Solemn Meditation

1958 studio album by Paul Bley Quartet

Solemn Meditation

Studio album by

Paul Bley Quartet

Released| 1958
Recorded| August 21, 1957
Studio| Audio Arts Studio, Hollywood, California
Genre| Jazz
Length| 33:36
Label| GNP Crescendo
GNPS 31
Producer| Gene Norman
Paul Bley chronology
| Paul Bley
(1954)  | Solemn Meditation
(1958)  | Live at the Hilcrest Club 1958
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Solemn Meditation is the third album led by jazz pianist Paul Bley featuring tracks recorded in 1957 and released on the GNP Crescendo label.[1]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide| [3]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "This early quartet date from pianist Paul Bley is somewhat historic because it was the recording debut of both bassist Charlie Haden and vibraphonist Dave Pike... Bley explores a lot of unlikely material in an early postbop manner".[2]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Paul Bley except as indicated

1. "Birk's Works" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 6:05
2. "O Plus One" (Carla Borg) - 3:15
3. "Porgy" (Jimmy McHugh) - 3:40
4. "Solemn Meditation" (Sam Gill) - 3:33
5. "I Remember Harlem" (Roy Eldridge, Bob Astor, George Williams) - 3:41
6. "Drum Two" - 3:05
7. "Everywhere" (Bill Harris) - 4:03
8. "Beau Diddley" - 5:33
9. "Persian Village" (Dave Pike) 3:16

## Personnel

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* Paul Bley \- piano
* Dave Pike \- vibraphone
* Charlie Haden \- bass
* Lennie McBrowne \- drums

## References

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1. ^ Paul Bley catalog, accessed June 18, 2014
2. ^ a b Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed June 18, 2014
3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 27\. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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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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