Solemn Meditation

Solemn Meditation
Studio album by Paul Bley Quartet
Released 1958
Recorded August 21, 1957
Studio Audio Arts Studio, Hollywood, California
Genre Jazz
Length 33:36
Label GNP Crescendo
GNPS 31
Producer Gene Norman
Paul Bley chronology
Paul Bley
(1954)Paul Bley1954		 Solemn Meditation
(1957)		 Live at the Hilcrest Club 1958
(1958)Live at the Hilcrest Club 19581958

Solemn Meditation is the third album led by jazz pianist Paul Bley featuring tracks recorded in 1957 and released on the GNP Crescendo label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "This early quartet date from pianist Paul Bley is somewhat historic because it was the recording debut of both bassist Charlie Haden and vibraphonist Dave Pike... Bley explores a lot of unlikely material in an early postbop manner".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Paul Bley except as indicated

  1. "Birk's Works" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 6:05
  2. "O Plus One" (Carla Borg) - 3:15
  3. "Porgy" (George Gershwin) - 3:40
  4. "Solemn Meditation" (Sam Gill) - 3:33
  5. "I Remember Harlem" (Roy Eldridge, Bob Astor, George Williams) - 3:41
  6. "Drum Two" - 3:05
  7. "Everywhere" (Bill Harris) - 4:03
  8. "Beau Diddley" - 5:33
  9. "Persian Village" (Dave Pike) 3:16

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Paul Bley catalog, accessed June 18, 2014
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed June 18, 2014
  3. ↑ 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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