| Notes | ||||
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| Studio album by Paul Bley and Paul Motian | ||||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | July 3 & 4, 1987 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 55:08 | |||
| Label | Soul Note | |||
| Producer | Giovanni Bonandrini | |||
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Notes is an album by Canadian jazz pianist Paul Bley and American drummer Paul Motian, recorded in 1987 and released on the Italian Soul Note label. [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Tom Hull | B+ (  ) [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [4] |
The AllMusic review by Eugene Chadbourne stated that "the tracks basically having the flatness and relative lack of detail of the album's cover illustration. These performances have a lingering quality, however, certain moments eventually acquiring magic like illuminations, even though it is all mere residue under the fingers of players who seemingly can create beauty in their sleep." [2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz said "Their interplay in the most demanding of improvisational settings is intuitive and perfectly weighted". [4]
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