Alone, Again

Summary

Alone, Again is a solo piano album by Paul Bley, recorded in Norway in 1974 and released on Bley's own Improvising Artists label in 1975.[1]

Alone, Again
Studio album by
Released1975
RecordedAugust 8–9, 1974
StudioBendiksen Studio, Oslo
GenreJazz
Length36:56
LabelImprovising Artists IAI 373840
ProducerPaul Bley
Paul Bley chronology
Jaco
(1975)
Alone, Again
(1975)
Quiet Song
(1975)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide     [3]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars noting "Bley stayed mainly in the piano's center, creating nimble melodies, working off them and crafting alternate directions or intriguing counterpoints. It was intellectual, occasionally stiff, but never dull or detached".[2]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Paul Bley except where noted.

  1. "Olhos de Gato" (Carla Bley) - 4:29
  2. "Ballade" - 5:54
  3. "And Now the Queen" (Carla Bley) - 3:06
  4. "Glad" - 5:08
  5. "Lovers" - 5:34
  6. "Dreams" (Annette Peacock) - 5:57
  7. "Explanations" - 6:48

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Paul Bley catalog, accessed June 22, 2014
  2. ^ a b Wynn, R., Allmusic Review accessed June 22, 2014
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 27. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.