Of the modern recordings i recommend the marcin wasilewski trio trio, january and faithful. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. A strange egg in some respects, pianist bley has quite the resume bird, ornette, giuffre, rollins, jaco to go with his outsider status. In 1998 a one hour long biographical television program was made for bravo.
Stream the paul bley quartet by the paul bley quartet and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Kozani, a town in northern greece, is known for its music tradition and has various talented musicians, who are recognized worldwide in the field of classical music, jazz and other music genres, and its going to show off the genre with an international festival sept. Paul bley biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Jan 21, 2012 the paul bley quartet paul bley piano john surman soprano saxophone, bass clarinet bill frisell guitar paul motian drums recorded november 1987, rainbow studio, oslo engineer.
The paul bley quartet, bill frisell guitar, paul motian drums, john surman soprano saxophone, paul bley piano. What to ask the devonborn saxophonist when he came to showing off hq for an interview. According the liner notes, this was a handcurated group by manfred eicher. Listen to paul bley trio live at newport jazz festival newport, ri on jul 2, 1965. Merkwaardige combinatie van pianist paul bley met gitarist bill frisell en saxofonist john surman, met drummer paul. The paul bley quartet is an album by canadian jazz pianist paul bley recorded in 1987 and released on the ecm label. Apr 12, 2020 bley was looking for a new lyricism in his own playing and in his compositions.
Jack dejohnette, john warren, terje rypdal, vigleik storaas, paul bley. 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. John is currently a member of kenny wheelers quartet and large ensemble, and performs in duo and quartet settings with john surman. With the addition, in 1957, of vibist dave pike to what used to be a trio, the 24yearold canadian pianist, paul bley, formed the exciting quartet that recorded this excellent album, titled solemn meditation, for gene norman. The paul bley quartet w john surman, bill frisell, paul motian the paul bley quartet. Stream the paul bley quartet by the paul bley quartet and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Steeplechase ron mcclure, barry altschul 1987 notes. Bill frisell 858 quartet palladium, malmo, sweden, april 2006. Ecm 1001 mal waldron trio free at last ecm 1002 just music just music ecm 1003 paul bley trio paul bley with gary peacock ecm 1004 marion brown afternoon of a georgia faun ecm 1005 the music improvisation company the music improvisation company ecm 1006 wolfgang dauner trio output ecm 1007 jan garbarek quartet afric pepperbird ecm 1008 robin kenyatta girl from. This recording features the magical line up of guitarist bill frisell, multisaxophonist john surman and drummer paul motian in a quartet led by pianist paul bley and represents one of the most beautiful jazz recordings of the 1980s.
Notes soul note, 1987 the paul bley quartet ecm, 1987 with bill frisell and john surman. Bill frisell selected recordings 2002 lossless music. Skipping ahead fifteen years, bley made this beautiful quartet recording with paul motion, bill frisell and john surman. A huge list of popular albums, each is available for download in a good quality. Jazz, avantgarde jazz this 1987 date teams the iconoclastic pianist with guitarist bill frisell, drummer paul motian, and british saxophonist john surman.
Ecm 65 paul bley the paul bley quartet w john surman, bill frisell, paul motian 1987 0. Stephen paul motian 25 march 1931 22 november 2011 was an american jazz drummer, percussionist and composer. John abercrombie biography john laird abercrombie 19441216 port chester, new york, usa 20170822 jazz critics will argue the john abercrombie is the guitarist of his generation who has pushed the boundaries of improvisation, whilst relating to the traditions of jazz. Bley was looking for a new lyricism in his own playing and in his compositions.
Montrealborn pianist and free jazz pioneer paul bley enlivened the friday afternoon program the new thing in jazz. The ecm years by john kelman, published on april 26, 2011 at all about jazz. The paul bley quartet is an album by canadian jazz pianist paul bley recorded in 1987 and. He first came to prominence in the late 1950s in the piano trio of bill evans, and later led several groups. May 31, 2019 further ecm recordings with paul bley and paul motian include fragments and the paul bley quartet recorded, respectively, in 1986 and 1987, with a group completed by john surman and bill frisell.
