Introducing Paul Bley
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| type = Album
| artist = Paul Bley
| cover = Introducing Paul Bley.jpg
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| released = 1954
| recorded = November 30, 1953
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| genre = Jazz
| length = 39:43
| label = Debut
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| chronology = Paul Bley
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Introducing Paul Bley is the debut album by Canadian jazz pianist Paul Bley recorded in 1953 and released on Charles Mingus' Debut label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/debut-records/catalog-lp-ep-series/#dlp-7 Debut Records discography] accessed January 1, 2012
Reception
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".Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/introducing-paul-bley-r135571 AllMusic Review] accessed January 1, 2012 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".{{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 on CD|edition = 8th|series = The Penguin Guide to Jazz|year = 2008|publisher = Penguin|location = London|isbn = 0141023279|pages = [https://archive.org/details/penguinguidetoja00cook_1/page/132 132]|url-access = registration|url = https://archive.org/details/penguinguidetoja00cook_1/page/132}}
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| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz
Track listing
- "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
- Paul Bley — piano
- Charles Mingus — bass
- Art Blakey — drums
References
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