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Paul Plays Carla

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Released
  
1992

Producer
  
Nils Winther

Artist
  
Paul Bley

Label
  
SteepleChase Records

Length
  
66:40

Paul Plays Carla (1992)
  
Mindset (1992)

Release date
  
1992

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
December 1991 SteepleChase Digital Studio in Copenhagen, Denmark

Similar
  
Paul Bley albums, Jazz albums

Paul Plays Carla (sometimes referred to as Paul Bley Plays Carla Bley) is an album of Carla Bley's compositions performed by pianist Paul Bley which was recorded in Denmark in 1991 and released on the SteepleChase label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars noting "The music falls somewhere between advanced bop and the avant-garde, often swinging but with surprising turns and twists and often-unusual chord sequences. An intriguing set".

Track listing

All compositions by Carla Bley

  1. "Vashkar" - 6:06
  2. "Floater" - 4:40
  3. "Seven" - 6:44
  4. "Around Again" - 7:04
  5. "Ida Lupino" - 7:29
  6. "Turns" - 4:54
  7. "And Now the Queen" - 6:23
  8. "Ictus" - 7:28
  9. "Olhos de Gato" - 7:44
  10. "Donkey" - 8:08

Personnel

  • Paul Bley - piano
  • Marc Johnson - bass
  • Jeff Williams - drums

    • Songs

    1Vashkar (feat Marc Johnson & Jeff Williams)Jeff Williams - Marc Johnson6:08
    2Floater (feat Marc Johnson & Jeff Williams)Jeff Williams - Marc Johnson4:42
    3Seven (feat Marc Johnson & Jeff Williams)Jeff Williams - Marc Johnson6:46

    References

    Paul Plays Carla Wikipedia
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