Mr. Joy

by Paul Bley

Mr. Joy cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1968
  • Label: Limelight
  • Country: Canada
  • Length: 40:51
  • Community rating: 3.41/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Mr. Joy' showcases pianist Paul Bley's unique ability to infuse avant-garde minimalism with deeply lyrical melodicism. The trio navigates spacious, open-ended compositions that emphasize subtle dynamic shifts and intense interplay over dense harmonic structures.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Only Lovely (6:20)
  2. Kid Dynamite (3:10)
  3. Nothing Ever Was, Anyway (5:44)
  4. El Cordores (6:04)
  5. Ramblin' (4:44)
  6. Touching (4:49)
  7. Blood (6:10)
  8. Mr. Joy (3:50)

Credits

  • Paul Bley - primary artist, piano, composed by
  • Gary Peacock - bass
  • Bill Elgart - drums
  • Steven G. Campf - stage manager [concert produced by]
  • Annette Peacock - composed by
  • Ornette Coleman - composed by

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