Tears (Paul Bley album) explained

Tears
Type:Album
Artist:Paul Bley
Cover:Tears (Paul Bley album).jpg
Released:1984
Recorded:May 19, 1983
Studio:Studio Adyar, Paris, France
Genre:Jazz
Length:37:46
Label:Owl OWL 034
Producer:Guy Van Minden & Jean-Jacques Pussiau
Chronology:Paul Bley
Prev Title:Axis
Prev Year:1977
Next Title:Tango Palace
Next Year:1983

Tears is a solo album by pianist Paul Bley recorded in France in 1983 and released on the French Owl label the following year.[1]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars calling it "one of Paul Bley's solo piano masterworks".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Paul Bley except as indicated

  1. "Tears" - 6:31
  2. "Ostinato" - 3:34
  3. "Music Matador" (Prince Lasha, Sonny Simmons) - 5:07
  4. "Walkman" - 4:00
  5. "Flame" - 3:48
  6. "Hardly" - 1:48
  7. "Head Over Heels" - 5:16
  8. "Solo Rose" - 3:40
  9. "For Roy E." - 3:01

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/paul-bley/catalog/#owl-owl-034 Paul Bley catalog
  2. Chadbourne, E., Allmusic Review accessed June 23, 2014