Live! (Carla Bley album) explained

Live!
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Carla Bley
Cover:	Live! (Carla Bley album).jpg
Released:	1982
Recorded:	August 19–21, 1981
Venue:	Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, California
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	41:39
Label:	Watt/ECM
Producer:	Carla Bley
Chronology:	Carla Bley
Prev Title:	Social Studies
Prev Year:	1980
Next Title:	I Hate to Sing
Next Year:	1981-83

Live! is a live album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley recorded at the Great American Music Hall in 1981 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1982.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Critical reaction to the album is generally positive but varies. The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick awarded the album 3 stars, stating: "Listeners looking for prime Carla Bley would do better to search out her earlier, far more adventurous and creative work".^[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3½ stars and stated: "Live! is a treat, representing one of the finest performances by her and Mantler on record".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Carla Bley.

1. "Blunt Object" - 5:10
2. "The Lord Is Listenin' to Ya, Hallelujah!" - 7:24
3. "Time and Us" - 7:59
4. "Still in the Room" - 9:06
5. "Real Life Hits" - 4:26
6. "Song Sung Long" - 7:30

Personnel

• Carla Bley - organ, glockenspiel, piano (track 3)
  • • Michael Mantler - trumpet Steve Slagle - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute Tony Dagradi - tenor saxophone
• Vincent Chancey - French horn
• Gary Valente - trombone
  • Earl McIntyre - tuba, bass trombone Arturo O'Farrill - piano, organ (track 3)
  • Steve Swallow - bass guitar D. Sharpe - drums

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. Olewnick, B. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r158088|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed August 3, 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. 130.