Sextet

by Carla Bley

Sextet cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: WATT
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 41:02
  • Community rating: 3.15/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Scaling back the massive big-band orchestrations of her earlier work, the prolific composer and pianist opts for a tight, deeply grooving sextet format. 'Sextet' leans into slick, highly polished jazz fusion with subtle soul-jazz undercurrents, anchored by Hiram Bullock's fluid guitar work. The album elegantly highlights her idiosyncratic compositional flair within a notably accessible, contemporary framework.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental

Tracklist

  1. More Brahms (7:29)
  2. Houses & People (7:25)
  3. The Girl Who Cried Champagne (6:06)
  4. Brooklyn Bridge (6:32)
  5. Lawns (7:04)
  6. Healing Power (6:22)

Credits

  • Victor Lewis - drums
  • Hiram Bullock - guitar, bass
  • Henry Riedel - lacquer cut by
  • Don Alias - percussion
  • Larry Willis - piano

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