Footloose! is an album led by jazz pianist Paul Bley featuring tracks recorded in 1962 & 1963 and released on the Savoy label.[1] Tracks from this album, along with alternate takes and addition material from the sessions, were later released as Syndrome and Floater.[2][3]
| Footloose! | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1963 | |||
| Recorded | August 17, 1962 and September 12, 1963 | |||
| Studio | Medallion Studios, Newark, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 33:38 | |||
| Label | Savoy MG-12182 | |||
| Producer | Fred Mendelsohn | |||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
Allmusic described it as "one of Bley's most enjoyable albums".[4] Rough Guide author Ian Carr calls the album "classic and highly influential" stating that the "quiet, focused intensity persists throughout."[5] Fellow pianist Keith Jarrett said he listened to the album "thousands of times."[5]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Paul Bley, except as indicated
- "When Will The Blues Leave" (Ornette Coleman) - 6:08
- "Floater" (Carla Bley) - 6:23
- "Turns" - 3:14
- "Around Again" (Carla Bley) - 4:04
- "Syndrome" (Carla Bley) - 7:07
- "Cousins" - 4:39
- "King Korn" (Carla Bley) - 3:57
- "Vashkar" (Carla Bley) - 4:06
Alternate releases
editFloater:
This 1984 album included tracks 1-4 and added the following tracks recorded at the same sessions:
- "Stereophrenic" (David Baker) - 5:06 (Note: some editions misspell title as "Stereophonic", and mistakenly credit Paul Bley as composer. This composition was previously recorded for George Russell's The Stratus Seekers).
- "Circle with the Hole in the Middle" (Coleman) - 5:08
- "Ballad No. 4" - 4:50
Syndrome:
This 1986 album included tracks 5-8 and added the following tracks recorded at the same sessions:
- "Around Again" [alternate take] (Carla Bley) - 3:53
- "Ballad I" - 4:29
- "King Korn" [alternate take] (Carla Bley) - 4:17
- "Ballad II" - 3:47
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ Paul Bley catalog, accessed June 18, 2014
- ^ Syndrome: Discogs album entry, accessed June 18, 2014
- ^ Floater: Discogs album entry, accessed June 18, 2014
- ^ a b Chadbourne, E., Allmusic Review accessed June 18, 2014
- ^ a b Carr, Ian; Fairweather, Digby; Priestley, Brian (1995). The Rough Guide to Jazz - The Essential Companion to Artists and Albums. Rough Guides Ltd. pp. 63. ISBN 1-85828-137-7.