Touching (Paul Bley album)

Touching
Studio album by
Paul Bley Trio
Released1965
RecordedNovember 5, 1965
StudioCopenhagen, Denmark
GenreJazz
Length29:27
LabelFontana
888 608
ProducerAlan Bates
Paul Bley chronology
Barrage
(1964) 		Touching
(1965) 		Closer
(1965)

Touching is the sixth album led by jazz pianist Paul Bley featuring tracks recorded in Copenhagen in 1965 and released on the Danish Fontana label.[1]

Reception

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

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "Although not all that memorable, the playing by the trio is at a high level and it is interesting to hear Paul Bley's mid-'60s avant-garde improvising style which offered a contrast to the more dense playing of Cecil Taylor".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz said "The playing was superb... Carter and Altschul offer solid support but the focus is on the piano".[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Start"Carla Bley8:19
2."Touching"Annette Peacock8:06
3."Pablo"Paul Bley5:50
4."Both"Annette Peacock4:24
5."Mazatalan"Paul Bley5:15
6."Cartoon"Annette Peacock6:44

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Paul Bley catalog, accessed June 19, 2014
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed June 19, 2014
  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. 133. ISBN 0141023279.