Joy is an album led by jazz pianist paul bley recorded in the studio and in concert in seattle in 1968 and released on the limelight label. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. Bley was one of the few canadian jazz musicians of his generation to achieve international recognition as a concert and recording artist. At one point in my life in music, i gave a lot of thought to the abovequotations from the liner notes to paul bley. Newtons lonely woman cd and download for jazzhausmusik. Joy paul bley on allmusic 1968 the careers of prolific, generationspanning. Joy annette peacock composer paul bley piano gary peacock bass billy elgart drums paul bley mr. Born november 10, 1932 in montreal, qc, he began music studies at the age of five.
Music profile for paul bley, born 10 november 1932. Below is a press release from ecm records, where bley recorded many of his albums. This was recorded in seattle on either side of a concert date at the university of washington, so maybe the sonics and wailers had all the decent. John gilmore is one of the great underrated saxophonists. Hyman paul bley, cm november 10, 1932 january 3, 2016 was a canadian pianist known for his contributions to the free jazz movement of the 1960s as well as his innovations and influence on trio playing and his early live performance on the moog and arp audio synthesizers.
Download pat metheny, jaco pastorius, bruce ditmas and paul bley jaco. When this album was released in 1975 by paul bley s improvising artists label, the seven selections had been previously unheard. Paul bley s 1970 synthesizer show and 1972s paul bley and scorpio are reissued jointly as circles. Albums include open, to love, jaco pastorius pat metheny bruce ditmas paul bley, and diane. Bley, paul, gilmore, john, motian, paul turning point. The latter half of the 60s proved to be no less formative for the bassist, who collaborated with bley on several dates including 1964s turning point and 1967s ballads. It is with deep regret that we share the news below from the family of the great paul bley. There is nothing else quite like a paul bley concert. Pianist paul bley, whose earliest recordings sound like al haig or bud powell, took the styles and techniques associated with oscar peterson, wynton kelly and bill evans to new levels of creative experimentation, becoming an indispensable force in modern music by combining the best elements in bop a. Im amazed that 78 downloads and youre the first to let me know.
This overlooked album is an excellent introduction to paul bley s distinctive music and well worth tracking down. Fortunately, bley leaves behind a massive and masterful discography. This was recorded in seattle on either side of a concert date at the university of. Recorded live by annette peacock and paul bley on the 6 april 1969, 2 june 1969 and 3 november 1969 at the philharmonic hall, lincoln center except mr. I traveled time at that moment, because this piece was one of my absolute favorites from paul bley s ballads, an album i listened to incessantly as a teenager.
Paul bley turning point with john gilmore, paul motian. The other important composer for paul bley was ornette coleman. Joy, featuring bley on piano, gary peacock on bass, and bill elgart on drums. Bley peacock synthesizer show revenge the bigger the love, the greater the hate polydor e 2425 043 1970.
This is a fine album that will appeal to fans of ornette, late coltrane and aacm. Paul bley at his quirky finest, freewheeling and powerful playing by the group. Perhaps someday, the boffins who curate mosaic records might consider issuing a deluxe boxset, of bley s important 60s trio recordings enjoy, and please support bley by buying his current cds and fascinating book of interviews with norman meehan, time will tell from bley s own site if possible. In the early 70s, bley issued the piano solo offering. Paul bley charlie haden paul motian memoirs soul note 1992. Ramblin comes from an adventurous period in paul bley s career, at a time when he was associated with some of the more avantgarde elements. One of the outstanding modern jazz pianists for over half a century. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Im unhappy about trying to get music to sound the way i want it to sound, about trying to get life to go the way i want it to go, and generally unhappy about the whole thing. Pianist paul bley took the styles and techniques associated with oscar peterson, wynton kelly, and bill evans to new levels of creative experimentation, becoming an indispensable force in modern music by combining the best elements in bop and early modern jazz with extended free improvisation and procedural dynamics often found in 20thcentury chamber music. This is the official page for paul bley managed by his wife, carol goss and daughters, vanessa bley and angelica palmer. Joy and i belong to a world thats destroying itself which were recorded at century sound studios. Join facebook to connect with paul bley and others you may know. Joy from 1968, the pianist became familiar to many american jazz fans.
Paul bley, renowned jazz pianist, died january 3, 2016 at home with his family. The jazz album also showcases annette peacock, who composed six of the eight tracks. The paul bley synthesizer show milestone msp 9033 1971. Bley long ago found a way to express his long, elegant, voluminous thoughts in a manner that implies complete autonomy from its given setting but isnt quite free. Most of the classic 60s paul bley trio music feature themes from two great composers, carla bley or annette peacock. In the early 70s, bley issued the piano solo offering open, to love it remains his most prophetic and lyrical solo offering, laying out the juxtapositions for pointillism and space that would mark his career.
Annette and paul bley dual unity freedom e flp 40109. An alternative to the rip kindly shared here by chris, my rip from a scratchy 70s reissue on semi bootleg labeltrip. Paul bley turning point with john gilmore, paul motian, gary peacock reissued 1994. Peacock also rejoined williams for 1965s spring before rounding out the decade in 1968 with bley s mr. Joy from synthesizer show, all of the songs from these unconventional albums are presented here, featuring bley s electronic experiments of the day. His music has been described by ben ratliff of the new york times as deeply original and aesthetically. Paul bley paul bley synthesizer show musicians friend. Anymore all songs by carla bley and annette peacock except. The electric paul bley started by a lark ascending, 20 nov 2010. View all records by paul bley for sale on cdandlp in lp, cd, 12inch, 7inch format.
His playing often takes an attractively aggressive. Shop vinyl and cds and complete your paul bley collection. The passing of pianist paul bley is a tough way start to the new year, especially coming after the loss of ornette coleman this past summer. There are worsesounding jazz albums, like curtis counces exploring the future, but that was made on the cheap for dooto, a label known primarily for raunchy party records. Hyman paul bley, cm was a canadian pianist known for his contributions to the free jazz movement of the 1960s as well as his innovations and influence on trio playing and his early live performance on the moog and arp audio synthesizers. Free improvisation paul bley john gilmore paul motian. Scientology by michael coleman anymore by ben goldberg. While the first half of the compilation sounds slightly dated at times, even humorous to modern ears, the second half is a better. Paul bley with charlie haden and paul motian, turnaroundwhen will the blues leave duration.