Released April 27, 2004 Producer Jim West Artist Paul Bley Label Justin Time Records | Length 57:16 Nothing to Declare
(2003) About Time
(2007) Release date 27 April 2004 Genre Jazz | |
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Recorded May 16, 2003 at Sound On Sound, NYC Similar Paul Bley albums, Jazz albums | ||
Paul bley nothing to declare
Nothing to Declare is a solo album by pianist Paul Bley recorded in 2003 and released on the Justin Time label in 2004.
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 3½ stars stating "In all, Nothing to Declare is Bley's best outing for Justin Time thus far. It's simple in its presentation, but labyrinthine in its journeys". All About Jazz said "Bley's lyricism has never been blunt or simplistic, and Nothing to Declare is nothing to be glossed over with a superficial listen, but it's sufficiently natural that the spontaneous leaps in logic make good sense". Jazz Review noted "Nothing To Declare, while implying an international theme with its allusion to customs procedures, in fact refers to American standards and blues throughout the CD. Perhaps "nothing to declare" suggests disarming false humility, when the pianist and the listener know full well that Bley has a lot to declare and has been making important musical declarations for half a century".
Track listing
All compositions by Paul Bley
- "Nothing to Declare" - 18:39
- "Breakdown" - 15:47
- "Blues Waltz" - 14:15
- "8th Avenue" - 8:35
Personnel
Songs
1Nothing to Declare18:32
2Breakdown15:52
3Blues Waltz14:01