Carla Bley

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Born
11 May 1936
Born In
Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States
Died
17 October 2023 (aged 87)
Carla Bley (born Lovella May Borg; May 11, 1936 – October 17, 2023) was an American jazz composer, pianist, organist, and bandleader. 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. Bley was born in Oakland, California. Her father, a piano teacher and church choirmaster, encouraged her to sing and t… read more
Carla Bley (born Lovella May Borg; May 11, 1936 – October 17, 2023) was an American jazz composer, pianist, organist, and bandleader. 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),… read more
Carla Bley (born Lovella May Borg; May 11, 1936 – October 17, 2023) was an American jazz composer, pianist, organist, and bandleader. 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 othe… read more

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1 Play track Sextet Lawns
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2 Play track Útviklingssang Útviklingssang
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3 Play track Life Goes On: Life Goes On Life Goes On: Life Goes On
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4 Play track Trios Vashkar
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5 Play track Escalator Over the Hill: A Chronotransduction by Carla Bley & Paul Haines Hotel Overture
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6 Life Goes On: And On Life Goes On: And On
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7 Sextet More Brahms
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8 Houses & People Houses & People
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9 Fleur Carnivore The Girl Who Cried Champagne
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10 Play track Escalator Over The Hill - A Chronotransduction by Carla Bley and Paul Haines This Is Here...
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  1. 11,829 listeners

    1 Jan 1987 · 6 tracks

    Sextet
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  2. 10,680 listeners

    1 Jan 2013 · 5 tracks

    Trios
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    The Lost Chords Find Paolo Fresu
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    Big Band Theory
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