Questions (album)

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Studio album by
Released1985
RecordedFebruary 26, 1985
StudioSound Track Studios, Copenhagen
Genre Jazz
Length47:18
Label SteepleChase SCS 1205
Producer Nils Winther
Paul Bley chronology
Sonor
(1984)
Questions
(1985)
Diane
(1985)

Questions is an album by pianist Paul Bley recorded in Denmark in 1985 and released on the SteepleChase label. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
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Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "The more normal sounding trio recordings towards the front of the disc sound almost out of place, but the rest of Questions is Bley at his tranquil but never placid best." [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Paul Bley

  1. "Lovely" - 6:14
  2. "Adventure 1" - 2:09
  3. "Adventure 2" - 2:30
  4. "Adventure 3" - 1:33
  5. "Adventure 4" - 3:16
  6. "Beautiful" - 5:07
  7. "The Pause is Not Rhythmic" - 4:09 Bonus track on CD
  8. "Questions" - 2:40
  9. "Here and Gone 1" - 4:45
  10. "Here and Gone 2" - 2:18
  11. "Here and Gone 3" - 3:36
  12. "Here and Gone 4" - 1:58
  13. "Fanfare" - 7:03

Personnel

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References

  1. Paul Bley catalog, accessed June 25, 2014
  2. 1 2 Mason, S., Allmusic Review accessed June 25, 2014.
  3. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 143. ISBN   978-0-14-103401-0.