Carla Bley / Andy Sheppard / Steve Swallow -Life Goes On -ECM Records LP Grooves.land/Playthek

Details / Tracklist:

01. "Life Goes On: Life Goes On"

02. "Life Goes On: On"

03. "Life Goes On: And On"

04. "Life Goes On: And Then One Day"

05. "Beautiful Telephones (Pt. 1)"

06. "Beautiful Telephones (Pt. 2)"

07. "Beautiful Telephones (Pt. 3)"

08. "Copycat: After You"

09. "Copycat: Follow The Leader"

10. "Copycat: Copycat"

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Description:

A striking album of new music from pianist/composer Carla Bley, whose trio with Andy Sheppard and Steve Swallow is now in its 25th year. Individual associations among the players go back much further: bassist Swallow first recorded music by Carla in 1961. So when Bley says â??Life Goes Onâ?, a lot of life is alluded to. The album, realized in the Auditorio Stelio Molo Studio in Lugano in May 2019, with Manfred Eicher producing, takes the form of three suites. The title piece begins as a stoical blues, at first melancholic then hopeful. â??Beautiful Telephonesâ?, inspired by a US presidentâ??s first observation on entering the Oval Office, has plenty of Bleyâ??s dark wit. And â??Copycatâ? explores the notion of call-and-response in fresh ways as the improvisers continue each otherâ??s thoughts. Throughout, Carlaâ??s distinctive piano, with its hints of Monk and Satie, is beautifully framed by Swallowâ??s eloquent, elegant bass guitar and Sheppardâ??s yearning saxes. This trio has a unique collective sound, reflecting â?? as The Telegraph recently noted â?? â??musical mastery of a rare orderâ?. All compositions by Carla Bley. -

Vinyl LP pressing. "Musical mastery of a rare order" is how The Telegraph recently described the unique, collective sound of Carla Bley's long-standing trio. This album of three suites of new music begins with a stoical blues, at first melancholic then hopeful. The second piece is full of plenty of Bley's dark wit, and the third explores the notion of call-and-response Throughout, Carla's distinctive piano is beautifully framed by Swallow's eloquent, elegant bass guitar and Sheppard's yearning saxes.

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0854826

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