A sprawling live document of Jarrett's 1970s electric quartet, "Nude Ants" captures the band in full flight, despite a somewhat murky live recording.
- Recorded live at the New York club The Bottom Line in August 1979, "Nude Ants" was released in March 1980.
- The album features the quartet of Keith Jarrett on keyboards and percussion, Dewey Redman on saxophone, Charlie Haden on bass, and Paul Motian on drums.
- The album was the quartet's fifth release on ECM Records.
Pianist Keith Jarrett is a prolific artist known for his wide-ranging work in jazz, classical, and fusion. "Nude Ants," recorded in 1979, found Jarrett at a high-water mark of his wildly popular 1970s electric quartet.
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