In the Evenings out There explained

In the Evenings out There
Type:Album
Artist:Paul Bley
Cover:In the Evenings Out There.jpg
Released:September 1993
Recorded:September 1991
Studio:Rainbow Studio
Oslo, Norway
Genre:Avant-garde jazz, free jazz
Length:56:11
Label:ECM
ECM 1488
Producer:Manfred Eicher
Chronology:Paul Bley
Prev Title:Changing Hands
Prev Year:1991
Next Title:Paul Plays Carla
Next Year:1992

In the Evenings out There is an album by Canadian jazz pianist Paul Bley recorded in September 1991 and released on ECM two years later. The quartet features rhythm section Gary Peacock and Tony Oxley and reed player John Surman.[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by David R. Adler stated: "This is a remarkable encounter between four top-notch musicians... Although the record falls solidly within the "free jazz" category, it has a mysteriously soothing, meditative quality. Fans of these four greats shouldn't miss it."[2]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote: "The music is entirely collaborative and there are solo tracks, duos, and trios, with only one substantial group track, so the emphasis is on intimate communication across small but significant musical distances."[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Paul Bley except as indicated

  1. "Afterthoughts" - 4:05
  2. "Portrait of a Silence" (Gary Peacock) - 5:58
  3. "Soft Touch" (Bley, Tony Oxley) - 3:42
  4. "Speak Easy" (Oxley, Peacock) - 2:47
  5. "Interface" (Bley, Oxley, Peacock, John Surman) - 5:22
  6. "Alignment" (Surman) - 3:50
  7. "Fair Share" (Bley, Peacock) - 6:03
  8. "Article Four" (Surman) - 8:28
  9. "Married Alive" - 4:17
  10. "Spe-cu-lay-ting" (Bley, Oxley) - 1:26
  11. "Tomorrow Today" (Peacock) - 2:19
  12. "Note Police" - 7:54

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1400/1488.php ECM discography
  2. Adler, D. R. AllMusic Review accessed August 29, 2011
  3. Book: Cook, Richard. Richard Cook (journalist). Brian Morton. Brian Morton (Scottish writer). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. 8th. The Penguin Guide to Jazz. 2008. Penguin. London. 0141023279. 134. registration.