Paul Bley with Gary Peacock

Paul Bley with Gary Peacock is an album by Canadian jazz pianist Paul Bley with American bassist Gary Peacock recorded in two sessions on 1964 and 1968 and released on ECM in December 1970. The sessions' trios feature drummers Paul Motian and Billy Elgart, respectively.[1]

Paul Bley with Gary Peacock
Studio album by
Released1970 (1970)
Recorded
  • 1964
  • 1968
StudioNew York City
GenreJazz
Length31:51
LabelECM
ECM 1003 ST
ProducerManfred Eicher
Paul Bley chronology
Turning Point
(1964-68)
Paul Bley with Gary Peacock
(1970)
Ballads
(1971)

Reception

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The AllMusic review by David R. Adler awarded the album 3 stars stating "There's a curiously straight-ahead, tempo-driven feel to this short and sweet disc... The brittle, lo-fi sound doesn't detract from the album's historical value."[2]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz said "There are good things, too, from what was to be Bley's established trio. Up until that point most of the trio's best work seems to have gone unrecorded."[3]

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

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Paul Bley except as indicated

Side I
No.TitleWriter(s)Date recordedLength
1."Blues"Ornette Coleman19644:25
2."Getting Started" 19644:26
3."When Will the Blues Leave?"Coleman19643:54
4."Long Ago (and Far Away)"19644:18
Side II
No.TitleWriter(s)Date recordedLength
1."Moor"Gary Peacock19643:29
2."Gary"Annette Peacock19684:42
3."Big Foot" 19683:27
4."Albert's Love Theme"Annette Peacock19684:53

Personnel

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Musicians

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1964

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1968

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  • Paul Bley – piano
  • Gary Peacock – bass
  • Billy Elgart – drums

Technical personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Paul Bley With Gary Peacock - Paul Bley With Gary Peacock, 1970, retrieved 2023-12-10
  2. ^ a b Adler, D. R. Allmusic Review accessed August 29, 2011
  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 978-0141023274.