Fragments
by Paul Bley
- Type: Album
- Released: October 1986
- Label: ECM
- Country: Canada
- Length: 53:12
- Community rating: 3.9/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
A masterclass in sparse, highly intuitive improvisation featuring a stellar quartet including John Surman and Bill Frisell. The Canadian pianist leads an exploration of quiet dissonance and nocturnal moods, perfectly encapsulating the evocative, spacious aesthetic of the ECM label.
Genres
Descriptors: instrumental
Tracklist
- Memories (7:23)
- Monica Jane (7:03)
- Line Down (7:09)
- Seven (5:36)
- Closer (5:00)
- Once Around The Park (6:34)
- Hand Dance (2:47)
- For The Love Of Sarah (5:36)
- Nothing Ever Was, Anyway (6:01)
Credits
- Paul Bley - primary artist, piano, written-by
- Burkhart Wojirsch - artwork [cover drawing]
- John Surman - baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, written-by, baritone saxophone bass clarinet soprano saxophone
- Paul Motian - drums, written-by
- Bill Frisell - guitar, written-by
- Carla Bley - written-by
- Annette Peacock - written-by