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Like a good wine, Paul Bley seems only to improve with age. Re-united with bassist Gary Peacock and percussionist Paul Motian (their last recording together for ECM was made more than two decades earlier), the trio revisits the quirky "Fig Foot," and explores colors, moods, and even a touch of blues on a set of all original compositions. Bley is especially effective exploring the lower sonorities, while Peacock's full-sounding bass throbs with joy. Motian is characteristically exquisite, his soft, layered, sensitive strokes prodding his colleagues. None of the pieces drift, as these three masters contribute a mature perspective that comes from varied experience. Remarkable interplay, chamber-free harmonies, and loose improvisations add up to some special sounds.
© Steven Loewy /TiVo
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PAUL MOTIAN, Composer, Drums, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Bley, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James A. Farber, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Peacock, Composer, Double Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer
℗ 1999 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
PAUL MOTIAN, Drums, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Bley, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James A. Farber, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Peacock, Composer, Double Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer
℗ 1999 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
PAUL MOTIAN, Drums, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Bley, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James A. Farber, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Peacock, Double Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer
℗ 1999 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
PAUL MOTIAN, Drums, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Bley, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James A. Farber, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Peacock, Double Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer
℗ 1999 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
PAUL MOTIAN, Drums, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Bley, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James A. Farber, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Peacock, Double Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer
℗ 1999 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
PAUL MOTIAN, Drums, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Bley, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James A. Farber, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Peacock, Composer, Double Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer
℗ 1999 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
PAUL MOTIAN, Drums, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Bley, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James A. Farber, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Peacock, Composer, Double Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer
℗ 1999 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
PAUL MOTIAN, Drums, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Bley, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James A. Farber, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Peacock, Composer, Double Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer
℗ 1998 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
PAUL MOTIAN, Drums, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Bley, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James A. Farber, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Peacock, Composer, Double Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer
℗ 1999 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
PAUL MOTIAN, Drums, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Bley, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James A. Farber, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Peacock, Composer, Double Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer
℗ 1999 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
PAUL MOTIAN, Composer, Drums, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Bley, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James A. Farber, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Peacock, Composer, Double Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer
℗ 1999 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Album review
Like a good wine, Paul Bley seems only to improve with age. Re-united with bassist Gary Peacock and percussionist Paul Motian (their last recording together for ECM was made more than two decades earlier), the trio revisits the quirky "Fig Foot," and explores colors, moods, and even a touch of blues on a set of all original compositions. Bley is especially effective exploring the lower sonorities, while Peacock's full-sounding bass throbs with joy. Motian is characteristically exquisite, his soft, layered, sensitive strokes prodding his colleagues. None of the pieces drift, as these three masters contribute a mature perspective that comes from varied experience. Remarkable interplay, chamber-free harmonies, and loose improvisations add up to some special sounds.
© Steven Loewy /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 01:02:21
- Main artists: Paul Bley Gary Peacock Paul Motian
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: ECM Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 1999 ECM Records GmbH ℗ 1999 ECM Records GmbH
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