Paul Plays Carla

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.[1]

Paul Plays Carla
Studio album by
Released1992
RecordedDecember 1991
SteepleChase Digital Studio in Copenhagen, Denmark
GenreJazz
Length66:40
LabelSteepleChase SCCD 31303
ProducerNils Winther
Paul Bley chronology
In the Evenings Out There
(1991)
Paul Plays Carla
(1992)
Mindset
(1992)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

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".[2]

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

References

  1. Paul Bley catalog, accessed March 13, 2015
  2. Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed March 13, 2015
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