Heavy Heart (album) explained

Heavy Heart
Type:	Album
Artist:	Carla Bley
Cover:	Heavy Heart (album).jpg
Released:	1984
Recorded:	September–October, 1983
Studio:	Grog Kill Studio, Willow, New York
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	38:55
Label:	Watt/ECM
Producer:	Carla Bley
Chronology:	Carla Bley
Prev Title:	I Hate to Sing
Prev Year:	1981-83
Next Title:	Night-Glo
Next Year:	1985

Heavy Heart is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley, recorded in 1983 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1984.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The AllMusic review by Richard S. Ginell stated that "while Heavy Heart is a somewhat bright, light-minded album, there are plenty of dark undercurrents to be heard".^[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 2 stars.^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Carla Bley.

1. "Light or Dark" - 6:04
2. "Talking Hearts" - 6:49
3. "Joyful Noise" - 5:08
4. "Ending It" - 6:04
5. "Starting Again" - 5:04
6. "Heavy Heart" - 9:50

Personnel

• Carla Bley - organ, synthesizer
  • • Michael Mantler - trumpet Steve Slagle - alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute Gary Valente - trombone
• Earl McIntyre - tuba
  • Kenny Kirkland - piano Hiram Bullock - guitar
  • Steve Swallow - bass guitar Victor Lewis - drums
• Manolo Badrena - percussion

Notes and References

1. http://sudo.3.pro.tok2.com/Quest/cards/C/CarlaBley/index.html Carla Bley discography
2. http://www.trovar.com/ECM/WATT.php ECM/WATT discography
3. Ginell, R. S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r158790|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic Review] accessed August 5, 2010
4. Book: Cook, Richard. Richard Cook (journalist). Brian Morton . Brian Morton (Scottish writer) . The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. 1992. 9th. The Penguin Guide to Jazz. 2008. Penguin. New York. 978-0-14-103401-0. 131.