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Big Band Theory

{{Infobox album|

| name = Big Band Theory

| type = Album

| artist = Carla Bley

| cover = Big Band Theory.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1993

| recorded = July 2 & 3, 1993

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Jazz

| length = 49:09

| label = Watt/ECM

| producer = Carla Bley

| chronology = Carla Bley

| prev_title = Go Together

| prev_year = 1992

| next_title = Songs with Legs

| next_year = 1994

}}

Big Band Theory is an album by the American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley, recorded and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1993.[http://sudo.3.pro.tok2.com/Quest/cards/C/CarlaBley/index.html Carla Bley discography] accessed August 9, 2010

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated that "overall this set (which is enjoyable enough) is less memorable than one would expect from Carla Bley".Yanow, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r219784|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic Review] accessed August 9, 2010 The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded it 3 stars, stating: "This never quite fulfils the promise of some exciting arrangements and a rah of hot solists".{{cite book|last = Cook|first = Richard|author-link = Richard Cook (journalist)|author2=Brian Morton |author-link2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings|orig-year = 1992|edition = 9th|series = The Penguin Guide to Jazz|year = 2008|publisher = Penguin|location = New York|isbn = 978-0-14-103401-0|pages = 130}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}

| rev3 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz

| rev3Score = {{rating|3|4}}

| rev2 = Tom Hull

| rev2Score = B+ ({{Rating-Christgau|hm2}}){{cite web|last=Hull|first=Tom|author-link=Tom Hull (critic)|date=28 February 2018|url=http://www.tomhull.com/ocston/blog/archives/2608-Streamnotes-February-2018.html|title=Streamnotes|website=Tom Hull – on the Web|access-date=9 July 2020}}

}}

Track listing

:All compositions by Carla Bley except as indicated

  1. "On the Stage in Cages" - 12:39
  2. "Birds of Paradise" - 20:21
  3. "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" (Charles Mingus) - 8:38
  4. "Fresh Impression" - 7:39

Personnel

References

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Category:ECM Records albums

Category:Carla Bley albums

Category:1993 albums