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Heavy Heart
Heavy Heart
Studio album by Carla Bley
Released	1984
Recorded	September–October, 1983
Studio	Grog Kill Studio, Willow, New York
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:55
Label	Watt/ECM
Producer	Carla Bley
Carla Bley chronology

Heavy Heart is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley, recorded in 1983 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1984.^[1]^[2]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Richard S. Ginell stated that "while Heavy Heart is a somewhat bright, light-minded album, there are plenty of dark undercurrents to be heard".^[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 2 stars.^[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
DownBeat	^[5]
Tom Hull	B+()^[6]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Carla Bley.

"Light or Dark" - 6:04
"Talking Hearts" - 6:49
"Joyful Noise" - 5:08
"Ending It" - 6:04
"Starting Again" - 5:04
"Heavy Heart" - 9:50

Personnel

Carla Bley - organ, synthesizer
Michael Mantler - trumpet
Steve Slagle - alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute
Gary Valente - trombone
Earl McIntyre - tuba
Kenny Kirkland - piano
Hiram Bullock - guitar
Steve Swallow - bass guitar
Victor Lewis - drums
Manolo Badrena - percussion

References

^ Carla Bley discography Archived 2009-10-20 at the Wayback Machine accessed August 5, 2010
^ ECM/WATT discography Archived 2016-09-16 at the Wayback Machine accessed August 25, 2016
^ ^a ^b Ginell, R. S. AllMusic Review accessed August 5, 2010
^ ^a ^b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
^ DownBeat magazine, August, 1984, p. 38
^ Hull, Tom (28 February 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 9 July 2020.