Big Band Theory
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| Studio album by Carla Bley | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Recorded | July 2 & 3, 1993 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 49:09 | |||
| Label | Watt/ECM | |||
| Producer | Carla Bley | |||
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Big Band Theory is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley recorded and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1993.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and stated "overall this set (which is enjoyable enough) is less memorable than one would expect from Carla Bley".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded it 3 stars stating "This never quite fulfils the promise of some exciting arrangements and a rah of hot solists".[3]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Carla Bley except as indicated
- "On the Stage in Cages" - 12:39
- "Birds of Paradise" - 20:21
- "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" (Charles Mingus) - 8:38
- "Fresh Impression" - 7:39
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- Recorded at Angel Studios, London on July 2 & 3, 1993.
Personnel
- Carla Bley - piano
- Alex Balanescu - violin
- Lew Soloff, Guy Barker, Claude Deppa, Steve Waterman - trumpet
- Gary Valente, Richard Edwards, Annie Whitehead - trombone
- Ashley Slater - bass trombone
- Roger Janotta - flute, soprano saxophone
- Wolfgang Puschnig - alto saxophone, flute
- Andy Sheppard - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Pete Hurt tenor saxophone
- Julian Argüelles - baritone saxophone
- Karen Mantler - organ
- Steve Swallow - bass guitar
- Dennis Mackrel - drums
References
- ↑ Carla Bley discography accessed August 9, 2010
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 9, 2010
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
