Carla bley trio am festival grenzenlos in murnau 20 fr 22. Carla bley with her trio, bassist steve swallow and saxophonist andy. The trio showed the true meaning of democracy, unafraid to. Carla bley, andy sheppard, steve swallow life goes on. Carla bley trio am festival grenzenlos in murnau 20. Trios is one of the outstanding jazz albums of the season and marks the first time that a new carla bley album has appeared on ecm itself rather than the. May 11, 2016 the composer and pianist carla bley at her home in willow. A highly regarded pianist, composer, and arranger, carla bley has been at the forefront of.
Carla bley lovella may borg born may 11, 1936, oakland, ca, piano, composer, leader. Cun cun revival carla bley 1971 escalator over the hill. Jul, 2019 carla bley, andy sheppard and steve swallow revisit classic bley compositions in an exceptional album recorded in lugano last year by manfred eicher. Individual associations among the players go back much further. Carla bley, andy sheppard, steve swallow trios amazon.
Carla bleytriosflac 88khz24bit downloadacoustic sounds. Watt g watt35 carla bley, steve swallow, the partyka brass quintet carla s christmas carols. Carla bleys trio brings a scaleddown dynamic to life goes. Carla bley born lovella may borg, may 11, 1936 is an american jazz composer, pianist, organist and bandleader. 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. 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. Carla bley, andy sheppard, steve swallow life goes on 2020. But her musical education ended at the age of eight. The great composerpianist was on memorable form on the european leg of her 80th birthday tour, accompanied by. Haden and carla bley placed first in that 1984 polls acoustic bass and composer categories, respectively. Mp3 320 kbps jazz progetto tnt jazz closer schedaartista. The composer and pianist carla bley at her home in willow. Included here are spirited new versions of utviklingssang and vashkar, and the suites les trois lagons, wildlife and the girl who cried champagne.
Find carla bley discography, albums and singles on allmusic. He can sneak away from the bass function without it feeling like the bottoms falling out. Carla bleys trio brings a scaleddown dynamic to life. Carla bley carla bley was born in oakland, california in 1936. Sep, 20 on swallows recent into the woodwork xtrawattecm, 20, bley proved a clever, quirky and comedic organist. At 80, carla bley keeps looking toward the next composition. A highly regarded pianist, composer, and arranger, carla bley has been at the forefront of avantgarde jazz and modern creative music since the 60s. Carlas robust tunes are vividly conveyed, all members solo compellingly, and the trio has never sounded better. Trios is an album by american composer and pianist carla bley with saxophonist andy sheppard and bass guitarist steve swallow released on the ecm label. Her father emil borg, a piano teacher and church organist, began giving her music lessons when she was three years old and she was soon playing at church functions. The distilled, yet playful, music of carla bleys trio. If this recording, is your first exposure to carla bley and you like check out her recording musique mechanique, jesus maria and other spanish strains is a personal favorite, the carla bleycharlie haden nexus, and vibraphonist gary burtons interpretations of bleys music. In a career more defined by memorable compositions than instrumental acumen, its easy to forget that carla bley may not be the most virtuosic pianist on the planet, but shes a far more than capable one, as evidenced on duo recordings like are we there yet.
Carla bleys trio brings a scaleddown dynamic to life goes on. The ballad of the fallen is a jazz album by bassist charlie haden, with arrangements by carla bley, that was recorded in 1982 and released in 1983. Escalator over the hill is a huge, expansive, and allencircling work that was originally released on a threelp set. So when bley says life goes on, a lot of life is alluded to. Mar 11, 2020 carla bley was born in oakland, california in 1936. More recently, shes toured as part of a quieter trio with bassist steve swallow. Carla bley s trio brings a scaleddown dynamic to life goes on bley spent decades leading big bands. On may 11, carla bley celebrated her 80th birthday with a concert in. This the first occasion these longtime collaborators had worked as a trio since 1994s songs with legs. Genrebending jazz pianist and composer, known for her avantgarde work, whose writing style is unique and. A striking album of new music from pianistcomposer carla bley, whose trio with andy sheppard and steve swallow is now in its 25th year. Even today, that seems a bit extreme for a debut release, but its even more remarkable given that jazz at the time was experiencing a severe decline in popularity.
Steve swallow and karen mantler are both featured at this location. 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, still improvising and inspiring as she turns 80. Digital booklet a striking album of new music from pianistcomposer carla bley, whose trio with andy sheppard and steve swallow is now in its 25th year.
Watt, 1999, with life partnerbassist steve swallow, and songs with legs watt, 1995, a trio date with longtime collaborator. E ven the jazz hardcore sometimes concede that unfettered improvisation can deliver a torrent of notes that could have used the odd edit. Carla bley january 28, 2001 liane hansen speaks with jazz composer and bandleader carla bley. Perhaps best know for her big and very bigbands, shes pared down to a midsized group of eight. Now in her 80s, the jazz composer and pianist has a new album with longtime pal and partner. Originally influenced by 60s jazz avantgarde, bley, as evidenced by her latest, life goes on, has fashioned her own jazz ethoswhat ecms manfred eicher has called her radical. The album was voted jazz album of the year in down beat magazines 1984 critics poll. Trios is one of the outstanding jazz albums of the season and marks the first time that a new carla bley album has appeared on ecm itself rather than the ecmdistributed watt label, which has been her primary platform for 40 years. Carla bley trio the koln concert 2015 musica degradata. For decades, jazz composer and pianist carla bley led big bands. Carla bley, still improvising and inspiring as she turns. Carla bley trio dazzle jazz denver, colorado march 24, 2019 pianist carla bley drew an equilateral triangle with electric bassist steve swallow and saxophonist andy sheppard at dazzle jazz in denver. Carla bley, andy sheppard, steve swallow life goes on 2020 flac tracks 24bit96 khz time 56.
Carla bley, steve swallow, andy sheppard, order tickets, find location and other info. A sage piano stylist audibly influenced by basie and monk among others, carla bley has over the past 60 years also become one of jazzs preeminent composers. Carla bley, andy sheppard, steve swallow mqs albums download. Carla bleys trio brings a scaleddown dynamic to life goes on bley spent decades leading big bands. On this album, the trio of andy shepard, tenor sax, steve swallow, electric bass, and bely, piano, plays five bley tunes to great effect. Find carla bley discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. This particular trio, in existence now for more than twenty years, has come to be the primary vehicle for conveying her compositions to the world. Carla bley is a consummate composer and arranger of memorable jazz themes who also plays keyboards piano and organ occasionally to mixed effect, sometimes good, sometimes less so, but never bad. Carla bley biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Carla bley was born in oakland, california in 1936. Playing bass guitar, steve swallow brings out the bass and the guitar with a distinctive sandalwood tone. Download and print sheet music or learn how to play online.
This site is devoted to composermusician carla bley s record company which is comprised of two labels called watt and xtrawatt. 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. Genrebending jazz pianist and composer, known for her avantgarde work, whose writing style is unique and highly regarded. Shop vinyl and cds and complete your carla bley collection. Sitemap contact us distributors faq credits privacy policy terms and conditions facebook twitter newsletter contact us distributors faq. Life goes on bley, carla, sheppard, andy, swallow, steve. In time for carla bleys 80th birthday on may 11, here is a new album by her outstanding trio with andy sheppard and steve swallow.
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