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 big tour on both. A live recording of this trio, songs with legs, was released on watt in early 1995, at which time they again toured europe. When will the blues leave documents their brilliant concert at luganos aula magna in switzerland. Paul bley on all the things you are a horizontal search. Sonor, tango palace, hot, notes, mindset, live at sweet basil, memoirs, conversations with a goose, chaos plus not to be a star. Stopping time and the transformation of jazz its been out of print for a long time.
Steeplechase d scs1259, sccd31259 paul bley trio bebop. Bleys bop retains its characteristic physical and virtuosic energy but the blues are never far away. A fascinating document of this groundbreaking trio live in switzerland in 1961, this offers plenty of nourishment for those willing to enter an abstract musical world. It is revealing just how much this musician has evolved when you compare the same song from the 50s paul bley topsy cd. Bley played a lot of ways in his long career, from early work in the 50s with ornette coleman and the role he played in shaping the altjazz trio of jimmy giuffre in 1961 through his 70s late 60s. The 1972 recording open, to love was to prove one of the defining works in the unaccompanied genre, and at least as influential in its way as paul s classic jazz trio albums of the 1960s such as footloose. Canadian pianist and free jazz composer paul bley has died aged 83.
Postbop, contemporary jazz, piano jazz paul bley trio. Motian left evans group to join up with paul bley for a year or so, and began a long association with keith jarrett in 1966. Motian sounds reborn and again the sound quality is stronger and theres a feeling of excitement in the air and a strong ornettian dimension. 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. Paul bley is on piano, steve swallow on bass, and barry altschul is on drums. Bebopbebopbebopbebop sometimes simply referred to as bebop is an album of bebop standards by pianist paul bley recorded in denmark in 1989 and released on the steeplechase label. 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 big tour on both sides of the atlantic. Its an interesting musical trifecta, with bley playing with two other musicians. Bley s bop retains its characteristic physical and virtuosic energy but the blues are never far away. Born stephen paul motian in philadelphia on march 25, 1931, he grew up in providence, rhode island, and began playing the drums at age 12, eventually touring new england in a swing band. Paul bley with charlie mingus, art blakey introducing paul bley original jazz classics ojccd2012, debut records dlp 7 cd, album, reissue germany 1992 00.
Subscribe current issue order a back issue downloads contact. Rem genre contemporary jazz rem date 1989 rem discid a10eb00c rem comment exactaudiocopy v1. Its hard playing these for just a trio and not a big band where i can play a tiny solo every three songs. Hans kumpfcourtesy of ecm records paul bley, a jazz pianist whose thoughtful but intuitive commitment to advanced improvisation became widely influential, died of natural causes. In 1963, motian left evans group to join up with paul bley for a year or so, and began a long association with keith jarrett in 1966, appearing with the pianists americanbased quartet through 1977. His later work with the more wideranging pianists paul bley and keith jarrett marked him out as one of the finest trio drummers in jazz. This album by the paul bley trio is a reissue from 1965.
Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. One of the outstanding modern jazz pianists for over half a century. Beginning in the 1960s, bley moved further away from bebop and. Japan with steve kuhn and in europe with the very big carla bley band, jimmy giuffre and paul bley, the paul motian electric bebop band, nielshenning orsted pedersen, and carla bley and andy sheppard. The trio consists of some of the most respected innovators in jazz ever. Two numbers the leaders victoria and charlie hadens song for che feature the trio of guitarist sam brown an underrated player, bassist charlie haden, and motian. Im trying to be normal, to sound totally classical, but i.
The trio album features keith jarretts longtime bassist, gary peacock, and drummer paul motian, known for his work with pianist bill evans on his classic riverside trio albums. The 1972 recording open, to love was to prove one of the defining works in the unaccompanied genre, and at least as influential in its way as pauls classic jazz trio albums of the 1960s such as footloose. Bebopbebopbebopbebop sometimes simply referred to as bebop is an album of bebop standards by pianist paul bley recorded in denmark in. A profile of paul bley piano and details of their recordings available to browse and buy. March 16, 2017, the trio with walter stinson on bass and matt honor at the drums.
Paul bley trio is a composer, known for spotlight no. He shatters that myth on this set, going through a dozen songs, including such anthems as ornithology and the theme, with vigor, harmonic distinction, and rhythmic edge. They sound quite different on this quieter trio date, and the performances are more. Introducing paul bley with charlie mingus, art blakey paul bley paul plays carla paul bley my standard paul bley bebop paul bley bleynhop. A blog supreme bleys longstanding commitment to thoughtful yet intuitive performance proved adaptable to many different settings for nearly seven. On sweet and lovely or all the things you are paul is all over the place, playing in a.
