Dinner Music
| Dinner Music | ||||
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| Studio album by Carla Bley | ||||
| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | July–September 1976 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 48:09 | |||
| Label | Watt/ECM | |||
| Producer | Carla Bley and George James | |||
| Carla Bley chronology | ||||
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Dinner Music is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley recorded in 1976 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1977.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "First excursion on a funky trail, executed immaculately. Near essential".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3 stars.[3]
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [3] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [5] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Carla Bley except as indicated
- "Sing Me Softly of the Blues" - 7:43
- "Dreams So Real" - 5:36
- "Ad Infinitum" - 5:54
- "Dining Alone" (lyrics by Bley & John Hunt) - 4:36
- "Song Sung Long" - 6:02
- "Ida Lupino" - 7:57
- "Funnybird Song" - 3:05
- "A New Hymn" - 7:25
- Recorded at Grog Kill Studio, Willow, New York in July–September 1976.
Personnel
- Carla Bley - organ, piano, tenor saxophone, vocals
- Michael Mantler - trumpet
- Carlos Ward - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
- Roswell Rudd - trombone
- Bob Stewart - tuba
- Richard Tee - piano, electric piano
- Cornell Dupree (tracks 1 & 7), Eric Gale, (tracks 2, 4 & 6) - guitar
- Gordon Edwards - bass guitar
- Steve Gadd - drums
References
- ↑ Carla Bley discography accessed July 23, 2010
- 1 2 Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed July 23, 2010
- 1 2 Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (October 31, 1977). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice (New York). Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 26. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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