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Heavy Heart (album)

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Released
  
1984

Heavy Heart (1983)
  
Night-Glo (1985)

Release date
  
1984

Producer
  
Carla Bley

Length
  
38:55

Artist
  
Carla Bley

Label
  
ECM Records

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
September–October, 1983

Studio
  
Grog Kill Studio, Willow, New York

Similar
  
Carla Bley albums, Jazz albums

Carla bley heavy heart


Heavy Heart is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley recorded in 1983 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1984.

Contents

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Reception

The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 3 stars and stated "while Heavy Heart is a somewhat bright, light-minded album, there are plenty of dark undercurrents to be heard". The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 2 stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Carla Bley.

  1. "Light or Dark" - 6:04
  2. "Talking Hearts" - 6:49
  3. "Joyful Noise" - 5:08
  4. "Ending It" - 6:04
  5. "Starting Again" - 5:04
  6. "Heavy Heart" - 9:50

Personnel

  • Carla Bley - organ, synthesizer
  • Michael Mantler - trumpet
  • Steve Slagle - alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute
  • Gary Valente - trombone
  • Earl McIntyre - tuba
  • Kenny Kirkland - piano
  • Hiram Bullock - guitar
  • Steve Swallow - bass guitar
  • Victor Lewis - drums
  • Manolo Badrena - percussion

    • Songs

    1Light or Dark6:03
    2Talking Hearts6:48
    3Joyful Noise5:06

    References

    Heavy Heart (album) Wikipedia
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