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Carla Bley – Live! / WATT Audio CD Stereo / 815 730-2
UPC 042281573026
Live! is a live album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley recorded at the Great American Music Hall in 1981 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1982.
Critical reaction to the album is generally positive but varies. The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick awarded the album 3 stars, stating: "Listeners looking for prime Carla Bley would do better to search out her earlier, far more adventurous and creative work". The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3½ stars and stated: "Live! is a treat, representing one of the finest performances by her and Mantler on record".
| Label: | WATT – 815 730-2 |
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| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | Germany |
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| Genre: | Jazz |
| Style: | Contemporary Jazz |
Tracklist:
| 1 | Blunt Object | 5:10 | |
| 2 | The Lord Is Listenin' To Ya, Hallelujah! |
7:24 | |
| 3 | Time And Us | 7:56 | |
| 4 | Still In The Room | 9:06 | |
| 5 | Real Life Hits | 4:26 | |
| 6 | Song Sung Long | 7:30 |
- Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute – Steve Slagle
- Art Direction – Paul McDonough
- Bass – Steve Swallow
- Calligraphy – David Brier
- Composed By – Carla Bley
- Design [Album] – Watt
- Drums – D. Sharpe
- Engineer [Assistant] – Bill Steele, Phil DeLancie
- Engineer [Concert Sound] – Sven Persson
- Engineer [Mixing] – Tom Mark
- Engineer [Recording] – Ron Davis (2)
- Ensemble – The Carla Bley Band
- French Horn – Vincent Chancey
- Organ – Arturo O'Farrill (tracks: 3)
- Organ, Glockenspiel – Carla Bley
- Photography By – Roger Ressmeyer
- Piano – Arturo O' Farrill, Carla Bley (tracks: 3)
- Producer – Carla Bley
- Soloist [Solo], Bass Trombone – Earl McIntyre (tracks: 1)
- Tenor Saxophone – Tony Dagradi
- Trombone – Gary Valente
- Trumpet – Michael Mantler
- Tuba – Earl McIntyre
