Paul Bley/NHØP
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| Released | 1973 | |||
| Recorded | June 24 and July 1, 1973 | |||
| Studio | Copenhagen, Denmark | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:58 | |||
| Label | SteepleChase SCS 1005 | |||
| Producer | Nils Winther | |||
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| Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen chronology | ||||
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Paul Bley/NHØP is a jazz duet album by Paul Bley and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, released on SteepleChase Records in 1973.[1][2] The album was recorded in Copenhagen, Denmark in June and July 1973, and primarily features Bley's compositions. Bley's performance here is more extroverted than on some of his other recordings.
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars calling it a "glorious, heady, and intimate album".[3]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Paul Bley except as indicated
- "Meeting" - 6:03
- "Mating of Urgency" - 4:51
- "Carla" - 4:21
- "Olhos de Gato" (Carla Bley) - 5:33
- "Paradise Island" - 2:20
- "Upstairs" - 3:07
- "Later" - 5:23
- "Summer" - 4:06
- "Gesture Without Plot" (Annette Peacock) - 5:33
- Tracks 1-3 and 7-9 recorded on June 24, 1973. Tracks 4-6 recorded on July 1, 1973.
Personnel
[edit]- Paul Bley: piano
- Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen: bass
References
[edit]- ^ Paul Bley catalog, accessed March 19, 2015
- ^ SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 17, 2015
- ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed March 19, 2015
- ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.