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; Art Of Life AL1001-2 The Gordon Beck Quartet - Experiments With Pops
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; Epic LN 24334, BN 26334 Gordon Beck + Two - DrDolittle Loves Jazz
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; Art Of Life AL1003-2 Gordon Beck Trio - Gyroscope
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
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; Art Of Life AL1017-2 Gordon Beck, Ron Mathewson, Daniel Humair - Jazz Trio
= Musica (F) MUS. 3009 Daniel Humair, Gordon Beck, Ron Mathewson - Morning!
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; JMS. (F) JMS 18675-2 Gordon Beck - One For The Road
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; View (G) VS 0010 Gordon Beck/Alan Holdsworth/Jeff Clyne/John Stevens - Conversation Piece - Part 1 & 2
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
= JMS. (F) JMS 18648-2 Gordon Beck - The French Connection I & II
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; JMS. (F) JMS 18650-2 Gordon Beck - Sunbird
* JMS. (F) JMS 048-2 Allan Holdsworth, Gordon Beck - The Things You See / Sunbird
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
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; JMS. (F) JMS 18651-2 Allan Holdsworth-Gordon Beck - The Things You See
= JMS. (F) JMS 048-2 Allan Holdsworth, Gordon Beck - The Things You See / Sunbird
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
= JMS. (F) JMS 18648-2 Gordon Beck - The French Connection I & II
* JMS. (F) JMS 027 Gordon Beck - Reasons
= JMS. (F) JMS 18657-2 Gordon Beck - Reasons / Celebration Suite
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
= JMS. (F) JMS 18657-2 Gordon Beck - Reasons / Celebration Suite
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, JMS 18664-2 Allan Holdsworth, Gordon Beck - With A Heart In My Song
* Alternity ALTY-0402 The Best Of Allan Holdsworth - Against The Clock
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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