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In a fanciful press release for this record, Carla Bley wrote that she wanted to make a record that would "put people in a mellow, sensual mood" as opposed to getting them all riled up as usual. She must have meant some of this ironically, for while Heavy Heart is a somewhat bright, light-minded album, there are plenty of dark undercurrents to be heard. For example, take the fascinating "Light or Dark," where a light, happy texture is undercut by Hiram Bullock's intruding dissonant guitar and Kenny Kirkland's discordant comping. Or the ominously titled "Ending It," with Gary Valente's abrasive trombone dominating everyone -- or the dissonant, almost inaudible wind backings to Kirkland's big-hearted piano on "Starting Again." In any case, Bley's iconoclastic imagination and ear for unusual sonorities is definitely in gear writing for her ten-tet -- and true to her word, a number like "Talking Hearts," an alleged romantic dialogue between Bullock's smooth guitar and Bley's sly synthesizer, is saunteringly attractive stuff.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
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Kenny Kirkland, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Hiram Bullock, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Earl Mcintyre, Tuba, AssociatedPerformer - VICTOR LEWIS, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Mark, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Swallow, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Slagle, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - CARLA BLEY, Composer, Producer, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manolo Badrena, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Griffiths, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Mantler, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Valente, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1984 WATT Works Inc./ECM Records GmbH
Kenny Kirkland, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Hiram Bullock, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Earl Mcintyre, Tuba, AssociatedPerformer - VICTOR LEWIS, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Mark, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Swallow, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Slagle, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - CARLA BLEY, Producer, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Manolo Badrena, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Griffiths, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Mantler, Producer, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Valente, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1984 WATT Works Inc./ECM Records GmbH
Kenny Kirkland, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Hiram Bullock, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Earl Mcintyre, Tuba, AssociatedPerformer - VICTOR LEWIS, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Mark, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Swallow, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Slagle, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - CARLA BLEY, Composer, Producer, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manolo Badrena, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Griffiths, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Mantler, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Valente, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1984 WATT Works Inc./ECM Records GmbH
Kenny Kirkland, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Hiram Bullock, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Earl Mcintyre, Tuba, AssociatedPerformer - VICTOR LEWIS, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Mark, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Swallow, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Slagle, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - CARLA BLEY, Composer, Producer, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manolo Badrena, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Griffiths, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Mantler, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Valente, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1984 WATT Works Inc./ECM Records GmbH
Kenny Kirkland, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Hiram Bullock, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Earl Mcintyre, Tuba, AssociatedPerformer - VICTOR LEWIS, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Mark, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Swallow, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Slagle, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - CARLA BLEY, Composer, Producer, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manolo Badrena, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Griffiths, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Mantler, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Valente, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1984 WATT Works Inc./ECM Records GmbH
Kenny Kirkland, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Hiram Bullock, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Earl Mcintyre, Tuba, AssociatedPerformer - VICTOR LEWIS, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Mark, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Swallow, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Slagle, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - CARLA BLEY, Composer, Producer, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manolo Badrena, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Griffiths, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Mantler, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Valente, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1984 WATT Works Inc./ECM Records GmbH
Album review
In a fanciful press release for this record, Carla Bley wrote that she wanted to make a record that would "put people in a mellow, sensual mood" as opposed to getting them all riled up as usual. She must have meant some of this ironically, for while Heavy Heart is a somewhat bright, light-minded album, there are plenty of dark undercurrents to be heard. For example, take the fascinating "Light or Dark," where a light, happy texture is undercut by Hiram Bullock's intruding dissonant guitar and Kenny Kirkland's discordant comping. Or the ominously titled "Ending It," with Gary Valente's abrasive trombone dominating everyone -- or the dissonant, almost inaudible wind backings to Kirkland's big-hearted piano on "Starting Again." In any case, Bley's iconoclastic imagination and ear for unusual sonorities is definitely in gear writing for her ten-tet -- and true to her word, a number like "Talking Hearts," an alleged romantic dialogue between Bullock's smooth guitar and Bley's sly synthesizer, is saunteringly attractive stuff.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 6 track(s)
- Total length: 00:39:01
- Main artists: Carla Bley
- Composer: Carla Bley
- Label: Watt
- Genre: Jazz
© 1984 WATT Works Inc./ECM Records GmbH ℗ 1984 WATT Works Inc./ECM Records GmbH
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