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The Paul Bley Synthesizer Show

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Released
  
1971

Label
  
Milestone MSP 9033

Artist
  
Paul Bley

Producer
  
Orrin Keepnews

Length
  
39:38

The Paul Bley Synthesizer Show (1971)
  
Improvisie (1971)

Release date
  
1971

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
December 9, 1970, January 21 & March 9, 1971 Advantage Studios, New York City

Similar
  
Paul Bley albums, Jazz albums

The Paul Bley Synthesizer Show' is an album by Paul Bley performing compositions by Annette Peacock which was released on the Milestone label in 1971.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars noting that "Removed several decades from the initial hoopla about electronic instruments, this music can really be appreciated as a stunning document of Bley in action, bringing past and present aspects of his creativity into something new, developing right in front of the musicians that he gets such superb performances out of".

Track listing

All compositions by Annette Peacock

  1. "Mr. Joy" - 4:30
  2. "The Archangel" - 6:46
  3. "Nothing Ever Was, Anyway" - 6:50
  4. "Gary" - 4:28
  5. "Snakes" - 6:49
  6. "Parks" - 6:07
  7. "Circles" - 4:08
  • Recorded at Advantage Studios in New York City on December 9, 1970 (tracks 2, 6 & 7), January 21, 1971 (tracks 1, 3 & 4) and March 9, 1971 (tracks 3 & 5).

    • Personnel

  • Paul Bley - piano, ARP synthesizer, RMI electric piano
  • Glen Moore (tracks 1, 3 & 4), Frank Tusa (tracks 3 & 5), Dick Youngstein (tracks 2, 6 & 7) - bass
  • Steve Hass (tracks 1-4, 6 & 7), Bobby Moses (tracks 3 & 5) - drums

    • References

    The Paul Bley Synthesizer Show Wikipedia
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