Fancy Chamber Music

Fancy Chamber Music
Studio album by Carla Bley
Released	June 22, 1998
Recorded	December 5–6, 1997
Genre	Jazz
Length	53:04
Label	Watt/ECM
Producer	Carla Bley & Steve Swallow
Carla Bley chronology
The Carla Bley Big Band Goes to Church (1996) Fancy Chamber Music (1998) Are We There Yet? (1998)

Fancy Chamber Music is an album by the American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley, recorded in England in 1997 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1998. ^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The AllMusic review by Tim Sheridan stated: "Always the iconoclast, here pianist Bley applies her keen musical skill on baroque and chamber styles with tongue firmly in cheek and a fine string section to set the mood". ^[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz stated: "Very little to separate the fancy from the funky. Vintage Bley". ^[4]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[4]
Tom Hull	B [5]

Track listing

All compositions by Carla Bley.

1. "Wolfgang Tango" - 14:29
2. "Romantic Notion No. 4" - 2:26
3. "End of Vienna" - 9:00
4. "Tigers in Training" - 19:02
5. "Romantic Notion No. 6" - 1:05
6. "Jon Benet" - 7:17

• Recorded at SnakeRanch Studio, London, England on December 5 & 6, 1997.

Personnel

• Carla Bley - piano
• Steve Morris - violin
• Andrew Byrt - viola
• Emma Black - cello
• Steve Swallow - bass
• Alison Hayhurst - flute
• Sara Lee - clarinet, glockenspiel
• Chris Wells - percussion

References

1. Carla Bley discography Archived 2009-10-20 at the Wayback Machine accessed August 12, 2010
2. ECM/WATT discography Archived 2016-09-16 at the Wayback Machine accessed August 25, 2016
3. Sheridan, T. AllMusic Review accessed August 12, 2010
4. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 131. ISBN   978-0-14-103401-0.
5. Hull, Tom (February 28, 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved July 9, 2020.