Solemn Meditation
1958 studio album by Paul Bley Quartet
Solemn Meditation | ||||
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Studio album by Paul Bley Quartet | ||||
Released | 1958 | |||
Recorded | August 21, 1957 | |||
Studio | Audio Arts Studio, Hollywood, California | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 33:36 | |||
Label | GNP Crescendo GNPS 31 | |||
Producer | Gene Norman | |||
Paul Bley chronology | ||||
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Solemn Meditation is the third album led by jazz pianist Paul Bley featuring tracks recorded in 1957 and released on the GNP Crescendo label.[1]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
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The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "This early quartet date from pianist Paul Bley is somewhat historic because it was the recording debut of both bassist Charlie Haden and vibraphonist Dave Pike... Bley explores a lot of unlikely material in an early postbop manner".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Paul Bley except as indicated
- "Birk's Works" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 6:05
- "O Plus One" (Carla Borg) - 3:15
- "Porgy" (Jimmy McHugh) - 3:40
- "Solemn Meditation" (Sam Gill) - 3:33
- "I Remember Harlem" (Roy Eldridge, Bob Astor, George Williams) - 3:41
- "Drum Two" - 3:05
- "Everywhere" (Bill Harris) - 4:03
- "Beau Diddley" - 5:33
- "Persian Village" (Dave Pike) 3:16
Personnel
References
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- Introducing Paul Bley
- Paul Bley
- Solemn Meditation
- Footloose!
- Barrage
- Touching
- Closer
- Ramblin'
- Mr. Joy
- Paul Bley with Gary Peacock
- Ballads
- The Paul Bley Synthesizer Show
- Open, to Love
- Paul Bley/NHØP
- Jaco
- Alone, Again
- Quiet Song
- Tears
- Tango Palace
- Sonor
- Questions
- Diane
- My Standard
- Fragments
- The Paul Bley Quartet
- The Nearness of You
- Blues for Red
- Notes (with Paul Motian)
- Partners (with Gary Peacock)
- BeBopBeBopBeBopBeBop
- Memoirs (with Charlie Haden and Paul Motian)
- 12 (+6) In a Row (with Hans Koch and Franz Koglmann)
- Right Time, Right Place (with Gary Burton)
- Changing Hands
- In the Evenings out There
- Paul Plays Carla
- Annette
- Hands On
- If We May
- Time Will Tell (with Evan Parker and Barre Phillips)
- Chaos (with Furio Di Castri and Tony Oxley)
- Sankt Gerold (with Evan Parker and Barre Phillips)
- Notes on Ornette
- Not Two, Not One (with Gary Peacock and Paul Motian)
- Basics
- Nothing to Declare
- About Time
- Live at the Hilcrest Club 1958
- Coleman Classics Volume 1
- Improvisie
- Dual Unity (with Annette Peacock)
- Japan Suite
- Axis
- Hot
- Live at Sweet Basil
- Solo in Mondsee
- Play Blue: Oslo Concert