Big Band Theory

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Big Band Theory
Big Band Theory.jpg
Studio album by
Carla Bley
Released1993
RecordedJuly 2–3, 1993
Genre Jazz
Length49:09
Label Watt/ECM
Producer Carla Bley
Carla Bley chronology
Go Together
(1992)		Big Band Theory
(1993)		 Songs with Legs
(1994)

Big Band Theory is an album by the American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley, recorded and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1993. [1]

Contents

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated that "overall this set (which is enjoyable enough) is less memorable than one would expect from Carla Bley". [2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded it 3 stars, stating: "This never quite fulfils the promise of some exciting arrangements and a rah of hot solists". [3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Tom Hull B+ ( Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg ) [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Carla Bley except as indicated
  1. "On the Stage in Cages" - 12:39
  2. "Birds of Paradise" - 20:21
  3. "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" (Charles Mingus) - 8:38
  4. "Fresh Impression" - 7:39

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Carla Bley discography accessed August 9, 2010
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed August 9, 2010
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. ↑ Hull, Tom (February 28, 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
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