Carla Bley -Escalator Over The Hill -Watt CD Grooves.land/Playthek

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Disc 01

01. "Hotel Overture"
02. "This Is Here..."
03. "Like Animals"
04. "Escalator Over The Hill"
05. "Stay Awake"
06. "Ginger And David"
07. "Song To Anything That Moves"
08. "Eoth Theme"
09. "Businessmen"
10. "Ginger And David Theme"

11. "Why"
12. "It's Not What You Do"
13. "Detective Writer Daughter"
14. "Doctor Why"
15. "Slow Dance (Transductory Music)"
16. "Smalltown Agonist"

Disc 02
01. "End Of Head"
02. "Over Her Head"
03. "Little Pony Soldier"
04. "Oh Say Can You Do?"
05. "Holiday In Risk"
06. "Holiday In Risk Theme"
07. "A.I.R. (All India Radio)"
08. "Rawalpindi Blues"
09. "End Of Rawalpindi"
10. "End Of Animals"
11. "...And It's Again"

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Feat.paul Haines

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Escalator Over The Hill by Carla Bley, released 4 December 1989, includes the following tracks: "Like Animals", "Stay Awake", "Song To Anything That Moves", "Businessmen" and more. This version of Escalator Over The Hill comes as a 2xCD. - FEAT.PAUL HAINES

A Chronotransduction by Carla Bley / Paul Haines. Occasional piano by Baldwin. This recording was made possible by the Jazz Composer's Orchestra Association, Inc. with the kind support of several private individuals, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Cultural Council Foundation. Released by JCOA Records, the record label of the Jazz Composer's Orchestra Association, Inc., a non-profit organization. Recorded: November 1968, RCA Recording Studios, New York November 1970 - June 1971, RCA Recording Studios, New York March 1971, Empirical Sound, at the Cinematheque, new York (courtesy Jonas Mekas, Richard Foreman) June 1971, Butterfly Mobile Sound Van, at the Public Theater, New York (courtesy Joseph Papp, Berhard Gersten) Track 2-11 ends at about 8:55. After this, the last 3 seconds are looped for 18 minutes, recreating the locked groove found on the original LP. After this fades out, a hidden track plays which seems to be a brief outtake of "Oh Say Can You Do?". In total, the track runs for 27:17.

"Escalator Over The Hill" is a groundbreaking jazz opera composed by Carla Bley and released on CD by the renowned label Watt. Originally recorded between 1968 and 1971, this ambitious work blends elements of jazz, rock, avant-garde, and experimental music into an epic soundscape that defies categorization. Featuring an impressive roster of musicians including Jack Bruce, Don Cherry, John McLaughlin, Paul Motian, and many others, the album stands as one of the most innovative projects in modern music history. Carla Bley is celebrated for her adventurous spirit and compositional brilliance; she has been a leading figure in contemporary jazz since the 1960s with acclaimed works such as "Dinner Music" and collaborations with artists like Michael Mantler. Watt Records was co-founded by Carla Bley herself alongside Michael Mantler to provide a platform for creative freedom?over decades it has become synonymous with high-quality releases from some of jazz?s most inventive minds.

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8393102

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