler | Jazzman (E) JM.026 | |
| Taking Care Of Business | - |
* Jazzman (E) JM.026 Gordon Beck - The Hustler / Taking Care Of Business 2003
2005
The Gordon Beck Quartet
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 | Art Of Life AL1018-2 | |
| Gone With The Wind | - | |
| JuJu | - | |
| Isotope | - | |
| Quiet Now | - | |
| Solar | - | |
| Seven Steps To Heaven | - |
* Art Of Life AL1018-2 The Gordon Beck Quartet - Seven Steps To Heaven 2005
The Gordon Beck Trio
Gordon Beck, piano; Jeremy Brown, acoustic bass; Tony Levin, drums.
"Appleby Jazz Festival", Cumbria, England, July 31, 2005
| Solar | Art Of Life AL1025-2 | |
| With A Heart In My Song | - | |
| For P.J. | - | |
| The Old Country | - | |
| Appleby Blues | - | |
| Gone With The Wind | - | |
| California Here I Come | - |
* Art Of Life AL1025-2 The Gordon Beck Trio - Appleby Blues 2007