Paul bley john surman bill frisell paul motian the paul bley quartet 1987 ecm 65 eac 1. Paul bley piano, john surman saxophoneclarinet, bill frisell guitar, paul motian drums. Paul morley on free jazz composer and musician john surman. A classic ecm production project, and a gamble that works beautifully. Paul bley footloose complete edition remastered 1994. The paul bley quartet with john surmanbill frisellpaul motian the paul bley quartet ecm 65 1988 the paul bley quartet is dominated by the twentyminute track interplay. Paul bley quartet w john surman, bill frisell, paul motian.
Jerome harris bob stewart mike stern chick corea paul bley john surman bud powell thelonious monk bill evans marc johnson john scofield weather report peter erskine kermit driscoll chet baker emil. The 80s saw bley engaging in recording projects with saxophonist john surman, guitarists john abercrombie, john scofield and bill frisell, bassists jesper lundgaard, red mitchell, ron mcclure, and bob cranshaw, drummers george cross macdonald, aage. Stefano bollani trio ystad sweden jazz festival 2011. A smaller band with chris spedding on guitar and paul rutherford on trombone, besides surman. The ecm years article by john kelman, published on april 26, 2011 at all about jazz. Listen to your favorite songs from introducing paul bley by paul bley now. The paul bley quartet w john surman, bill frisell, paul motian the paul bley quartet album 10 versions. Paul bley trio live at newport jazz festival, jul 2, 1965. He was coming from a different place than the large harmonies offered by augmented and suspended chords and writing for piano trios.
Paul bley john surman bill frisell paul motian the. Find paul bley discography, albums and singles on allmusic. An important figure in the free jazz movement of the 1960s, she is perhaps best known for her jazz opera escalator over the hill released as a triple lp set, as well as a book of compositions that have been performed by many other artists, including gary burton, jimmy giuffre, george. Bley, paul paul bley complete recordings on black saint. Produced by manfred eicher except lonesome, alien prints and hangdog produced by lee townsend. Surman took part in several tours over a period of years with the great gil evans orchestra being a member of the band which performed and recorded live in perugia with sting, in addition to a number other special concerts that the band staged with the. Paul motian, i have the room above her 2005 kenny wheeler, angel song 1997 jazzensemble des hessischen rundfunks, atmospheric conditions permitting 1995 gavin byrars, after the requiem 1991 bill frisell band, lookout for hope 1988 the paul bley quartet, the paul bley quartet 1988 marc johnsons bass desires, second sight 1987. Ecm recordings ecm 1001 mal waldron trio free at last nov 1969 ecm 1002 just music st dec 1969 ecm 1003 paul. He has a standard foundation in his playing, swinging bop lines easily when needed, but hes no stranger to the avantgarde and doesnt need a steady rhythm to get across his songlike intimacies. Below is a list of ecm releases by catalogue number. Mp3 downloads legal, secure mp3 service with wellordered mp3 content. Lee konitz had to cancel a gig at bostons regattabar, but he seems to be on the way to recovery. The set features compositions written by each of the players, with two contributions from bley.
Bill frisell guitars greg leisz steel guitar, mandolin. Introducing paul bley by paul bley on amazon music unlimited. Dave holland featuring kevin eubanks, craig taborn and eric harland. A study of the avant garde, mcd by the eminent jazz critic leonard feather with his superb trio featuring bassist steve swallow who also appeared at the 1965 newport jazz festival with stan getzs band and 22. Dizzy gillespie, lionel hampton, stan getz, fats waller, scott joplin, louis armostrong, jelly roll morton, charlie parker, stephane grappelli, earl hines, woody herman, tommy dorsey, johnny hodges, count basie, chet baker, charlie christian, art tatum, lester.
