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Pianist and composer Paul Bley born on this day in November 10, 1932.
Photo: Paul Bley in the Bois de Vincennes, Paris, in 1973. /DUTILH / ©DALLE APRF
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Pianist and composer Paul Bley born on this day in November 10, 1932.
Photo: Paul Bley in the Bois de Vincennes, Paris, in 1973. /DUTILH / ©DALLE APRF
1961 - Jimmy Giuffre Three - Hamburg / Hambourg
Jimmy Giuffre (cl), Paul Bley (p), Steve Swallow (b)
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"Coleman Classics Volume 1" (1977, Improvising Artists) includes "Crossroads", recorded live at the Hillcrest, Los Angeles, 1958. Ornette Coleman, Paul Bley, Don Cherry, Charlie Haden, Billy Higgins.
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John Gilmore: The Sonic Architect of Avant-Garde Jazz
Introduction: In the pantheon of jazz, where the names of saxophonists like John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, and Charlie Parker loom large, one figure remains shrouded in mystery yet revered among musicians and aficionados: John Gilmore. A central figure in the avant-garde movement, Gilmore spent most of his career as the tenor saxophonist for Sun Ra’s Arkestra, playing a key role in shaping the…
"Music is language. It’s conversation. If it’s language and conversation, it should not be repetitive..repetitive..repetitive..repetitive. You got it the first time I said that word. We’re talking about language, and aspiring to be ideas."
Happy Birthday Paul Bley Nov 10, 1932
Paul Bley, CM (The Order of Canada) born in Montreal, Quebec, (November 10, 1932 – January 3, 2016) was a Canadian jazz pianist known for his contributions to the free jazz movement of the 1960s as well as his innovations and influence on trio playing and his early live performance on the Moog and ARP synthesizers.
His music has been described by Ben Ratliff of the New York Times as "deeply original and aesthetically aggressive". Bley's prolific output includes influential recordings from the 1950s through to his solo piano recordings of the 2000s
