In the Evenings out There

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In the Evenings out There
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1993
RecordedSeptember 1991
StudioRainbow Studio
Oslo, Norway
Genre Avant-garde jazz, free jazz
Length56:11
Label ECM
ECM 1488
Producer Manfred Eicher
Paul Bley chronology
Changing Hands
(1991)
In the Evenings out There
(1993)
Paul Plays Carla
(1992)

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. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]

The AllMusic review by David R. Adler stated: "This is a remarkable encounter between four top-notch musicians... Although the record falls solidly within the "free jazz" category, it has a mysteriously soothing, meditative quality. Fans of these four greats shouldn't miss it." [2]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote: "The music is entirely collaborative and there are solo tracks, duos, and trios, with only one substantial group track, so the emphasis is on intimate communication across small but significant musical distances." [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Paul Bley except as indicated
  1. "Afterthoughts" - 4:05
  2. "Portrait of a Silence" (Gary Peacock) - 5:58
  3. "Soft Touch" (Bley, Tony Oxley) - 3:42
  4. "Speak Easy" (Oxley, Peacock) - 2:47
  5. "Interface" (Bley, Oxley, Peacock, John Surman) - 5:22
  6. "Alignment" (Surman) - 3:50
  7. "Fair Share" (Bley, Peacock) - 6:03
  8. "Article Four" (Surman) - 8:28
  9. "Married Alive" - 4:17
  10. "Spe-cu-lay-ting" (Bley, Oxley) - 1:26
  11. "Tomorrow Today" (Peacock) - 2:19
  12. "Note Police" - 7:54

Personnel

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References

  1. ECM discography accessed August 29, 2011
  2. 1 2 Adler, D. R. AllMusic Review accessed August 29, 2011
  3. 1 2 Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD . The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp.  134. ISBN   0141023279.