Big Band Theory

1993 studio album by Carla Bley

Big Band Theory

Studio album by

Carla Bley

Released| 1993
Recorded| July 2 & 3, 1993
Genre| Jazz
Length| 49:09
Label| Watt/ECM
Producer| Carla Bley
Carla Bley chronology
| Go Together
(1992)  | Big Band Theory
(1993)  | Songs with Legs
(1994)

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Big Band Theory is an album by the American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley, recorded and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1993.[1]

## Reception

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The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated that "overall this set (which is enjoyable enough) is less memorable than one would expect from Carla Bley".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded it 3 stars, stating: "This never quite fulfils the promise of some exciting arrangements and a rah of hot solists".[3]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
Tom Hull| B+ ()[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz| [3]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Carla Bley except as indicated

1. "On the Stage in Cages" - 12:39
2. "Birds of Paradise" - 20:21
3. "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" (Charles Mingus) - 8:38
4. "Fresh Impression" - 7:39

* Recorded at Angel Recording Studios, London on July 2 & 3, 1993.

## Personnel

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* Carla Bley \- piano
* Alex Balanescu \- violin
* Lew Soloff, Guy Barker, Claude Deppa, Steve Waterman \- trumpet
* Gary Valente, Richard Edwards, Annie Whitehead \- trombone
* Ashley Slater \- bass trombone
* Roger Janotta - flute, soprano saxophone
* Wolfgang Puschnig \- alto saxophone, flute
* Andy Sheppard \- tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
* Pete Hurt tenor saxophone
* Julian Argüelles \- baritone saxophone
* Karen Mantler \- organ
* Steve Swallow \- bass guitar
* Dennis Mackrel \- drums

## References

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1. ^ Carla Bley discography accessed August 9, 2010
2. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed August 9, 2010
3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 130\. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
4. ^ Hull, Tom (February 28, 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved July 9, 2020.

* v
* t
* e

Carla Bley

leader|

* Tropic Appetites (1974)
* Dinner Music (1977)
* European Tour 1977 (1978)
* Musique Mecanique (1979)
* Social Studies (1981)
* Live! (1982)
* I Hate to Sing (1984)
* Heavy Heart (1984)
* Sextet (1987)
* Fleur Carnivore (1989)
* The Very Big Carla Bley Band (1991)
* Big Band Theory (1993)
* Songs with Legs (1994)
* The Carla Bley Big Band Goes to Church (1996)
* Fancy Chamber Music (1998)
* 4 x 4 (2000)
* Looking for America (2003)
* The Lost Chords (2004)
* The Lost Chords find Paolo Fresu (2007)
* Appearing Nightly (2008)
* Carla's Christmas Carols (2009)
* Trios (2013)
* Andando el Tiempo (2016)
* Life Goes On (2020)

With Gary
Burton|

* A Genuine Tong Funeral (1967)

With Jazz
Composer's
Orchestra|

* The Jazz Composer's Orchestra (1968)
* Escalator over the Hill (1968–71)
* Relativity Suite (1973)

With Michael
Mantler|

* Jazz Realities (1966)

With Charlie
Haden|

* Liberation Music Orchestra (1969)
* The Ballad of the Fallen (1983)
* Dream Keeper (1990)
* Not in Our Name (2005)

With Nick
Mason|

* Nick Mason's Fictitious Sports (1979)

With Steve
Swallow|

* Night-Glo (1985)
* Duets (1988)
* Go Together (1992)
* Are We There Yet? (1999)

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