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Released
  
1958

Length
  
33:36

Artist
  
The Paul Bley Quartet

Label
  
GNP Crescendo Record Co.

Recorded
  
August 21, 1957

Producer
  
Gene Norman

Release date
  
1958

Genre
  
Jazz

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Studio
  
Audio Arts Studio, Hollywood, California

Solemn Meditation (1957)
  
Live at the Hilcrest Club 1958 (1958)

Similar
  
Changing Hands, Sonor, Nothing to Declare, 12 (+6) In a Row, Tango Palace

Solemn Meditation is the third album led by jazz pianist Paul Bley featuring tracks recorded in 1957 and released on the GNP Crescendo label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "This early quartet date from pianist Paul Bley is somewhat historic because it was the recording debut of both bassist Charlie Haden and vibraphonist Dave Pike... Bley explores a lot of unlikely material in an early postbop manner".

Track listing

All compositions by Paul Bley except as indicated

  1. "Birk's Works" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 6:05
  2. "O Plus One" (Carla Borg) - 3:15
  3. "Porgy" (George Gershwin) - 3:40
  4. "Solemn Meditation" (Sam Gill) - 3:33
  5. "I Remember Harlem" (Roy Eldridge, Bob Astor, George Williams) - 3:41
  6. "Drum Two" - 3:05
  7. "Everywhere" (Bill Harris) - 4:03
  8. "Beau Diddley" - 5:33
  9. "Persian Village" (Dave Pike) 3:16

Personnel

  • Paul Bley - piano
  • Dave Pike - vibraphone
  • Charlie Haden - bass
  • Lennie McBrowne - drums

    • Songs

    1Birk's Works6:05
    2O Plus One3:15
    3Porgy3:40

    References

    Solemn Meditation Wikipedia
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