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On many of her recordings, Carla Bley could hardly be accused of hogging the spotlight as a soloist; emphasizing her talents as a bandleader, composer and arranger, she tends to let her sidemen take the long solos. But she gives herself a lot more space on 1992's Go Together and Songs with Legs, a live album that was recorded during a May 1994 tour that included dates in Turkey and Western Europe. Forming a drumless trio with longtime ally Steve Swallow (bass) and Britain's flexible Andy Sheppard (tenor and soprano sax), Bley sticks to the acoustic piano and gives herself plenty of room to stretch out. It's a shame that she's often chosen to take few solos, for Bley's pianism is quite appealing on Thelonious Monk's "Misterioso" and angular, cerebral originals like "Wrong Key Donkey," "Chicken," and "Real Life Hits." Meanwhile, the CD's less abstract, more accessible tunes include the churchy "The Lord Is Listenin' to Ya, Hallelujah!" and the dreamy, Pharoah Sanders-ish "Crazy with You." For those who've said they wish Bley would solo more often, Songs with Legs is an album to hear.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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Tom Mark, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Swallow, Producer, Bass Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - CARLA BLEY, Composer, Producer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Sheppard, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Strode, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1995 WATT Works Inc./ECM Records GmbH
Tom Mark, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Swallow, Producer, Bass Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - CARLA BLEY, Composer, Producer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Sheppard, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Strode, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1995 WATT Works Inc./ECM Records GmbH
Tom Mark, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Swallow, Producer, Bass Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - CARLA BLEY, Composer, Producer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Sheppard, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Strode, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1995 WATT Works Inc./ECM Records GmbH
Thelonious Monk, Composer - Tom Mark, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Swallow, Producer, Bass Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - CARLA BLEY, Producer, Arranger, Piano, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Sheppard, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Strode, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1995 WATT Works Inc./ECM Records GmbH
Tom Mark, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Swallow, Producer, Bass Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - CARLA BLEY, Composer, Producer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Sheppard, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Strode, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1995 WATT Works Inc./ECM Records GmbH
Tom Mark, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Swallow, Producer, Bass Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - CARLA BLEY, Composer, Producer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Sheppard, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Strode, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1995 WATT Works Inc./ECM Records GmbH
Album review
On many of her recordings, Carla Bley could hardly be accused of hogging the spotlight as a soloist; emphasizing her talents as a bandleader, composer and arranger, she tends to let her sidemen take the long solos. But she gives herself a lot more space on 1992's Go Together and Songs with Legs, a live album that was recorded during a May 1994 tour that included dates in Turkey and Western Europe. Forming a drumless trio with longtime ally Steve Swallow (bass) and Britain's flexible Andy Sheppard (tenor and soprano sax), Bley sticks to the acoustic piano and gives herself plenty of room to stretch out. It's a shame that she's often chosen to take few solos, for Bley's pianism is quite appealing on Thelonious Monk's "Misterioso" and angular, cerebral originals like "Wrong Key Donkey," "Chicken," and "Real Life Hits." Meanwhile, the CD's less abstract, more accessible tunes include the churchy "The Lord Is Listenin' to Ya, Hallelujah!" and the dreamy, Pharoah Sanders-ish "Crazy with You." For those who've said they wish Bley would solo more often, Songs with Legs is an album to hear.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 6 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:11
- Main artists: Carla Bley Andy Sheppard Steve Swallow
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Watt
- Genre: Jazz
© 1995 WATT Works Inc./ECM Records GmbH ℗ 1995 WATT Works Inc./ECM Records GmbH
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