Notes is an album by Canadian jazz pianist Paul Bley and American drummer Paul Motian, recorded in 1987 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.[1]

Notes
Studio album by
Released1987
RecordedJuly 3 & 4, 1987
GenreJazz
Length55:08
LabelSoul Note
ProducerGiovanni Bonandrini
Paul Bley chronology
Fragments
(1986)
Notes
(1987)
The Paul Bley Quartet
(1987)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic     [2]
Tom HullB+ (   )[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz    [3]

The AllMusic review by Eugene Chadbourne stated that "the tracks basically having the flatness and relative lack of detail of the album's cover illustration. These performances have a lingering quality, however, certain moments eventually acquiring magic like illuminations, even though it is all mere residue under the fingers of players who seemingly can create beauty in their sleep."[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz said "Their interplay in the most demanding of improvisational settings is intuitive and perfectly weighted".[3]

Track listing

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  1. "Notes" (Paul Bley) – 4:16
  2. "Batterie" (Carla Bley) – 4:38
  3. "Piano Solo No.1" (Paul Bley) – 5:19
  4. "West 107th Street" (Paul Motian) – 4:55
  5. "Just Us" (Motian) – 4:26
  6. "No.3" (Paul Bley) – 4:08
  7. "Turns" (Paul Bley) – 4:40
  8. "Ballad" (Paul Bley) – 2:31
  9. "Excerpt" (Paul Bley) – 2:44
  10. "Love Hurts" (Paul Bley) – 4:51
  11. "Inside" (Paul Bley) – 5:16
  12. "Finale" (Paul Bley) – 3:13
  13. "Diane" (Ernö Rapée, Lew Pollack) – 4:11
  • Recorded at Barigozzi Studio in Milano, Italy, on July 3 & 4, 1987.

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Soul Note discography accessed October 27, 2011
  2. ^ a b Chabourne, E. AllMusic Review accessed October 27, 2011
  3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 134. ISBN 0141023279.
  4. ^ Hull, Tom (June 2, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – On the Web. Retrieved June 20, 2020.