Introducing Paul Bley

Introducing Paul Bley
Studio album by
Paul Bley
Released1954
RecordedNovember 30, 1953
GenreJazz
Length39:43
LabelDebut
Paul Bley chronology
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Introducing Paul Bley is the debut album by Canadian jazz pianist Paul Bley recorded in 1953 and released on Charles Mingus' Debut label.[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "Paul Bley may not have been distinctive this early on but he clearly had a potentially strong future".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz called it "that astonishing debut with Mingus and Blakey on which he sounds edgy and a little cautious on the standards but absolutely secure in his technique".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]

Track listing

  1. "Opus 1" (Paul Bley)- 4:08
  2. "Opus 1 (Alternate Take) (Paul Bley) - 3:21 Bonus track on CD reissue
  3. "(Teapot) Walkin'" (Richard Carpenter) - 4:28
  4. "Like Someone in Love" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy van Heusen) - 4:03
  5. "Spontaneous Combustion" (Paul Bley) – 4:15
  6. "Split Kick" (Horace Silver) - 3:05
  7. "I Can't Get Started" (Ira Gershwin, Vernon Duke) - 3:37
  8. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (Haven Gillespie, J. Fred Coots) - 3:22 Bonus track on CD reissue
  9. "The Theme" (Paul Bley) - 3:40 Bonus track on CD reissue
  10. "This Time the Dream's on Me" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 3:07 Bonus track on CD reissue
  11. "Zootcase" (Zoot Sims) - 2:33 Bonus track on CD reissue
  • Recorded in New York City on November 30, 1953.

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Debut Records discography accessed January 1, 2012
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed January 1, 2012
  3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 132. ISBN 0141023279.