Paul Bley with Gary Peacock

Paul Bley with Gary Peacock
Studio album by Paul Bley
Released 1970
Recorded April 13, 1963 & May 11, 1968
Genre Jazz
Length 31:51
Label ECM
Producer Manfred Eicher
Paul Bley chronology
Mr. Joy
(1968)		 Paul Bley with Gary Peacock
(1970)		 Ballads
(1971)

Paul Bley with Gary Peacock is an album by Canadian jazz pianist Paul Bley with American bassist Gary Peacock recorded in 1964 and 1968 and released on the ECM label in 1970.[1]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by David R. Adler awarded the album 3 stars stating "There's a curiously straight-ahead, tempo-driven feel to this short and sweet disc... The brittle, lo-fi sound doesn't detract from the album's historical value".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Paul Bley except as indicated
  1. "Blues" (Ornette Coleman) - 4:25
  2. "Getting Started" - 4:26
  3. "When Will the Blues Leave?" (Coleman) - 3:54
  4. "Long Ago (and Far Away)" (Ira Gershwin, Jerome Kern) - 4:18
  5. "Moor" (Gary Peacock) - 3:29
  6. "Gary" (Annette Peacock) - 4:42
  7. "Big Foot" - 3:27
  8. "Albert's Love Theme" (Annette Peacock) - 4:53
  • Recorded in New York City on April 13, 1963 (tracks 1-5) and May 11, 1968 (tracks 6-8).

Personnel

References

  1. ^ ECM discography accessed August 29, 2011
  2. ^ a b Adler, D. R. Allmusic Review accessed August 29, 2011