| Chaos | ||||
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| Studio album by Paul Bley Furio Di Castri and Tony Oxley | ||||
| Released | October 6, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | March 28–29, 1994 | |||
| Studio | Mu Rec Studios, Milan, Italy | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 59:19 | |||
| Label | Soul Note SN 1285 | |||
| Producer | Giovanni Bonandrini | |||
| Paul Bley chronology | ||||
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Chaos is an album by pianist Paul Bley, bassist Furio Di Castri and drummer Tony Oxley, recorded in Italy in 1994 and released on the Soul Note label in 1998. [1]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
AllMusic stated: "This set of concise free improvisations is highly recommended to open-minded listeners". [2]
All About Jazz wrote: "There are plenty of interesting harmonies here, and a sense of rhythm which both includes and goes beyond the tyranny of the beat. Fans of Paul Bley or post-bop music in general will have a treat with this beautifully produced recording". [4] Another review on the same site stated: "Bley and company have churned out a very interesting collection of tunes that stretch the imagination and boundaries of jazz". [5]
All compositions by Paul Bley except as indicated
Paolo Fresu is an Italian jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player, as well as a composer and arranger of music.
Tony Oxley was an English free improvising drummer and electronic musician.
The Ballad of the Fallen is a jazz album by bassist Charlie Haden, with arrangements by Carla Bley, recorded in November 1982 and released on ECM October the following year.
Social Studies is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley, recorded in 1980 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1981.
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.
I Hate to Sing is a live album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley recorded at the Great American Music Hall in 1981 combined with three tracks recorded at Grog Kill Studios in 1983 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1984.
Fragments is an album by Canadian jazz pianist Paul Bley recorded in January 1986 and released on ECM October later that year. The quartet features reed player John Surman, guitarist Bill Frisell, and drummer Paul Motian.
In the Evenings out There is an album by Canadian jazz pianist Paul Bley recorded in September 1991 and released on ECM two years later. The quartet features rhythm section Gary Peacock and Tony Oxley and reed player John Surman.
Adventure Playground is an album by English saxophonist John Surman recorded in September 1991 and released on ECM the following year. The quartet features rhythm section Paul Bley, Gary Peacock and Tony Oxley.
Time Will Tell is an album by American jazz pianist Paul Bley recorded in January 1994 and released on ECM a year later. The trio features saxophonist Evan Parker and bassist Barre Phillips.
Not Two, Not One is an album by Canadian jazz pianist Paul Bley, American jazz bassist Gary Peacock and American jazz drummer Paul Motian, recorded for ECM in January 1998 and released on February 15, 1999.
Sankt Gerold is a live album by pianist Paul Bley recorded at the Propstei Sankt Gerold in April 1996 and released on ECM in October 2000. The trio features saxophonist Evan Parker and bassist Barre Phillips.
Touching is the sixth album led by jazz pianist Paul Bley featuring tracks recorded in Copenhagen in 1965 and released on the Danish Fontana label.
Questions is an album by pianist Paul Bley recorded in Denmark in 1985 and released on the SteepleChase label.
Annette is an album by Paul Bley with Franz Koglmann and Gary Peacock recorded in Germany in 1992 and released on the hat ART label in 1993. The album features compositions by Annette Peacock.
Papyrus Volume I is an album by American jazz trumpeter Bill Dixon recorded in 1998 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.
The Life of a Trio: Sunday is an album reuniting the Jimmy Giuffre 3, pianist Paul Bley, saxophonist Jimmy Giuffre and bassist Steve Swallow which was released on the French Owl label in 1990.
The Life of a Trio: Saturday is an album reuniting the Jimmy Giuffre 3—pianist Paul Bley, saxophonist Jimmy Giuffre and bassist Steve Swallow—released on the French Owl label in 1990. The album was released in the US on Sunnyside Records in 2003.
Out of Nowhere is an album by American jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz and pianist Paul Bley recorded in 1997 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.
Berlin Abbozzi is an album by American jazz trumpeter Bill Dixon recorded at the "Podewil", the headquarters of the Kulturprojekte Berlin non-profit organisation, in 1999 and released in 2000 on the FMP label. The album features a two-part hour-long Dixon composition followed by a free improvisation. Dixon is heard on trumpet and flugelhorn, and is accompanied by Matthias Bauer and Klaus Koch on bass, and Tony Oxley on drums. This instrumental combination previously appeared on the Dixon albums November 1981, Vade Mecum, and Vade Mecum II.
