12 (+6) In a Row is an album by Paul Bley with Hans Koch and Franz Koglmann recorded in Switzerland in 1990 and released on the hat ART label the following year.[1][2]

12 (+6) In a Row
Studio album by
Released1991
RecordedMay 23–24, 1990
StudioFoundation Artists' House, Boswil, Switzerland
GenreJazz
Length58:48
Labelhat ART 6081
ProducerPia and Werner X. Uehlinger
Paul Bley chronology
Memoirs
(1990)
12 (+6) In a Row
(1991)
Right Time, Right Place
(1990)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
The Guardian     [4]

Thom Jurek of AllMusic states, "In all, this is one of Bley's most curious and intimate works, where his own musical mind is given problems -- presented by serialism and its own undoing -- and his ways of resolving them or casting them out of his vocabulary. Brilliant".[3] The Guardian review by John Fordham awarded the album 4 stars noting "This is perhaps predominantly a set for free-jazz fans; however, it's jostling with absorbing melody, and all 18 tracks are invitingly short".[4]

Track listing

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All compositions by Paul Bley, Hans Koch & Franz Koglmann except as indicated

  1. "Solo 1" (Bley) - 3:13
  2. "Trio 1" - 3:37
  3. "Solo 2" (Bley) - 3:34
  4. "Trio 2" - 2:22
  5. "Solo 3" (Bley) - 3:27
  6. "Trio 3" - 3:04
  7. "Duo 1" (Bley, Koch) - 1:59
  8. "Duo 2" (Bley Koch) - 1:58
  9. "Duo 3" (Bley, Koglmann) - 2:17
  10. "Solo 4" (Bley) - 4:27
  11. "Trio 4" - 2:59
  12. "Solo 5" (Bley) - 3:47
  13. "Trio 5" - 4:57
  14. "Solo 6" (Bley) - 4:57
  15. "Trio 6" - 4:28
  16. "Solo 7" (Bley) - 2:37
  17. "Trio 7" - 2:20
  18. "Solo 8" (Bley) - 3:07

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Hat Hut Records catalog, accessed June 29, 2014
  2. ^ European Free Improvisation: album entry accessed July 9, 2018
  3. ^ a b Jurek, T., Allmusic Review accessed June 29, 2014
  4. ^ a b Fordham, J., The Guardian Review April 25, 1998