Quiet Song
{{Infobox album
| name = Quiet Song
| type = Studio
| artist = Paul Bley, Jimmy Giuffre & Bill Connors
| cover = Quiet Song.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1975
| recorded = November 14, 1974
| venue =
| studio = Generation Sound Studios, NYC
| genre = Jazz
| length = 32:26
| label = Improvising Artists IAI 373839
| producer = Paul Bley
| chronology = Paul Bley
| prev_title = Alone, Again
| prev_year = 1975
| next_title = Japan Suite
| next_year = 1976
}}
Quiet Song is an album by pianist Paul Bley, clarinetist Jimmy Giuffre and guitarist Bill Connors recorded in 1974 and released on Bley's own Improvising Artists label in 1975.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/paul-bley/catalog/#improvising-artists-inc-iai-37-38-39 Paul Bley catalog], accessed June 22, 2014
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|2.5|5}}| rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz
|rev3 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| rev3Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = 27
}}
}}
Allmusic awarded the album 2½ stars noting "Although there are some interesting instrumental colors, much of the music rambles and wanders without much purpose and the results are rather inconclusive and slightly disappointing considering the talent involved".Yanow, S., [http://www.allmusic.com/album/quiet-song-mw0000271248 Allmusic Review] accessed June 22, 2014
The Penguin Guide to Jazz said "Most of the pieces are improvised and most are thoughtful and introspective rather than dramatic".{{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 = 978-0141023274|pages = [https://archive.org/details/penguinguidetoja00cook_1/page/133 133]|url-access = registration|url = https://archive.org/details/penguinguidetoja00cook_1/page/133}}
Track listing
- "Solo" (Jimmy Giuffre) - 0:56
- "Duet" (Bill Connors) - 4:35
- "Play Blue" (Paul Bley) - 3:23
- "Clarinet" (Jimmy Giuffre) - 0:52
- "Yeah, Guitar" (Paul Bley) - 3:48
- "Carol" (Paul Bley) -1:43
- "Trio" (Paul Bley) -1:44
- "Goodbye" (Gordon Jenkins) - 3:34
- "Laurent" (Paul Bley) - 2:04
- "Quiet Song" (Paul Bley) - 9:47