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Virtuosi
Studio album by
Released1976
RecordedJune 28, 1967
Nola's Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC
GenreJazz
Length33:11
LabelImprovising Artists IAI 373844
ProducerPaul Bley
Paul Bley chronology
In Haarlem - Blood
(1966)
Virtuosi
(1976)
Ballads
(1963-67)

Virtuosi is an album by drummer Barry Altschul, pianist Paul Bley and bassist Gary Peacock recorded in 1967 and released on Bley's own Improvising Artists label in 1976.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 2½ stars noting "Although Altschul gets first billing, this is really an outing by Bley's trio. With its many wandering sections, the somewhat aimless and often-boring set is definitely a lesser effort and is far from essential".[2]

Track listing

  1. "Butterflies" (Annette Peacock) - 15:54
  2. "Gary" (Peacock) - 17:10

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Paul Bley catalog, accessed June 20, 2014
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed June 20, 2014
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 26. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.