Carla Bley Pics

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Music Genre

Jazz, Piano

Music Style

Post-Bop, Experimental Big Band, Progressive Jazz

Music Mood

Elegant, Sophisticated, Literate, Theatrical, Confident, Playful, Boisterous, Passionate, Freewheeling, Complex, Irreverent, Searching, Enigmatic, Uncompromising, Wry, Whimsical, Campy, Exuberant, Quirky, Witty, Provocative

Instrument

Organ, Piano, Composer, Leader, Arranger

Wikipedia Text

Carla Bley, née Borg, (born May 11, 1936) is an American jazz composer, pianist, organist and band leader. An important figure in the Free Jazz movement of the 1960s, she is perhaps best known for her jazz opera Escalator Over The Hill (released as a triple LP set), as well as a book of compositions that have been performed by many other artists, including Gary Burton, Jimmy Giuffre, George Russell, Art Farmer and her ex-husband Paul Bley.

Origin

Oakland, California, U.S.

Music Genre (Text)

Post bop

Record Label

WATT/ECM/Universal Records

Associated Acts

Michael Mantler, Steve Swallow, Paul Bley, Nick Mason, Johnny Griffin, Gary Burton, Jimmy Giuffre, George Russell, Art Farmer

Date of Birth

11 May 1936

Star Sign

Taurus