Memoirs (jazz album)

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Memoirs
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Studio album by
Released1990
RecordedJuly 20, 1990
StudioMondail Sound, Milano, Italy
Genre Jazz
Length70:49
Label Soul Note
Producer Giovanni Bonandrini
Paul Bley chronology
BeBopBeBopBeBopBeBop
(1989)
Memoirs
(1990)
12 (+6) In a Row
(1990)

Memoirs is an album by pianist Paul Bley, bassist Charlie Haden and drummer Paul Motian recorded in 1990 and released on the Italian Soul Note label. [1]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Josef Woodard awarded the album 3 stars stating "Memoirs serves as a tidy summation of Paul Bley's gifts as an individual and musical conversationalist". [2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz said "A dream lineup that promises much and delivers royally... Tremendous stuff". [3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

All compositions by Paul Bley except as indicated
  1. "Memoirs" - 9:50
  2. "Monk's Dream" (Thelonious Monk) - 7:55
  3. "Dark Victory" (Charlie Haden) - 4:19
  4. "Latin Genetics" (Ornette Coleman) - 7:49
  5. "This Is the Hour" (Paul Motian) - 6:09
  6. "Insanity" - 4:14
  7. "New Flame" (Haden) - 9:45
  8. "Sting a Ring" (Motian) - 7:07
  9. "Blues for Josh" (Haden) - 5:27
  10. "Enough Is Enough" (Motian) - 8:14
  • Recorded at Mondial Sound in Milano, Italy on July 20, 1990.

Personnel

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References

  1. Soul Note discography accessed October 27, 2011
  2. 1 2 Woodard, J. Allmusic Review accessed October 27, 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.