Introducing Paul Bley Explained

Introducing Paul Bley
Type:	Album
Artist:	Paul Bley
Cover:	Introducing Paul Bley.jpg
Released:	1954
Recorded:	November 30, 1953
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	39:43
Label:	Debut
Chronology:	Paul Bley
Next Title:	Paul Bley
Next Year:	1954

Introducing Paul Bley is the debut album by Canadian jazz pianist Paul Bley recorded in 1953 and released on Charles Mingus' Debut label.^[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "Paul Bley may not have been distinctive this early on but he clearly had a potentially strong future".^[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz called it "that astonishing debut with Mingus and Blakey on which he sounds edgy and a little cautious on the standards but absolutely secure in his technique".^[3]

Track listing

1. "Opus 1" (Paul Bley)- 4:08
2. "Opus 1 (Alternate Take) (Paul Bley) - 3:21 Bonus track on CD reissue
3. "(Teapot) Walkin'" (Richard Carpenter) - 4:28
4. "Like Someone in Love" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy van Heusen) - 4:03
5. "Spontaneous Combustion" (Paul Bley) – 4:15
6. "Split Kick" (Horace Silver) - 3:05
7. "I Can't Get Started" (Ira Gershwin, Vernon Duke) - 3:37
8. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (Haven Gillespie, J. Fred Coots) - 3:22 Bonus track on CD reissue
9. "The Theme" (Paul Bley) - 3:40 Bonus track on CD reissue
10. "This Time the Dream's on Me" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 3:07 Bonus track on CD reissue
11. "Zootcase" (Zoot Sims) - 2:33 Bonus track on CD reissue

• Recorded in New York City on November 30, 1953.

Personnel

• • • Paul Bley - piano Charles Mingus - bass Art Blakey - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/debut-records/catalog-lp-ep-series/#dlp-7 Debut Records discography
2. Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed January 1, 2012
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. 132. registration.