Live!_(Carla_Bley_album)

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Live! (Carla Bley album)

1982 live album by Carla Bley

Live! is a live album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley recorded at the Great American Music Hall in 1981 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1982.[1][2]

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Reception

Critical reaction to the album is generally positive but varies. The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick awarded the album 3 stars, stating: "Listeners looking for prime Carla Bley would do better to search out her earlier, far more adventurous and creative work".[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3½ stars and stated: "Live! is a treat, representing one of the finest performances by her and Mantler on record".[4]

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Track listing

All compositions by Carla Bley.

  1. "Blunt Object" - 5:10
  2. "The Lord Is Listenin' to Ya, Hallelujah!" - 7:24
  3. "Time and Us" - 7:59
  4. "Still in the Room" - 9:06
  5. "Real Life Hits" - 4:26
  6. "Song Sung Long" - 7:30

Personnel

References

  1. [1]
    Carla Bley discography accessed August 3, 2010
  2. [2]
    ECM/WATT discography Archived 2016-09-16 at the Wayback Machine accessed August 25, 2016
  3. [3]
    Olewnick, B. Allmusic Review accessed August 3, 2010
  4. [4]
    Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
  5. [5]
    Hull, Tom (28 February 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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