Touching (Paul Bley album)

Touching is the sixth album led by jazz pianist Paul Bley featuring tracks recorded in Copenhagen in 1965 and released on the Danish Fontana label.[1]

Touching
Studio album by
Released1965
RecordedNovember 5, 1965
StudioCopenhagen, Denmark
GenreJazz
Length29:27
LabelFontana
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ProducerAlan Bates
Paul Bley chronology
Barrage
(1964)
Touching
(1965)
Closer
(1965)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz    [3]

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "Although not all that memorable, the playing by the trio is at a high level and it is interesting to hear Paul Bley's mid-'60s avant-garde improvising style which offered a contrast to the more dense playing of Cecil Taylor".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz said "The playing was superb... Carter and Altschul offer solid support but the focus is on the piano".[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Start"Carla Bley8:19
2."Touching"Annette Peacock8:06
3."Pablo"Paul Bley5:50
4."Both"Annette Peacock4:24
5."Mazatalan"Paul Bley5:15
6."Cartoon"Annette Peacock6:44

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Paul Bley catalog, accessed June 19, 2014
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed June 19, 2014
  3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 133. ISBN 0141023279.