Solo in Mondsee
{{Infobox album
| name = Solo in Mondsee
| type = Live album
| artist = Paul Bley
| cover = Solo in Mondsee.jpg
| alt =
| released = 2007
| recorded = June 25, 2001
| venue = Schloss Mondsee
Mondsee, Austria
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 55:38
| label = ECM
ECM 1786
| producer = Manfred Eicher
| chronology = Paul Bley
| prev_title = Basics
| prev_year = 2001
| next_title = Nothing to Declare
| next_year = 2004
}}
Solo in Mondsee is a live solo album by Canadian jazz pianist Paul Bley, recorded at the Mondsee Abbey, Austria on June 25, 2001 and released on ECM in 2007.[http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1700/1786.php ECM discography] accessed October 27, 2011
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}
| rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz
| rev2Score = {{rating|4|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=143}}
}}The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars stating "For anyone who has ever wondered about Bley and his amazing 60-year career in jazz, or for anyone interested in either the piano or improvisation, this recording, like its predecessor, will mystify, delight, and satisfy in ways that cannot really be imagined until Solo in Mondsee is actually encountered."Jurek, T. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/solo-in-mondsee-r1082587/review Allmusic Review] accessed October 27, 2011
Track listing
:All compositions by Paul Bley
- "Mondsee Variations I" - 6:39
- "Mondsee Variations II" - 5:06
- "Mondsee Variations III" - 2:06
- "Mondsee Variations IV" - 8:44
- "Mondsee Variations V" - 3:44
- "Mondsee Variations VI" - 8:12
- "Mondsee Variations VII" - 7:40
- "Mondsee Variations VIII" - 4:38
- "Mondsee Variations IX" - 3:12
- "Mondsee Variations X" - 5:37
Personnel
- Paul Bley – piano
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Category:Albums produced by Manfred Eicher
Category:Paul Bley live albums