Bassist gavin bryars wrote sub rosa, from a 1993 disc called vita nova, in honor of frisell. Download top free jazz albums download music at musicmp3. Dates in parentheses indicate the months andor years in which each album was recorded. The second record 1988s the paul bley quartet was totally. Jan 05, 2016 paul bley, influential jazz pianist, has died. Motian 1988 this 1988 release was the second by this quartet fragments, their first, was released two years earlier. Frisell s tune monica jane appears along motions for the love of sarah and annette peacocks nothing ever was, anyway. A blog supreme bleys longstanding commitment to thoughtful yet intuitive performance proved adaptable to many different settings for nearly seven. Turns savoy, 1964 with john gilmore and gary peacock also in part on improvising artists turning point, 1975 paul bley with gary peacock ecm, 1970 fragments ecm, 1986 with bill frisell and john surman. The paul bley quartet with john surman bill frisell paul motian the paul bley quartet ecm 65 1988 the paul bley quartet is dominated by the twentyminute track interplay. Paul bley and the transformation of jazz, was published in the autumn of 1999 by vehicule press. Excellently recorded to ecms high standards, the opening track gives a good idea of what this music is all about. One in four the paul bley quartet, john surman, bill.
Manfred eicher and ecms amazing recordings music room. While its easy to argue that, with manfred eichers icy, crystalline production, this was a stock date for both the artists and the label, that argument would be flat wrong. A portrait attempt about a curious english gentleman. Bley and motian hadnt played together for more than 20 years, and frisell and bley met for the first time in the studio. The other band members two other extremely lyrical improvisers in surman and frisell. Bill frisell guitar, thomas morgan double bass this is the second recorded outing for this duo and a fine demonstration of the fact that minimal resources can be liberating rather than restrictingfrisell and morgan are perfectly at ease. Mar 26, 2010 for paul morley john surman was as formative an influence as bowie and bolan, roxy music and joy division. This 1987 date teams the iconoclastic pianist with guitarist bill frisell, drummer paul motian, and british saxophonist john surman. Paul bley pushing the envelope here paul motian always great same as bill frisell it has that ecm sound but two stars less as the album is well fragmented.
Born in tavistock, devon in 1944, composermultiinstrumentalist john surman is one of the key figures in a generation of european musicians who have crucially expanded the international horizons of jazz during the past thirty years or so. Paul bley on piano at a jazz at lincoln center concert in 2000, accompanied by charlie haden on upright acoustic bass. The paul bley quartet w john surman, bill frisell, paul. Bill frisell ensembles heard on this anthology are the bill frisell group, paul motian trio and quintet, jan garbarek group, paul bley quartet, kenny wheeler angel song project, and gavin bryars ensemble. Bley personnel paul bley piano john surman soprano saxophone, bass clarinet bill frisell guitar paul motian drums. A few notes on my criteria all of them politically incorrect. Lee konitz paul bley bill frisell han bennink seattle 2000 this is a pretty good audience capture of a great quartet or rather, of various combinations of four great musicians. In addition to albums mentioned above, bley and gary peacock can be heard together on ballads. Not represented here because they lived before the age of albums.
Further ecm recordings with paul bley and paul motian include fragments and the paul bley quartet recorded, respectively, in 1986 and 1987, with a group completed by john surman and bill frisell. Complete your the paul bley quartet w john surman, bill frisell, paul motian collection. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. The paul bley quartet w john surman, bill frisell, paul motian. Provided to youtube by universal music group interplay the paul bley quartet john surman bill frisell paul motian the paul bley quartet. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making it a trusted source for music and culture.
After offering a quick peek at the 1986 paul bley quartet in which motian reappears, frisell closes with a brilliant stroke. My first acquaintance with paul bley was an ecm record from about 1987 with his quartet featuring john surman, bill frisell and paul motian which was really bought because of my enthusiasm for the other three musicians and the guitarist in particular. Paul bley trio live at newport jazz festival, jul 2, 1965 at. Paul motian project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. While surman has worked with many valuable jazz musicians like john taylor, tony oxley, kenny wheeler, elvin jones, paul bley, bill frisell, miroslav vitous, gil evans, tomasz stanko, paul motian starting in 80s and over the following decade, he also produced music for the stage arts. Jan erik kongshaug produced by manfred eicher john surman, bill frisell, and paul motian again join paul bley for a followup to the quartets stunning debut, fragments. The three pat metheny group albums before they left ecm are stellar offramp, travels, first circle. Continuing to pursue his vision of baroque chamber jazz music, bley formed a quartet with swallow, altschul and guitarist john scofield for hot march 1985, one with motian, guitarist bill frisell and saxophonist john surman for fragments january 1986 and the paul bley quartet november 1987, the latter containing his 20minute interplay. Download torrent john surman fast and easy torrent search.
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