Ramblin' (Paul Bley album)

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Ramblin'
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Studio album by
Released1969
RecordedJuly 1, 1966
StudioStudio RCA, Rome
Genre Jazz
Length42:48
Label BYG Actuel 529.313
Producer Jean Georgakarakos, Jean-Luc Young
Paul Bley chronology
Closer
(1965)
Ramblin'
(1969)
Blood
(1966)

Ramblin' is an album led by jazz pianist Paul Bley recorded in Italy in 1966 and released on the French BYG Actuel label. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "Ramblin' comes from an adventurous period in Paul Bley's career, at a time when he was associated with some of the more avant-garde elements. His playing often takes an attractively aggressive approach, which he tempered in later years". [2]

Track listing

  1. "Both" (Annette Peacock) – 9:30
  2. "Albert's Love Theme" (Peacock) – 9:23
  3. "Ida Lupino" (Carla Bley) – 3:30
  4. "Ramblin'" (Ornette Coleman) – 5:50
  5. "Touching" (Peacock) – 7:30
  6. "Mazatalon" (Paul Bley) – 7:32

Personnel

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References

  1. Paul Bley catalog, accessed June 19, 2014
  2. 1 2 Loewy, S., Allmusic Review accessed June 19, 2014
  3. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 139. ISBN   978-0-14-103401-0.