Bold Conceptions

by The Bob James Trio

Bold Conceptions cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1963
  • Label: Mercury
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 37:10
  • Community rating: 3.71/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Produced by Quincy Jones, this debut offering reveals an adventurous pianist operating far outside the smooth, commercial fusion he would later champion. The trio aggressively deconstructs show tunes and original compositions, injecting them with dissonance and advanced avant-garde angularity. 'Bold Conceptions' captures a brilliant young musician intensely engaged with the radical boundaries of early 1960s acoustic jazz.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, avant-garde, acoustic, improvisation

Tracklist

  1. A Moment's Notice (3:04)
  2. Nardis (5:27)
  3. The Night We Called It A Day (3:41)
  4. Trilogy (6:41)
  5. Quest (4:06)
  6. My Love From "Candide" (5:11)
  7. Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) (4:39)
  8. Birk's Works (4:21)

Credits

  • Bob James Trio - primary artist
  • Bob James - arranged by, piano, written-by
  • George Roth - cover
  • Ron Brooks - double bass
  • Robert Pozar - drums
  • Ernie Wilkins - written-by
  • Miles Davis - written-by
  • Matt Dennis - written-by

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