The Lost Chords
{{Short description|2004 live album by Carla Bley}}
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{{Infobox album
| name = The Lost Chords
| type = Live album
| artist = Carla Bley
| cover = The Lost Chords.jpg
| alt =
| released = 2004
| recorded = October 2003
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length =
| label = Watt/ECM
| producer = Steve Swallow
| chronology = Carla Bley
| prev_title = Looking for America
| prev_year = 2002
| next_title = Appearing Nightly
| next_year = 2006
}}
The Lost Chords is a live album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley with Andy Sheppard, Steve Swallow, and Billy Drummond recorded in Europe in 2003 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 2004.[http://sudo.3.pro.tok2.com/Quest/cards/C/CarlaBley/index.html Carla Bley discography] accessed August 12, 2010[http://www.trovar.com/ECM/WATT.php ECM/WATT discography] accessed August 25, 2016
Reception
The album received critical approval. The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded The Lost Chords 3½ stars and stated "The depth of communication here is marvelous, and given the level of comfort these musicians have with one another, that feeling of ease is communicated to the listener as well".Jurek, T. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r695980|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed August 12, 2010 The JazzTimes review by Geoffrey Himes said "if great jazz playing involves fresh harmonic thinking and ensemble give-and-take, this is some of the best jazz playing around.".Himes, G. [http://jazztimes.com/articles/14916-the-lost-chords-carla-bley-andy-sheppard-steve-swallow-billy-drummond The Lost Chords Review] JazzTimes, September, 2004 The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded it 4 stars calling it "A marvellous record... Recommended to fans and newcomers alike".{{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 = 8th|series = The Penguin Guide to Jazz|year = 2006|publisher = Penguin|location = New York|isbn = 0-14-102327-9|pages = [https://archive.org/details/penguinguidetoja00cook_1/page/131 131]|url-access = registration|url = https://archive.org/details/penguinguidetoja00cook_1/page/131}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}
| rev2 = Penguin Guide to Jazz
}}
Track listing
All compositions by Carla Bley.
- "3 Blind Mice: 3 Blind Mice" - 5:33
- "3 Blind Mice: Wink Leak/Traps/Leonard Feather" - 5:30
- "3 Blind Mice: The Maze/Blind Mice Redux" - 4:14
- "Hip Hop" - 7:44
- "Tropical Depression" - 7:39
- "Red" - 6:03
- "Lost Chords: I" - 9:07
- "Lost Chords: II" - 4:23
- "Lost Chords: III" - 3:41
- Recorded live in Europe in October 2003.
Personnel
References
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Category:ECM Records live albums