Released 1978 Axis
(1977) Tears
(1983) Release date 1978 Label Improvising Artists Inc. | Length 30:15 Artist Paul Bley Producer Paul Bley Genre Jazz | |
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Recorded July 1–3, 1977
Axis in Soho, NYC Similar Paul Bley albums, Jazz albums | ||
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Axis is a live solo album by pianist Paul Bley recorded in New York in 1977 and released on Bley's own Improvising Artists label the following year.
Contents
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This is one of Bley's most painterly and moving solo dates". The Penguin Guide to Jazz called it "a meditative and in some ways rather melancholy set" and "an intriguing blend of styles and ideas".
Track listing
All compositions by Paul Bley except as indicated
- "Axis" - 16:01
- "Porgy" (George Gershwin) - 3:38
- "Music Matador" (Prince Lasha) - 4:48
- "El Cordobes-Please Don't Ever Leave Me" - 5:48
Personnel
Songs
1Axis16:00
2Porgy3:35
3Music Matador4:45
References
Axis (Paul Bley album) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA