BeBopBeBopBeBopBeBop (sometimes simply referred to as BeBop) is an album of bebop standards by pianist Paul Bley recorded in Denmark in 1989 and released on the SteepleChase label.[1]
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| Studio album by Paul Bley Trio | ||||
| Released | 1990 | |||
| Recorded | December 22, 1989 Copenhagen, Denmark | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 63:08 | |||
| Label | SteepleChase SCS 1259 | |||
| Producer | Nils Winther | |||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars calling it "A surprising album from Bley, long considered an outside player with little, if any, affinity for straight bop. He shatters that myth on this set".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz said "Bebop is a taxingly inventive and constantly surprising run through a dozen kenspeckle bop tunes".[3]
Track listing
edit- "Now's the Time" (Charlie Parker) – 4:40
- "My Little Suede Shoes" (Parker) – 7:47
- "Ornithology" (Parker) – 7:06
- "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 4:23
- "Don't Blame Me" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 6:29 Bonus track on CD
- "The Theme" (Traditional) – 7:35 Bonus track on CD
- "Bebop" (Gillespie) – 2:38
- "Lady Bird" (Tadd Dameron) – 6:32
- "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) – 4:37
- "Steeplechase" (Parker) – 3:14
- "Barbados" (Parker) – 3:52
- "52nd Street Theme" (Thelonious Monk) – 3:41
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ Paul Bley catalog, accessed June 26, 2014
- ^ a b Wynn, R., Allmusic Review accessed June 26, 2014
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 134. ISBN 0141023279.