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Dinner Music

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Released
  
1977

Genre
  
Jazz

Label
  
Watt/ECM

Recorded
  
July–September 1976

Length
  
48:09

Studio
  
Grog Kill Studio, Willow, New York

Dinner Music is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley recorded in 1976 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1977.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "First excursion on a funky trail, executed immaculately. Near essential". The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Carla Bley except where noted.

  1. "Sing Me Softly of the Blues" - 7:43
  2. "Dreams So Real" - 5:36
  3. "Ad Infinitum" - 5:54
  4. "Dining Alone" (lyrics by Bley & John Hunt) - 4:36
  5. "Song Sung Long" - 6:02
  6. "Ida Lupino" - 7:57
  7. "Funnybird Song" - 3:05
  8. "A New Hymn" - 7:25

Personnel

  • Carla Bley - organ, piano, tenor saxophone, vocals
  • Michael Mantler - trumpet
  • Carlos Ward - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
  • Roswell Rudd - trombone
  • Bob Stewart - tuba
  • Richard Tee - piano, electric piano
  • Cornell Dupree (tracks 1 & 7), Eric Gale, (tracks 2, 4 & 6) - guitar
  • Gordon Edwards - bass guitar
  • Steve Gadd - drums

    • References

    Dinner Music Wikipedia
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