Japan Suite
1977 live album by Paul Bley, Barry Altschul & Gary Peacock
Japan Suite | ||||
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Live album by Paul Bley, Barry Altschul & Gary Peacock | ||||
Released | 1977 | |||
Recorded | July 25, 1976 Yamaha Music Festival, Nemu No Sato, Shima, Mie, Japan | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 31:51 | |||
Label | Improvising Artists IAI 373849 | |||
Producer | Carol Goss & Paul Bley | |||
Paul Bley chronology | ||||
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Japan Suite is a live album by pianist Paul Bley, drummer Barry Altschul and bassist Gary Peacock recorded in Japan in 1976 and released on Bley's own Improvising Artists label in 1977.[1]
Reception
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Allmusic awarded the album 2 stars noting the performance is "certainly more fiery than many of the other recordings by the trio and has its colorful moments".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz called it "a set of remarkable intensity, even by the standards of these fiery players".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Paul Bley
- "Japan Suite I" - 19:22
- "Japan Suite II" - 12:26
Personnel
- Paul Bley - piano
- Gary Peacock - bass
- Barry Altschul - drums, percussion
References
- ^ Paul Bley catalog, accessed June 22, 2014
- ^ a b Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed June 22, 2014
- ^ 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.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 27. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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