Albums by Carla Bley
ALBUMLife Goes OnCarla Bley, Andy Sheppard & Steve Swallow
ALBUMAndando El TiempoCarla Bley, Steve Swallow & Andy Sheppard
ALBUMTriosCarla Bley, Andy Sheppard & Steve Swallow
ALBUMCarla's Christmas CarolsCarla Bley, Steve Swallow & The Partyka Brass Quintet
ALBUMThe Lost Chords Find Paolo FresuCarla Bley
ALBUMTalking Jazz, Vol. 22: ArrangersBen Sidran, Gil Evans, Carla Bley & Clare Fischer
ALBUMThe Lost ChordsAndy Sheppard, Billy Drummond, Carla Bley & Steve Swallow
ALBUM4 X 4Carla Bley
ALBUMAre We There Yet?Carla Bley & Steve Swallow
ALBUMFancy Chamber MusicCarla Bley
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Carla Bley Essentials
RIP Carla Bley—a jazz pianist and composer whose expressive range was unparalleled (1936–2023).
Artist Biography
A highly regarded pianist, composer, and arranger, Carla Bley was at the forefront of avant-garde jazz and modern creative music beginning in the '60s. She initially emerged as a composer, working closely with pianist Paul Bley, as well as progressive artists like George Russell and Jimmy Giuffre. She was a founder of the Jazz Composers' Orchestra and her long-form jazz opera Escalator Over the Hill stands as a distinct stylistic signpost of the era. Bley worked with a host of free-jazz icons -- including Pharaoh Sanders, Steve Lacy, and Peter Brotzmann, among others -- and continued to compose challenging genre-bending works into the 21st century. Along with her many large ensemble works, she regularly collaborated in a trio with bassist Steve Swallow and saxophonist Andy Sheppard, issuing albums like 2013's Trios, 2016's Anando el Tiempo, and 2020's Life Goes On. ~ Chris Kelsey
Hometown
Oakland, CA, United States
Genre
Jazz