Ballads
by Paul Bley
- Type: Album
- Released: March 1971
- Label: ECM
- Country: Canada
- Length: 32:32
- Community rating: 3.54/5 from 2 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Anchored by a deeply introspective piano trio, 'Ballads' emphasizes space, silence, and lethargic pacing. The Canadian pianist explores the boundaries between cool jazz restraint and avant-garde free playing, contributing significantly to the austere aesthetic of the ECM label.
Genres
Descriptors: improvisation, instrumental, existential
Tracklist
- Ending (17:20)
- Circles (2:59)
- So Hard It Hurts (12:13)
Credits
- Paul Bley - primary artist, piano
- Gary Peacock - bass
- Mark Levinson - bass
- Annette Peacock - composed by
- Barry Altschul - drums