The Paul Bley Quartet

by Paul Bley

The Paul Bley Quartet cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: ECM
  • Country: Canada
  • Length: 52:44
  • Community rating: 3.55/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Bill Frisell, Paul Motian, John Surman, Manfred Eicher

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A masterful, highly atmospheric assembly of jazz luminaries recorded under the pristine sonic aesthetics of the ECM label. Bley is joined by John Surman, Bill Frisell, and Paul Motian, resulting in deeply interactive, spacious improvisations that drift elegantly between avant-garde structures and melancholic lyricism. The seamless integration of Frisell's electric guitar textures with Surman's woodwinds creates a profoundly haunting sonic environment.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Interplay (20:15)
  2. Heat (8:11)
  3. After Dark (11:52)
  4. One In Four (9:26)
  5. Triste (3:00)

Credits

  • Paul Bley - primary artist, piano, written-by
  • John Surman - primary artist, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, written-by, bass clarinet soprano saxophone
  • Bill Frisell - primary artist, guitar, written-by
  • Paul Motian - primary artist, drums, written-by

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