Reception
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The Allmusic review by Josef Woodard awarded the album 3 stars stating "Memoirs serves as a tidy summation of Paul Bley's gifts as an individual and musical conversationalist".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz said "A dream lineup that promises much and delivers royally... Tremendous stuff".[3]
Track listing
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- All compositions by Paul Bley except as indicated
- "Memoirs" - 9:50
- "Monk's Dream" (Thelonious Monk) - 7:55
- "Dark Victory" (Charlie Haden) - 4:19
- "Latin Genetics" (Ornette Coleman) - 7:49
- "This Is the Hour" (Paul Motian) - 6:09
- "Insanity" - 4:14
- "New Flame" (Haden) - 9:45
- "Sting a Ring" (Motian) - 7:07
- "Blues for Josh" (Haden) - 5:27
- "Enough Is Enough" (Motian) - 8:14
- Recorded at Mondial Sound in Milano, Italy on July 20, 1990.
Personnel
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References
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