| Jazz Realities | ||||
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| Released | 1966 | |||
| Recorded | January 11, 1966 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:07 | |||
| Label | Fontana | |||
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Jazz Realities is an album by Carla Bley, Michael Mantler and Steve Lacy with Kent Carter and Aldo Romano. The album was released on the Fontana label in 1966. [1]
The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars. [2]
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