| Memoirs | ||||
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| Released | 1990 | |||
| Recorded | July 20, 1990 | |||
| Studio | Mondail Sound, Milano, Italy | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 70:49 | |||
| Label | Soul Note | |||
| Producer | Giovanni Bonandrini | |||
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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]
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]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
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