He was married to carol goss, annette peacock and carla bley. Albums include open, to love, jaco pastorius pat metheny bruce ditmas paul bley, and diane. Recorded live at luganos aula magna in switzerland in march of 1999, paul bley, gary peacock and paul motian celebrate their decadeslong friendship and the virtuoso inspiration first heard on the trios everexquisite reunion of sorts not two, not one ecm, 1998. In partnership with andy sheppard tenor and soprano saxophones, steve swallow bass she revisited classic bley compositions in an exceptional album. Mark levinson, paul bley, paul motian, peter sims 2, ron mcclure, steve swallow. Ramblin comes from an adventurous period in paul bleys career, at a time when he was associated with some of the more avantgarde elements. An important figure in the free jazz movement of the 1960s, she is perhaps best known for her jazz opera escalator over the hill released as a triple lp set, as well as a book of compositions that have been performed by many other artists, including gary burton, jimmy giuffre, george.
The passing of pianist paul bley is a tough way start to the new year, especially. You will get 2 track for free after confirming your account. Paul bley s earliest known recordings survive as soundtracks from canadian television. The set includes the albums sonor, tango palace, hot, notes, mindset, live at sweet basil, memoirs, conversations with a goose and chaos.
This page includes paul bley s music as a leader along with helpful purchase links. She initially emerged as a composer, working closely with her first husband, pianist paul bley, as well as progressive artists like george russell and jimmy giuffre. Carla bley, nee borg, born may 11, 1936 is an american jazz composer, pianist, organist and band leader. Music profile for paul bley, born 10 november 1932.
Hyman paul bley, cm november 10, 1932 january 3, 2016 was a canadian 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 arp audio synthesizers. Paul bley, yazz ahmed, gianluigi trovesi, matthieu michel. Bleyschool the trio pays homage to legendary pianist paul bley, drawing on. Paul bley, hyman paul bley, canadian jazz pianist born nov. This is the discography for canadian jazz musician paul bley as leadercoleader. On paul bley, bley is taking large steps forward in terms of originality and inventiveness. This is the discography for canadian jazz musician paul bley.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from paul bley trio at the discogs marketplace. Bley occasionally adds quite bluesy lines, and moves towards a lessismore approach. Homage to carla 1992 jazz paul bley download jazz music. The album was recorded by bley s quintet in 1964 and released on the espdisk label, and features saxophonist marshall allen in a rare appearance outside his usual gig with pianistcomposer sun ra. About time by jerry dsouza, published on august 17, 2008. Paul bley, jazz pianist, biography, autobiography, discography, press, management. Find paul bley discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Composer and pianist carla bley has been very consistent, if not exactly prolific, for most of her 40 years in jazz. Long acknowledged by creative musicians as one of the influential groups of the free era, paul bleys pioneering trio with gary peacock and paul motian has been underrepresented. He died on january 3, 2016 in stuart, florida, usa. If information is inaccurate or incomplete, please drop a line using the contact form below to help improve it. Little girl blue personnel chet baker trumpet, vocal2 paul bley piano. Albums include escalator over the hill, lost in the stars. Download torrent carla bley fast and easy torrent search.
Paul bley, jazz pianist, biography, discography, press, management a brief biography of jazz pianist paul bley covering his early playing with charlie parker, ornette coleman and charlie mingus, up to his recordings with pat metheny and jaco pastorius. Carla bley the lost chords find paolo fresu 2007 flac 351 mb cumlouder 20 03 16 carla cruz xxx sd mp4 kleenex 221 mb carla bley the very big carla bley band 1991 mp3 320 kbps 121 mb. A highly regarded pianist, composer, and arranger, carla bley has been at the forefront of avantgarde jazz and modern creative music since the 60s. The paul bley recordings compiled by henk kluck, 1995 from the preface.
Paul bley on piano at a jazz at lincoln center concert in 2000, accompanied by charlie haden on upright acoustic bass. Solo in mondsee is the first solo piano album from paul bley on ecm in 35 years. The set includes the albums sonor, tango palace, hot, notes, mindset, live at sweet basil, memoirs, conversations with a. Paul bley furio di castri tony oxley 3 mu rec studio, milan, italy, mar.
