New Release – 180 gram pure vinyl – Audiofile Edition Shipping March 10 2017 G1207 Chet Baker & Paul Bley “Diane” A SteepleChase recording that has become a classic, not only due to the strong music created by two of modern music’s most original talents, but also for bringing pianist Paul Bley back to playing …
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Paul Bley – Notes On Ornette (SCCD 31437)
SCCD 31437 Notes On Ornette / Paul Bley Trio This latest recording of Paul Bley is wholly dedicated to the music of Ornette Coleman, with whom Paul was the major participant of that exciting musical experimentation some 40 years ago. “… here is an intriguing and most stimulating date that does full justice to the …
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Lee Konitz, Paul Bley – Out Of Nowhere (SCCD 31427)
SCCD 31427 Out Of Nowhere / Lee Konitz – Paul Bley Quartet One of the most intriguing releases of the year on SteepleChase is this one by the two true originals of jazz. “… no pianist other than Bill Evans has so suited Mr.Konitz’s approach as Paul Bley. Each has a way with a song …
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Paul Bley – Reality Check (SCCD 31379)
SCCD 31379 Reality Check / Paul Bley Trio “ It is Paul Bley’s steadfast refusal to be typecast, pigeon-holed, static which has kept his mind and music so fresh and vital since the early 1950s. His playing has preserved a sense of mystery. That does not need to be explained – even in this 1990s …
Paul Bley – Speechless (SCCD 31363)
SCCD 31363 Speechless / Paul Bley Quartet Paul Bley’s latest recording is a rare setting of quartet with the tenorman Perry whose insightful interplay with the leader makes this album something very special. “ Once again, Paul Bley confounds us with his multi-facetted talent, ever restless and searching. What this episodic earful tells us is …
Paul Bley – At Copenhagen Jazzhouse (SCCD 31348)
SCCD 31348 At Copenhagen Jazz House / Paul Bley Paul Bley has been one of the most fascinating jazz pianists in the last four decades since his recording debut in 1954. This is Bley’s second solo recording for SteepleChase and this time the setting is in “live” at Copenhagen’s most active club “Jazz House”. Whether …
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Paul Bley – If We May (SCCD 31344)
SCCD 31344 If We May / Paul Bley Trio It has been 40 years since Paul Bley cut his first album and he has been one of the most original exponents of jazz piano during these years. Though most of the titles here have been recorded by Bley before, every Paul Bley fan knows and …
Paul Bley – Caravan Suite (SCCD 31316)
SCCD 31316 Caravan Suite / Paul Bley “… On his new SteepleChase CD, Paul explores ‘Caravan’ for almost 31 minutes, …each section stands alone as a satisfying whole…This one has been replayed again and again since it arrived…There are liner notes by Chris Sheridan and production is excellent. Highly recommended .” (Richard B. Kamins, Cadence) …
Paul Bley – Paul Plays Carla (SCCD 31303)
SCCD 31303 Paul Bley Plays Carla Bley / Paul Bley Trio “ …(This CD) features ten pieces by Carla Bley, his former wife, that he has been paying for thirty years but he’s still finding new things in them. Some of these tunes are surprisingly frisky given Bley’s austere reputation…this is another excellent one, edgy, …
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Paul Bley – Indian Summer (SCCD 31286)
SCCD 31286 Indian Summer / Paul Bley Quartet " There is probably no other pianist currently active with a stylistic signature as distinctively inscribed as Paul Bley…a fine record by any standards …" ( The Penguin Guide To JAZZ) 1. Black and blue (Fats Waller)2. Blue waltz (Paul Bley)3. Lisbon lights (Paul Bley)4. Long ago …