Dinner Music

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Recorded with an eight-piece ensemble that intriguingly features Richard Tee and Cornell Dupree of the funk group Stuff, 'Dinner Music' is a fascinating pivot for the avant-garde composer. Carla Bley integrates smooth, accessible R&B grooves and soul jazz elements into her typically complex horn arrangements. The project is imbued with Bley's signature wry humor, offering a deceptively straightforward listening experience that subverts traditional easy-listening formats.