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Track Listing
1. Ida Lupino
2. Start
3. Closer
4. Sideways in Mexico
5. Batterie
6. And Now the Queen
7. Figfoot
8. Crossroads
9. Violin
10. Cartoon
| Details | | Contributing artists: | Steve Swallow | | Producer: | Paul Bley | | Distributor: | NAIL Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Paul Bley Trio: Paul Bley (piano); Steve Swallow (bass); Barry Altschul (drums).
Recorded in New York, New York on December 12, 1965.
Paul Bley Trio: Paul Bley (piano); Steve Swallow (bass instrument); Barry Altschul (percussion).
Audio Remasterer: Douglas McGregor.
Recording information: New York City (1965).
If the strident experimentation of free-jazz pioneers such as Cecil Taylor and Albert Ayler railed against conventional ideas of chord voicing and fixed rhythmic accompaniment, pianist Paul Bley took a decidedly more understated approach to musical innovation. Bley's classic 1966 trio album for ESP-Disk, CLOSER, is a study in restraint. Moving confidently from melodic lyricism to explosive bursts of tone color, Bley and his compatriots--drummer Barry Altschul and bassist Steve Swallow--strike a pleasing balance between order and chaos, creating music as evocative as it is challenging.
Industry Reviews
4 Stars - Very Good - ...Compared to the previous year's ESP date, it is the calm after the storm, highlighting Bley's oblique lyricism, as well as his will-to-wail. Those twin attributes have stood Bley in good artistic stead over the years...
Down Beat (06/01/1993)
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