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Footloose!

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Released
  
1963

Length
  
33:38

Genre
  
Jazz

Label
  
Savoy MG-12182

Recorded
  
August 17, 1962 and September 12, 1963

Studio
  
Medallion Studios, Newark, New Jersey

Footloose! is the fourth album led by jazz pianist Paul Bley featuring tracks recorded in 1962 & 1963 and released on the Savoy label. Tracks from this album, along with alternate takes and addition material from the sessions, were later released as Syndrome and Floater.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars calling it "one of Bley's most enjoyable albums".

Track listing

All compositions by Paul Bley except as indicated

  1. "When Will The Blues Leave" (Ornette Coleman) - 6:08
  2. "Floater" (Carla Bley) - 6:23
  3. "Turns" - 3:14
  4. "Around Again" (Carla Bley) - 4:04
  5. "Syndrome" (Carla Bley) - 7:07
  6. "Cousins" - 4:39
  7. "King Korn" (Carla Bley) - 3:57
  8. "Vashikar" (Carla Bley) - 4:06

Alternate releases

Floater:

This 1984 album included tracks 1-4 and added the following tracks recorded at the same sessions:

  • "Stereophonic" (David Baker) - 5:06
  • "Circle with the Hole in the Middle" (Coleman) - 5:08
  • "Ballad No. 4" - 4:50

    • Syndrome:

    This 1986 album included tracks 5-6 and added the following tracks recorded at the same sessions:

  • "Around Again" [alternate take] (Carla Bley) - 3:53
  • "Ballad I" - 4:29
  • "King Korn" [alternate take] (Carla Bley) - 4:17
  • "Ballad II" - 3:47

    • Personnel

  • Paul Bley - piano
  • Steve Swallow - bass
  • Pete LaRoca - drums

    • References

    Footloose! Wikipedia
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