Basics (Paul Bley album)

This article is about the album by Paul Bley. For the album by Houston Person, see Basics (Houston Person album).

2001 studio album by Paul Bley

Basics

Studio album by

Paul Bley

Released| January 30, 2001
Recorded| July 4, 2000
Studio| Studio Tempo, Montreal, Canada
Genre| Jazz
Length| 60:06
Label| Justin Time JUST 154-2
Producer| Jim West
Paul Bley chronology
| Not Two, Not One
(1998)  | Basics
(2001)  | Solo in Mondsee
(2001)

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Basics is a solo album by the pianist Paul Bley, recorded in 2000 and released on the Justin Time label.[1][2]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz| [4]

The AllMusic review by Glenn Astarita stated: "Paul Bley intermingles askew phraseology with geometrically fabricated lines and endearing propositions. Recommended!".[3] All About Jazz wrote that "like any other true artist, Bley continues to grow and investigate, and Basics shares the complexity of his thought conveyed through his medium of expression".[5] Metro Times noted: "Still impressionistic, he's developed a more fluid approach, which makes listening to the unaccompanied instrument seem like less work than it used to be. His probing comes across as less portentous now, encased in a lyrical flow of playful sensuality".[6] JazzTimes observed: "Although subtly shaded dynamics are a key feature of this disc, there's no denying Bley's percussive attack and firm tone, perhaps originally conceived to cut through the chatter in a noisy club".[7]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Paul Bley except as indicated

1. "Love Lost" - 4:41
2. "Basics" - 2:29
3. "Speed Kills" - 2:04
4. "Told You So" - 9:15
5. "Lucky" - 8:19
6. "Chet" - 7:51
7. "Walk Home" - 7:35
8. "Blues Waltz" - 6:18
9. "Monk's Mood" (Thelonious Monk) - 4:46
10. "Early Alben" - 2:51
11. "Startled" - 4:01

## Personnel

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* Paul Bley – piano

## References

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1. ^ Paul Bley Catalog accessed June 28, 2014
2. ^ Justin Time catalogue Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, accessed June 28, 2014
3. ^ a b Astarita, G. AllMusic Review accessed June 28, 2014
4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 143\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
5. ^ AAJ Staff, All About Jazz Review, May 1, 2001
6. ^ Walls, R. C., Metro Times Review, April 11, 2001
7. ^ Robinson, G., JazzTimes review, July/August, 2001

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Paul Bley

Studio albums|

* Introducing Paul Bley
* Paul Bley
* Solemn Meditation
* Footloose!
* Barrage
* Touching
* Closer
* Ramblin'
* Mr. Joy
* Paul Bley with Gary Peacock
* Ballads
* The Paul Bley Synthesizer Show
* Open, to Love
* Paul Bley/NHØP
* Jaco
* Alone, Again
* Quiet Song
* Tears
* Tango Palace
* Sonor
* Questions
* Diane
* My Standard
* Fragments
* The Paul Bley Quartet
* The Nearness of You
* Blues for Red
* Notes (with Paul Motian)
* Partners (with Gary Peacock)
* BeBopBeBopBeBopBeBop
* Memoirs (with Charlie Haden and Paul Motian)
* 12 (+6) In a Row (with Hans Koch and Franz Koglmann)
* Right Time, Right Place (with Gary Burton)
* Changing Hands
* In the Evenings out There
* Paul Plays Carla
* Annette
* Hands On
* If We May
* Time Will Tell (with Evan Parker and Barre Phillips)
* Chaos (with Furio Di Castri and Tony Oxley)
* Sankt Gerold (with Evan Parker and Barre Phillips)
* Notes on Ornette
* Not Two, Not One (with Gary Peacock and Paul Motian)
* Basics
* Nothing to Declare
* About Time

Live albums|

* Live at the Hilcrest Club 1958
* Coleman Classics Volume 1
* Improvisie
* Dual Unity (with Annette Peacock)
* Japan Suite
* Axis
* Hot
* Live at Sweet Basil
* Solo in Mondsee
* Play Blue: Oslo Concert

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