Paul bley, cm born november 10, 1932, montreal, quebec, canada died january 3, 2016, stuart, florida, usa was a canadian jazz pianist. Paul bley, john gilmore, paul motian, gary peacock turning point 1975 improvising artists musicians include bley on piano, gilmore on saxophone, motian on drums, peacock on bass, and bill elgart on drums on mr joy and kid dynamite, recorded may 1968 at the university of washington, seattle. Paul bley is the second album by canadian jazz pianist paul bley featuring tracks recorded in 1954 and released on the emarcy label. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from paul bley at the discogs marketplace. In 1999, a year after not two, not one, an ecm album which saw paul bley, gary peacock and paul motian reunite, the trio embarked on a. Explore releases from paul bley quartet at discogs. Ecm g ecm 1023, ecm 1023 cd paul bley open, to love ecm j pa4017 various artists ecm special vii new music in piano ecm j pa9601 various artists ecm special edition for contemporary music ecm j pa4011 various artists ecm special i the most beautiful sound next to silence. His playing often takes an attractively aggressive. Paul bley s discography contains more that 120 released recordings as well as many unreleased sessions. Carla bley biography carla bley born carla borg in 1936 first gained notice in the jazz world in the 1960s, as a free jazz pianist and as one of the organizers of the jazz composers orchestra, from which quite a few jazz notables got their start. Bley, paul paul bley complete recordings on black saint. Paul bley was a pianists pianist, a pianist that other jazz artists respected, especially those bassists and drummers who were lucky enough to work with him. Bley would often play with either peacock or motion over many years, but the three would not reunite for a recording until 1999s not two, not one. The addition of vibes makes solemn meditation a rarity among bley records.
Opus i alternate take, original jazz classics ojccd2012. Canadianborn white pianist paul bley 1932, who relocated in 1950 to new york to study at a prestigious school of music and was hired by charlie mingus in 1952, was honored, at the young age of 21, by mingus on doublebass and art blakey on drums on his debut trio sessions, introducing paul bley november 1953, that already featured some of his inspired originals opus 1, spontaneous. Paul bley, yazz ahmed, gianluigi trovesi, matthieu michel and tons of great new releases by ludovico granvassu, published on july 4, 2019 at all about jazz. Find paul bley trio discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Piano paul bley while pianist paul bley is renowned as a free player with an almost allergic aversion to music on the printed page, that doesnt mean that he doesnt have roots, or is. Unfortunately, the rhythm section is rather straight forward. Ballads is an album by canadian jazz pianist paul bley recorded in 1967 and released on the ecm label in 1971. Paul bleys tune mazatlan, which longtime bley followers first encountered on the album touching, opens the proceedings and immediately ushers the listener into the trios quickwitted world, in which three independent spirits enjoy the fullest range of expression.
He studied music from childhood and began performing in public in. Hyman paul bley, cm november 10, 1932 january 3, 2016 was a canadian pianist known for his. The first posthumous bley release since his passing in 2016, when will the blues leave is a true dance of inquisitive equals. Barrage is the fifth album led by jazz pianist paul bley, and the first by any artist devoted entirely to songs by his thenwife carla bley. Carla bley a genuine tong funeral diseno del album. Paul bley by jazzhead, released 01 november 2002 includes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Dec 24, 2017 ramblin comes from an adventurous period in paul bley s career, at a time when he was associated with some of the more avantgarde elements. Paul bley 1954 paul bley to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on.
Paul bley biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Feb 11, 2018 paul bley with charlie mingus, art blakey introducing paul bley original jazz classics ojccd2012, debut records dlp 7 cd, album, reissue germany 1992 00. Fortunately, bley leaves behind a massive and masterful discography. The album was recorded by bleys quintet in 1964 and released on the espdisk label, and features saxophonist marshall allen in a rare appearance outside his usual gig with pianistcomposer sun ra. Although more than 120 recording sessions from 1952 to 1994, resulting in more than 400 issued records, 72 private. Jun 08, 2019 the first posthumous bley release since his passing in 2016, when will the blues leave is a true dance of inquisitive equals. They first recorded together in 1963, for the ecm album paul bley with gary peacock. Carla bley, nee borg born may 11, 1936, is an american jazz composer, pianist, organist and bandleader. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from paul bley quartet at the discogs marketplace. Paul bley with charlie mingus, art blakey introducing paul bley original jazz classics ojccd2012, debut records dlp 7 cd, album, reissue germany 1992 00. Bley actually married annette peacock after she divorced gary peacock.
When she and bassistlife partner steve swallow hired british saxophonist andy sheppard then one of his countrys young lions as both a composer and as a reedman in 1989, they hired him on and hes been with the group ever since. The passing of pianist paul bley is a tough way start to the new year, especially coming after the loss of ornette coleman this past summer. Pianist paul bley took the styles and techniques associated with oscar peterson, wynton kelly, and bill evans to new levels of creative experimentation, becoming an indispensable force in modern music by combining the best elements in bop and early modern jazz with extended free improvisation and procedural dynamics often found in 20thcentury chamber music. Paul bleys discography contains more that 120 released recordings as well as many unreleased sessions.
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