European Tour 1977

by Carla Bley

European Tour 1977 cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1978
  • Label: WATT
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 42:33
  • Community rating: 3.52/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Captured live in Munich with a formidable ten-piece ensemble, this recording showcases the composer's brilliant command of avant-garde big band dynamics. Featuring luminaries like Roswell Rudd and Gary Windo, the album balances chaotic free jazz outbursts with meticulously structured, triumphant horn arrangements.

Genres

Descriptors: complex

Tracklist

  1. Rose And Sad Song (11:06)
  2. Wrong Key Donkey (7:48)
  3. Drinking Music (4:19)
  4. Spangled Banner Minor And Other Patriotic Songs (19:17)

Credits

  • The Carla Bley Band - primary artist
  • Elton Dean - alto saxophone
  • Hugh Hopper - bass guitar, bass drum
  • Andrew Cyrille - drums
  • John Clark - french horn, guitar
  • Henry Riedel - lacquer cut by
  • Terry Adams - piano
  • Gary Windo - tenor saxophone

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