Three of the tracks were composed by exwife carla bley and another two by bleys soontobeexwife annette peacock. Verify your email address and get free 500 mb vip credit send verification email. This is an exhilarating and wellintegrated piano trio session and despite the short playing time of around 28 minutes, closer is an essential item in paul. Bley had just gotten off of an earlier recording project with a raucous, big group of musicians, andim sure he welcomed the opportunity to strip down to just this basic trio. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items.
Pianist paul bley, whose earliest recordings sound like al haig or bud powell, 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. The earlier album, barrage, recorded in october of 1964, was full of harsh, diffident extrapolations of sound and fury, perhaps because of its sidemen. Free jazz, post bop paul bley trio closer 2008, digipak, cd discogs. Sometimes this term is assigned for life just because it was used at the time of the recording. Paul bley trio closer espdisk, 1965 on the heels of the masterful freedom of the barrage quintet comes this collection of concise and intimate meditations on the state of the piano trio. Jan 10, 2020 paul bley trio closer is the seventh album led by jazz pianist paul bley, featuring seven compositions by carla bley, recorded in 1965 and released on the espdisk label. 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. Free jazz, contemporary jazz paul bley trio closer 2003, vinyl discogs. It features the lyrical ida lupino, one of bleys bestknown pieces, written by his wife at the time, carla who also composed the vast. Closer is an essential item in paul bleys lengthy discography which stretches back to 1953. A study of the avant garde, mcd by the eminent jazz critic leonard feather with his superb trio featuring bassist steve swallow who also appeared at the 1965 newport jazz festival with stan getzs band and 22. Free jazz, contemporary jazz paul bley trio closer cd discogs explore. Nicely assisted by 60s cohort and drummer paul motian, guitarist bill frisell, and saxophonist john surman, bley ranges wide, from his own diffusely meditative opener memories and two wintry ballads by carla bley seven and closer to a noisy workout by surman line down and a mercurial swinger from motian once around the park. 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.
Rereleased with additional tracks as floater and syndrome. The first draft of a lifetime of carla bley was 7000 words. There are latin grooves in sidways in mexico, harmonic explorations in closer, and bebopriffs in crossroads. Paul bley trio cartoon from the album closer 1966, espdisk. Stream ad free or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Find album credit information for closer paul bley trio, paul bley on allmusic. Introducing paul bley with charles mingus, art blakey reissued 1991 1953 japan suite with gary peacock, barry altschul reissued 1994 1976.
By the time bley gets to shearings tune and the closer, billy strayhorns take the a train, hes convinced us all once again that there is something new in everything. Listen free to paul bley open, to love closer, ida lupino and more. Paul bley trio live at newport jazz festival, jul 2, 1965 at. The second esp issue from the paul bley trio is a contrast as dramatic as rain against sunshine. While the strayhorn stalwart may be one of the most recorded jazz tunes in history, it has never sounded like this. You will get 2 track for free after confirming your account. Closer is an essential item in paul bley s lengthy discography which stretches back to 1953. Pianist paul bley, whose earliest recordings sound like al haig or bud powell, 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. Closer is the first document of the mature paul bley trio, recorded in 1965 with stalwart drummer barry altschul and steve swallow on bass.
Dewey johnson, marshall allen, eddie gomez, milford graves. Paul bleys gorgeous 1965 album closer stood out from the contemporary landscape of dense, hortatory firemusic, demonstrating that space, silence, shading and resonance are important, too. Closer is the seventh album led by jazz pianist paul bley, featuring seven compositions by. 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. Footloose, but also on other nowcanonical lps like closer, barrage, and. Joy, which kicks off this often maligned early70s paul bley effort. April 1, 2016 the avantgarde pianist performed original motifs and a free duet. His music has been described by ben ratliff of the new. It features bley performing seven solo piano pieces and is considered not only one of his best albums, but a defining album in the history of the ecm record label. Paul bley with charlie haden and paul motian, turnaroundwhen will the blues leave duration. It doesnt seem right to use the term avant garde in relation to a tune as downright pretty as annette peacocks mr.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Ornette coleman, don cherry, charlie haden, billy higgins. Paul bley open, to love remastered 2000 mp3 album download. Paul bley piano steve swallow bass barry altschul drums. Download paul bley free shared files from downloadjoy and other worlds most popular shared hosts. One of the outstanding modern jazz pianists for over half a century. Carla bley functions almost as a fourth member of the trio, with her tunes really guiding the direction of the group. Includes unlimited streaming of closer via the free bandcamp app, plus. Homage to carla 1992 jazz paul bley download jazz music. Paul bley gary peacock mindset soul note italy 1997 00. Closer is an essential item in paul bleys lengthy discography which stretches.
This side of his music reached some kind of apotheosis with his last solo album for ecm, 1972s open, to love. Though most of the tunes are by carla bley, the album really runs the gamut within the trios free jazz approach. Mp3 320 kbps jazz progetto tnt jazz closer schedaartista. Free jazz, contemporary jazz paul bley trio closer 1966, vinyl discogs explore.
Download paul bley gary peacock paul motian not two not one 1999 new link file from 146 mb. Paul included one of his own tunes, figfoot, as well as ornette colemans crossroads and future wife annette peacocks cartoon. The basic sheet music to part one is available for free download at watt, and. Paul bley trio closer is the seventh album led by jazz pianist paul bley, featuring seven compositions by carla bley, recorded in 1965 and released on the espdisk label. Paul bley is on piano, steve swallow on bass, and barry altschul is on drums. Montrealborn pianist and free jazz pioneer paul bley enlivened the friday afternoon program the new thing in jazz. Check out closer by paul bley trio on amazon music.
Cartoon when oscar peterson moved from montreal to new york in 1949, the 17yearold bley took over his residency at the alberta lounge on oscars recommendation. The album is one of the first showcases of the pointillism. Closer features the distinctive pianism weve come to associate with bley in one of its earliest recorded manifestations. There are three carla bley compositions the wonderful closer, seven and ida lupino, two by annette peacock, and two of bleys own. His music characteristically featured strong senses both of melodic voicing and space. If you dont have the reader you can get it here its free. October 15, 2008 this rendition of ida lupino, recorded in 1965 and included on the paul bley trios newly reissued closer, succeeds with an elegiac.
Marshall allen and dewey johnson on saxophone and trumpet, respectively, were on loan from sun ra and joined eddie gomez and milford graves. The session features ten short tracks, a far cry from later bley trio dates, which emphasized lengthy playing situations and sketchy, languid themes. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Pianist paul bley, whose earliest recordings sound like al haig or bud powell, 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. Closer is the seventh album led by jazz pianist paul bley, featuring seven compositions by carla bley and one each by bley, annette peacock and ornette coleman, recorded in 1965 and released on the espdisk label. The album presents a collection of composer and pianist carla bley s compositions in new interpretations and continues pianist haarla and bassist krokfors many collaborations over the last two decades, introducing in the mix drummer altschul, who originally recorded many of the featured compositions with pianist paul bley s trio more than 50.
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