Carla Bley - The Lost Chords Find Paolo Fresu 2007

The curious title of Carla Bley's 2007 release THE LOST CHORDS FIND PAOLO FRESU is meant quite literally, since Bley's quartet the Lost Chords recruited Italian trumpeter Paolo Fresu for the sessions. Fresu's clear, lyrical tone perfectly complements … Full DescriptionBley's gorgeous compositions and the playing of saxophonist Andy Sheppard, drummer Billy Drummond, and bassist Steve Swallow. The wittiness of titling six tunes after bananas ("One Banana," "Two Banana," etc.) belies the depth, complexity, and pure lyrical beauty of the music.



Bass - Steve Swallow
Drums - Billy Drummond
Photography - Thomas Dorn
Saxophone [Soprano, Tenor] - Andy Sheppard
Trumpet, Flugelhorn - Paolo Fresu
Written-By, Piano - Carla Bley

Recorded May 19/20, mixed, mastered August 19/20/21, 2007 at La Buissonne Studio, Pernes Les Fontaines


The Banana Quintet
1 One Banana (8:31)
2 Two Banana (6:37)
3 Three Banana (3:50)
4 Four (4:51)
5 Five Banana (7:51)
6 One Banana More (1:23)
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7 Liver Of Life (7:13)
8 Death Of Superman / Dream Sequence #1 - Flying (7:50)
9 Ad Infinitum (7:42)

Down Beat (p.59) - 4 stars out of 5 – "[W]ith some of the dispassionate slyness, but also with the weird personality, circus-like elements, in-joke quotes and adoration of a good, simple, unexpected harmony."
JazzTimes (p.134) - "The fact that Fresu fits seamlessly into Bley's band the Lost Chords proves that he is an unusually brainy sensualist. And the purity and warmth and soulfulness of his sound make Bley's lyricism less ambiguous."