As in the oldest selection, her classic “Ictus,” as interpreted by the Jimmy Giuffre 3 ( 1961, reissued by ECM in 1992), we see her approach of life as music should be: in the moment, of the moment, and for the moment.
From the windup and pitch to a grand slam of a denouement, its organ, horns, and piano loose not a single wasted note.
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In the most recent selection, “Baseball” ( 4×4, 2000), we find her humorous take on Americana in full effect. The most joyful palette of this era is arrayed in “Major” from 1999’s Are we there yet? This live duet between Bley and Swallow works its jigsaw magic without fear of being misunderstood. The 1990s pull out a more whimsical backdrop streaked with the hot pinks of “On The Stage In Cages” ( Big Band Theory, 1993), the oranges of “Chicken” ( Songs With Legs, 1995) in her phenomenal trio with saxophonist Andy Sheppard and bassist Steve Swallow, and the classical tans of “End Of Vienna” ( Fancy Chamber Music, 1998). Carla Bley ( Oakland, California, 11 de mayo de 1936) 1 2 es una compositora, cantante, saxofonista, teclista y arreglista estadounidense. Satellite touchstones from the WATT universe include the headstrong radicalism of “Walking Batteriewoman” ( Social Studies, 1981), the gospel warmth of “More Brahms” ( Sextet, 1987), and the sensual “Fleur Carnivore.” The latter, from her 1989 album of the same name, glistens with sweat and tears, turning solos inside out until their grit becomes palpable. The following decade unwraps the gift of “Silence” on 1983’s The Ballad Of The Fallen, an ECM production from bassist Charlie Haden’s Music Liberation Orchestra that reads some of Bley’s most mournful writing with depth and passion. From that epic amalgamation of poetry, jazz, and theater comes “Why,” a masterstroke (in an album replete with them) sung with solid charisma by Linda Ronstadt. Instead, the composer and pianist worked off of her own stories, following her own fiercely independent muse.
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Many of her most famous records sound like cues in a spy movie or some darkly comedic thriller.
Biografía A los quince años de edad, abandona a su familia, para hacer arreglos para un cantante folk y tocar en los piano-bares de la Costa oeste. In an alternate universe, Carla Bley could have made a lot of money in film soundtracks. It seems there is little disagreement when it comes to shortlisting Bley’s most enduring works, and we can be sure that 1971’s Escalator Over The Hill would be one of them. Carla Bley ( Oakland, California, 11 de mayo de 1936) 1 2 es una compositora, cantante, saxofonista, teclista y arreglista estadounidense. And while the scope of her talents as composer and pianist can hardly be confined to a single disc, the fact that Bley herself (as every :rarum artist) chose the tracks presently collected means we can trace her fingerprints back to origin. Or, stream it on Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, or your platform of choice.Color me overjoyed to see a :rarum compilation dedicated to Carla Bley, especially because most of its material does not appear on ECM proper but rather on Bley’s own WATT sublabel. Carla Bley Trio review distilled, playful, leisurely magic 4 out of 5 stars. We hope you enjoy listening to this album as much as we enjoyed making it. Her compositions were first heard in the 1960s, then came the arrangements for Charlie Hadens Liberation Music Orchestra and, in 1975, the Carla Bley Band. She writes to serve improvisors, and to receive such service in return is a dream come true." - Steve Swallowįor us, playing Carla's music is a dream come true. “After listening to Healing Power intently for several minutes, Carla, as is her custom, condensed a paragraph of response into two words: “That’s me.” Not “I wrote that” or “that’s my music.” I know nobody more careful with words (or notes) than Carla, and “that’s me” speaks volumes. We play a wide range of Carla Bley tunes written between 1958-1987, including the classics Ida Lupino and Lawns, along with lesser-known compositions such as Ictus and Donkey.Īfter sending the mastered tracks to bassist-composer Steve Swallow (Carla’s life partner and long-time musical collaborator), we received the following message back, which we share here with gratitude: It follows Somewhere Else (2019) and Quiet Revolution (2018). When Carla Bley hitchhiked from Oakland, Calif. This is the third album by a trio co-led by Steve Cardenas, Ted Nash, and me. Composer, conductor and pianist Carla Bley at the Town Hall, on a 2015 memorial for her longtime collaborator Charlie Haden. CARLA BLEY songs and albums, peak chart positions, career stats, week-by-week chart runs and latest news. I'm excited to announce the release of Healing Power: The Music of Carla Bley on Sunnyside Records. He recorded his Jazz Composers Orchestra album in 1968 and appeared as trumpet player on Carla Bleys Escalator Over The Hill.
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