G.I. Gurdjieff: Sacred Hymns is an album of music written by George Gurdjieff and performed by pianist Keith Jarrett

Keith Jarrett

Keith Jarrett is an American pianist and composer who performs both jazz and classical music.Jarrett started his career with Art Blakey, moving on to play with Charles Lloyd and Miles Davis. Since the early 1970s he has enjoyed a great deal of success in jazz, jazz fusion, and classical music; as...

 which was released on the ECM label in 1980.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 3 stars noting "The whole record has a serene dignity, even at its loudest levels, that gets to you, and that should be enough for the devout Jarrett following. As for others -- well, it's definitely not a Top Ten choice for a basic Jarrett collection".

Track listing

All compositions by George Ivanovich Gurdjieff

1. "Reading of Sacred Books" - 8:19
2. "Prayer and Despair" - 3:50
3. "Religious Ceremony" - 4:07
4. "Hymn" - 2:45
5. "Orthodox Hymn from Asia Minor" - 3:04
6. "Hymn for Good Friday" - 1:35
7. "Hymn" - 2:30
8. "Hymn for Easter Thursday" - 3:26
9. "Hymn to the Endless Creator" - 2:04
10. "Hymn from a Great Temple" - 4:30
11. "The Story of the Resurrection Of Christ" - 1:37
12. "Holy Affirming - Holy Denying - Holy Reconciling" - 4:14
13. "Easter Night Procession" - 2:54
14. "Easter Hymn" - 5:49
15. "Meditation" - 1:42
    • Recorded at Tonstudio Bauer in Ludwigsburg, West Germany in March, 1980.