Ondas is an album by New Zealand jazz pianist and composer Mike Nock

Mike Nock

Mike Nock is a jazz pianist, currently based in Australia. He began studying piano at 11 and by 18 was performing in Australia. He headed a trio that toured England in 1961 and then attended Berklee College of Music...

 recorded in 1981 and released on the ECM label.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars calling it "a glorious recording by a crack batch of musicians. It is also a stellar example of what Manfred Eicher's label and production offer to the world".

Track listing

All compositions by Mike Nock

1. "Forgotten Love" - 16:00
2. "Ondas" - 9:11
3. "Visionary" - 11:37
4. "Land of the Long White Cloud" - 7:58
5. "Doors" - 6:24
   • Recorded at Talent Studios in Oslo, Norway in November 1981

Personnel

• Mike Nock
  Mike Nock
  Mike Nock is a jazz pianist, currently based in Australia. He began studying piano at 11 and by 18 was performing in Australia. He headed a trio that toured England in 1961 and then attended Berklee College of Music...
  
   - piano
  Piano
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  , percussion
• Eddie Gomez
  Eddie Gomez
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   - bass
  Double bass
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• Jon Christensen
  Jon Christensen
  Jon Christensen is a Norwegian jazz percussionist.In the late 1960s he played alongside Jan Garbarek on several recordings by the composer George Russell....
  
   - drums
  Drum kit
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