''Paul Plays Carla'' (sometimes referred to as ''Paul Bley Plays Carla Bley'') is an album of

Carla Bley Carla Bley (born Lovella May Borg; May 11, 1936) is an American jazz composer, pianist, organist and bandleader. An important figure in the free jazz movement of the 1960s, she is perhaps best known for her jazz opera '' Escalator over the Hill'' ...

's compositions performed by pianist

Paul Bley Paul Bley, CM (November 10, 1932 – January 3, 2016) was a jazz pianist known for his contributions to the free jazz movement of the 1960s as well as his innovations and influence on trio playing and his early live performance on the Moog and ...

which was recorded in Denmark in 1991 and released on the

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Reception

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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".Yanow, S.
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Track listing

''All compositions by Carla Bley'' # "Vashkar" - 6:06 # "Floater" - 4:40 # "Seven" - 6:44 # "Around Again" - 7:04 # "Ida Lupino" - 7:29 # "Turns" - 4:54 # "And Now the Queen" - 6:23 # "Ictus" - 7:28 # "Olhos de Gato" - 7:44 # "Donkey" - 8:08

Personnel

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

* Marc Johnson -

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

* Jeff Williams -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

References

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