Mark levinson, paul bley, paul motian, peter sims 2, ron mcclure, steve swallow. 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. Parks, dave holland, paul bley, charles lloyd, don cherry and many more, the label has put out only a bit more than 1,500. Without a hint of compromise, pianist carla bleyinspired by bebop, jazzs avantgarde, charles ives, and kurt weillcarved a unparalleled niche for herself by contributing thoughtful compositions to others bands gary burton, exhusband paul bley, even rockers nrbq. Bley trio with gary peacock and paul motian, releasing the album not two. Reissuing the debut album by vocalist annette peacock and pianist paul bley recorded during their first european tour in 1970, in a quartet with compatriots. Bebopbebopbebopbebop is an album of bebop standards by pianist paul bley recorded in. Introducing paul bley with charlie mingus, art blakey. Bop cd paul bley paul bley 1954 2011 japan edition, flac.
Play blue oslo concert live at oslo jazz festival 2008 paul bley. Paul bley wrote an autobiography entitled paul bley. When will the blues leave live at aula magna sts, luganotrevano 1999 paul bley. The release of solo in mondsee in 2007 marked the 75th birthday of paul bley, and his first solo recording since 1972s open, to love. By the time of bleys death last sunday, there were a hundred. Its when he goes out of the key and goes elsewhere that he becomes really creative. Its an interesting musical trifecta, with bley playing with two other musicians famous for their work with other pianists. Whether performing in his preferred trio format, solo or in other configurations, bley was praised. This effort by drummer paul motian does not say who the tribute is for. The fresh air interview drummer paul motian has spent more than 50 years in music, working with jazz luminaries like bill evans and thelonious monk.
His style here is straight bebop, with comparisons in order to players such as wynton kelly and lennie tristano. All albums by paul motian available to download and stream in high quality. Performer paul bley title bebop file paul bley trio bebop 1989 steeplechase. Paul bley passed away a little over a year ago on 3 january, 2016. Steeplechase ron mcclure, barry altschul 1987 notes. Like the first, it owes its existence to producer manfred eicher, who on both occasions. Nov 24, 2011 his later work with the more wideranging pianists paul bley and keith jarrett marked him out as one of the finest trio drummers in jazz. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Paul bley piano recorded april 2001 at schloss mondsee, austria engineer. Hans kumpfcourtesy of ecm records paul bley, a jazz pianist whose thoughtful but intuitive commitment to advanced improvisation became.
Paul bley, influential jazz pianist, has died wbur news. Bop cd paul bley paul bley 1954 2011 japan edition. In the final reckoning, paul bleys influence over the last 50 years of jazz and it continues will be enormous deeply original and aesthetically agressive. Jan 05, 2016 paul bley, influential jazz pianist, has died. The young bop pianist went on to found the montreal jazz workshop, where he. Paul bley trio emerald blue japan ltd mini lp cd vhcd78224. After introducing his new trio with pianist paul bley and double bassist steve swallow in two 1961 albums on verve, clarinetist jimmy giuffre embarked on a tour. Trio album memoirs 1990 with bley joined by charlie haden and paul motian is probably the best of all these albums as an overall artefact right from the very first notes of title track memoirs. Paul bley, an influential, leadingedge pianist for more than seven.
This 1999 recording rivals another of bleys later outstanding trio releases, memoirs, recorded a decade earlier, for soul note, in italy. 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. A masterfully subtle drummer and a superb colorist, paul motian was also an advanced improviser and a bandleader with a taste for challenging postbop. Paul bley trio notes on ornette mp3 album download. Ornette coleman recorded when will the blues leave in early 1958, released the next year on something else. As well as ornette colemans legendary theme which lends its name to the title, bley and his counterparts. On sweet and lovely or all the things you are paul is all over the place, playing in a million different keys, so its pretty spontaneous 187. Bley played a lot of ways in his long career, from early work in the 50s with ornette coleman and the role he played in shaping the altjazz trio of jimmy giuffre in. Primitive art release new ep on arcola and offer wire readers a free download of a mesh. I had lost respect for bebop thentemporarily, i assure you and started to play free. Paul bley on all the things you are this is one of those really, really famous solos. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making it a trusted source for music and culture. Sample a night in tunisia or 52nd street theme blues on itunes for a good example of what this album is about. His music has been described by ben ratliff of the new york times.
Canadian pianist who played with parker, rollins and coleman and made huge contributions to modern jazz. By the time of bley s death last sunday, there were a hundred. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from paul bley trio at the discogs marketplace. As long as this is reality, there will be musicians studying it, refining. The trio has its own deep pulses and its own methodology. In talking to qwest tv, carla bley laughs a lot as she sifts through some of. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. A surprising album from bley, long considered an outside player with little, if any, affinity for straight bop. Youll also get new recommendations based on your past jazz music purchases and so much more. He shatters that myth on this set, going through a dozen.