Paul Bley/NHØP

Paul Bley/NHØP
Studio album by
Paul Bley and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Released1973 (1973)
RecordedJune 24 and July 1, 1973
StudioCopenhagen, Denmark
GenreJazz
Length45:58
LabelSteepleChase SCS 1005
ProducerNils Winther
Paul Bley chronology
Paul Bley & Scorpio
(1973) 		Paul Bley/NHØP
(1973) 		Jaco
(1974)
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen chronology
The Trio
(1973) 		Paul Bley/NHØP
(1973) 		Duo 2
(1974)

Paul Bley/NHØP is a jazz duet album by Paul Bley and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, released on SteepleChase Records in 1973.[1][2] The album was recorded in Copenhagen, Denmark in June and July 1973, and primarily features Bley's compositions. Bley's performance here is more extroverted than on some of his other recordings.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars calling it a "glorious, heady, and intimate album".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Paul Bley except as indicated

  1. "Meeting" - 6:03
  2. "Mating of Urgency" - 4:51
  3. "Carla" - 4:21
  4. "Olhos de Gato" (Carla Bley) - 5:33
  5. "Paradise Island" - 2:20
  6. "Upstairs" - 3:07
  7. "Later" - 5:23
  8. "Summer" - 4:06
  9. "Gesture Without Plot" (Annette Peacock) - 5:33
  • Tracks 1-3 and 7-9 recorded on June 24, 1973. Tracks 4-6 recorded on July 1, 1973.

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Paul Bley catalog, accessed March 19, 2015
  2. ^ SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 17, 2015
  3. ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed March 19, 2015
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.