Notes (album)
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| Studio album by Paul Bley and Paul Motian | ||||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | July 3 & 4, 1987 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 55:08 | |||
| Label | Soul Note | |||
| Producer | Giovanni Bonandrini | |||
| Paul Bley chronology | ||||
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Notes is an album by Canadian jazz pianist Paul Bley and American drummer Paul Motian recorded in 1987 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Eugene Chadbourne awarded the album 3 stars stating "the tracks basically having the flatness and relative lack of detail of the album's cover illustration. These performances have a lingering quality, however, certain moments eventually acquiring magic like illuminations, even though it is all mere residue under the fingers of players who seemingly can create beauty in their sleep".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz said "Their interplay in the most demanding of improvisational settings is intuitive and perfectly weighted".[3]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
| Tom Hull | B+ ( )[4] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Paul Bley except as indicated
- "Notes" - 4:16
- "Batterie" (Carla Bley) - 4:38
- "Piano Solo No.1" - 5:19
- "West 107th Street" (Paul Motian) - 4:55
- "Just Us" (Motian) - 4:26
- "No.3" - 4:08
- "Turns" - 4:40
- "Ballad" - 2:31
- "Excerpt" - 2:44
- "Love Hurts" - 4:51
- "Inside" - 5:16
- "Finale" - 3:13
- "Diane" (Ernö Rapée, Lew Pollack) - 4:11
- Recorded at Barigozzi Studio in Milano, Italy on July 3 & 4, 1987.
Personnel
References
- ^ Soul Note discography accessed October 27, 2011
- ^ a b Chabourne, E. Allmusic Review accessed October 27, 2011
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 134. ISBN 0141023279.
- ^ Hull, Tom (June 2, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – On the Web. Retrieved June 20, 2020.