Live! (Carla Bley album)

Live!
Live album by Carla Bley
Released	1982
Recorded	August 19–21, 1981
Venue	Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:39
Label	Watt/ECM
Producer	Carla Bley
Carla Bley chronology
Social Studies (1980) Live! (1982) I Hate to Sing (1981–83)

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. ^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Critical reaction to the album is generally positive but varies. The AllMusic review by Brian Olewnick stated: "Listeners looking for prime Carla Bley would do better to search out her earlier, far more adventurous and creative work". ^[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3½ stars and stated: "Live! is a treat, representing one of the finest performances by her and Mantler on record". ^[4]

Professional ratings

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

Track listing

All compositions by Carla Bley.

1. "Blunt Object" - 5:10
2. "The Lord Is Listenin' to Ya, Hallelujah!" - 7:24
3. "Time and Us" - 7:59
4. "Still in the Room" - 9:06
5. "Real Life Hits" - 4:26
6. "Song Sung Long" - 7:30

Personnel

• Carla Bley - organ, glockenspiel, piano (track 3)
• Michael Mantler - trumpet
• Steve Slagle - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
• Tony Dagradi - tenor saxophone
• Vincent Chancey - French horn
• Gary Valente - trombone
• Earl McIntyre - tuba, bass trombone
• Arturo O'Farrill - piano, organ (track 3)
• Steve Swallow - bass guitar
• D. Sharpe - drums

References

1. Carla Bley discography accessed August 3, 2010
2. ECM/WATT discography Archived 2016-09-16 at the Wayback Machine accessed August 25, 2016
3. Olewnick, B. AllMusic Review accessed August 3, 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. 130. ISBN   978-0-14-103401-0.
5. Hull, Tom (February 28, 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved July 9, 2020.