Paul Bley with Gary Peacock

Paul Bley with Gary Peacock
Studio album by Paul Bley
Released	1970
Recorded	April 13, 1963 & May 11, 1968
Genre	Jazz
Length	31:51
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Paul Bley chronology
Turning Point (1964-68) Paul Bley with Gary Peacock (1970) Ballads (1971)

Paul Bley with Gary Peacock is an album by Canadian jazz pianist Paul Bley with American bassist Gary Peacock recorded in 1963 and 1968 and released on the ECM label in 1970.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by David R. Adler awarded the album 3 stars stating "There's a curiously straight-ahead, tempo-driven feel to this short and sweet disc... The brittle, lo-fi sound doesn't detract from the album's historical value".^[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz said "There are good things, too, from what was to be Bley's established trio> Up until that point most of the trio's best work seems to have gone unrecorded".^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Paul Bley except as indicated

1. "Blues" (Ornette Coleman) - 4:25
2. "Getting Started" - 4:26
3. "When Will the Blues Leave?" (Coleman) - 3:54
4. "Long Ago (and Far Away)" (Ira Gershwin, Jerome Kern) - 4:18
5. "Moor" (Gary Peacock) - 3:29
6. "Gary" (Annette Peacock) - 4:42
7. "Big Foot" - 3:27
8. "Albert's Love Theme" (Annette Peacock) - 4:53

• Recorded in New York City on April 13, 1963 (tracks 1-5) and May 11, 1968 (tracks 6-8).

Personnel

• Paul Bley - Piano
• Gary Peacock - Bass
• Paul Motian (tracks 1-5), Billy Elgart (tracks 6-8) - Drums

References

1. ECM discography accessed August 29, 2011
2. Adler, D. R. Allmusic Review accessed August 29, 2011
3. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 133. ISBN 0141023279.