Live at Carlos 1 is a live album by the American jazz violinist Billy Bang recorded in 1986 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.[1]

Live at Carlos 1
Studio album by
Billy Bang Sextet
Released1986
RecordedNovember 23, 1986
GenreJazz
Length46:20
LabelSoul Note
ProducerGiovanni Bonandrini
Billy Bang chronology
The Fire from Within
(1984)
Live at Carlos 1
(1986)
Valve No. 10
(1988)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [3]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz     [4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide     [5]

The editors of AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars, and reviewer Scott Yanow stated: "this melodic avant-garde set rewards repeated listenings and has an impressive amount of variety".[2]

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings stated that the album "underlines the distinctiveness" of the group, but cautioned that it has "a slightly plodding quality."[3]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Billy Bang
  1. "Thank You Ma'am" - 8:33
  2. "Sinawe Mandelas" - 6:57
  3. "Sad Song" - 4:37
  4. "Abuella" - 13:40
  5. "Rainbow Gladiator" - 5:48
  6. "Going Through" - 6:45
  • Recorded at Carlos 1 in New York City on November 23, 1986

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Soul Note discography accessed July 11, 2011
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed July 11, 2011
  3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 53.
  5. ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 45.