Live! (Carla Bley album)
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Released | 1982 | |||
Recorded | August 19–21, 1981 | |||
Venue | Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, California | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 41:39 | |||
Label | Watt/ECM | |||
Producer | Carla Bley | |||
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Live! is a live album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley recorded at the Great American Music Hall in 1981 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1982.[1][2]
Reception
Critical reaction to the album is generally positive but varies. The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick awarded the album 3 stars, stating: "Listeners looking for prime Carla Bley would do better to search out her earlier, far more adventurous and creative work".[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3½ stars and stated: "Live! is a treat, representing one of the finest performances by her and Mantler on record".[4]
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Track listing
All compositions by Carla Bley.
- "Blunt Object" - 5:10
- "The Lord Is Listenin' to Ya, Hallelujah!" - 7:24
- "Time and Us" - 7:59
- "Still in the Room" - 9:06
- "Real Life Hits" - 4:26
- "Song Sung Long" - 7:30
Personnel
- Carla Bley - organ, glockenspiel, piano (track 3)
- Michael Mantler - trumpet
- Steve Slagle - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
- Tony Dagradi - tenor saxophone
- Vincent Chancey - French horn
- Gary Valente - trombone
- Earl McIntyre - tuba, bass trombone
- Arturo O'Farrill - piano, organ (track 3)
- Steve Swallow - bass guitar
- D. Sharpe - drums
References
- ^ Carla Bley discography accessed August 3, 2010
- ^ ECM/WATT discography Archived 2016-09-16 at the Wayback Machine accessed August 25, 2016
- ^ a b Olewnick, B. Allmusic Review accessed August 3, 2010
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.