Paul Bley - Sonor (1984)
Paul Bley - Sonor (1984)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Soul Note Records, SN 121 085-2 | ~ 197 or 95 Mb | Artwork(jpg) -> 40 Mb
Free Improvisation
~ Recorded May 22, 1983 ~
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Soul Note Records, SN 121 085-2 | ~ 197 or 95 Mb | Artwork(jpg) -> 40 Mb
Free Improvisation
~ Recorded May 22, 1983 ~
For Paul Bley to comment that this 1983 recording is the best collection of his music to emerge since 1961 is a provocative statement unless, knowing Bley, he's just kidding around. Since this is even more spaced-out than some of his famous "slow" recordings such as Ballads, does that mean he really wanted those recordings to be even more minimal than they were? The drummer not only featured but supposedly introduced on Sonor, George Cross McDonald, has a style that is so strange it makes the abstract impressionist school of Bley drummers such as Barry Altschul and Paul Motian sound like Motown backbeaters. And for this recording, Bley dropped the bass entirely. Does that mean he wasn't satisfied with the playing of Gary Peacock, for example, on many of his earlier albums? If so, it arouses curiousity as to why Bley gave his bassists so much solo space, if he didn't like their playing.
All the pieces on Sonor are free improvisations, and again the comment by Bley begs the question of whether spontaneous composition is really his preferred mode of operation. He certainly has crossed the line many a time in his interpretations of tunes at live performances, and even listeners familiar with his style might not be able to tell if a given performance is completely improvised or a reflection on a written theme. Listening to Sonor, a track such as "Speed" sounds like a rapidly executed, confusing jazz head such as "King Korn" by Carla Bley. The pianist executes a series of stunning runs here, utilizing intriguing voicings and generally sounding like he could play anything he wanted to on the piano.
Paul Bley - Sonor (1984):
Paul Bley - Sonor (1984)
Tracklist:
01. LITTLE BELLS 4:59
02. LANDSCAPE 3:45
03. SPEED 3:10
04. RECOLLECTION 2:48
05. JOINED 4:46
06. SONOR 6:24
07. WALTZ 3:34
08. SET 3:49
09. DARKNESS 5:00
10. TIGHT ROPE 1:20
Paul Bley - piano
George Cross McDonald - percussion
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Paul Bley / Sonor
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EAC extraction logfile from 18. December 2010, 0:32
Paul Bley / Sonor
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Paul Bley - Sonor (1984)
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