Live at Sweet Basil (Paul Bley album)

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Live at Sweet Basil
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Live album by
Paul Bley Group
Released1988
RecordedMarch 1–6, 1988
Genre Jazz
Length55:21
Label Soul Note
Producer Giovanni Bonandrini
Paul Bley chronology
Solo
(1987)
Live at Sweet Basil
(1988)
Solo Piano
(1988)

Live at Sweet Basil is a live album by Canadian jazz pianist Paul Bley recorded in 1988 at the Sweet Basil Jazz Club and released on the Italian Soul Note label. [1]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars. [2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Paul Bley except as indicated
  1. "Blues Waltz" - 9:03
  2. "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman) - 15:29
  3. "When Will the Blues Leave?" (Ornette Coleman) - 11:00
  4. "My Old Flame" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) - 11:10
  5. "My Foolish Heart" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 8:39
  • Recorded at Sweet Basil in New York City on March 1-6, 1988.

Personnel

References

  1. Soul Note discography accessed October 27, 2011
  2. 1 2 Allmusic Review accessed October 27, 2011
  3. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 140. ISBN   978-0-14-103401-0.