Introducing Paul Bley is the debut album by Canadian jazz pianist Paul Bley recorded in 1953 and released on Charles Mingus' Debut label.[1]
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| Released | 1954 | |||
| Recorded | November 30, 1953 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:43 | |||
| Label | Debut | |||
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Reception edit
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "Paul Bley may not have been distinctive this early on but he clearly had a potentially strong future".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz called it "that astonishing debut with Mingus and Blakey on which he sounds edgy and a little cautious on the standards but absolutely secure in his technique".[3]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [3] |
Track listing edit
- "Opus 1" (Paul Bley)- 4:08
- "Opus 1 (Alternate Take) (Paul Bley) - 3:21 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "(Teapot) Walkin'" (Richard Carpenter) - 4:28
- "Like Someone in Love" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy van Heusen) - 4:03
- "Spontaneous Combustion" (Paul Bley) – 4:15
- "Split Kick" (Horace Silver) - 3:05
- "I Can't Get Started" (Ira Gershwin, Vernon Duke) - 3:37
- "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (Haven Gillespie, J. Fred Coots) - 3:22 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "The Theme" (Paul Bley) - 3:40 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "This Time the Dream's on Me" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 3:07 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Zootcase" (Zoot Sims) - 2:33 Bonus track on CD reissue
- Recorded in New York City on November 30, 1953.
Personnel edit
- Paul Bley — piano
- Charles Mingus — bass
- Art Blakey — drums
References edit
- ^ Debut Records discography accessed January 1, 2012
- ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed January 1, 2012
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 132. ISBN 0141023279.