Carla Bley is an American jazz pianist, organist and composer, born in 1936 in Oakland. Active since 1960, she released the album Jazz Realities on Edition of Contemporary Music in 1966.
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Most-streamed tracks
Carla Bley’s most-streamed tracks on Deezer. This is not a concert setlist, but a good idea of the songs the audience knows. 30-second previews.
- Útviklingssang 4 X 4
- Lawns Sextet
- Vashkar Trios
- Ad Infinitum The Lost Chords Find Paolo Fresu
- Wildlife Trios
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Profile
- Latest album
- Joyful Noise (Live In Hamburg 1984) (2026)New
- Born
- 1936 · Oakland
- Origin
- United States
- Active since
- 1960
- Label
- Edition of Contemporary Music
About — The artist
Carla Bley is the stage name of Lovella May Borg, born on 11 May 1936 in Oakland, California, and who died on 17 October 2023 in Willow, New York. She was an American jazz pianist, organist, composer, and bandleader.
A musician with an unclassifiable style, Carla Bley is an important figure in post-bop jazz. She wrote the jazz opera Escalator over the Hill in the late 1960s. After writing extensively for her big band, she gained confidence in her piano playing throughout the 1990s, eventually dedicating herself more to her trio with saxophonist Andy Sheppard and her partner, bassist Steve Swallow.
She also worked with pop artists such as Linda Ronstadt, and rock artists like Jack Bruce, Robert Wyatt, and Nick Mason.
Source: Wikipédia ↗ (fr)
Discography
- Jazz Realities 1966
- Escalator Over the Hill 1971
- Tropic Appetites 1974
- 13 & 3/4 1975
- Dinner Music 1977
- Social Studies 1981
- Live! 1982
- Mortelle randonnée 1983
- The Ballad of the Fallen 1983
- Heavy Heart 1984
- Night-glo 1985
- Sextet 1987
- Duets 1988
- Fleur Carnivore 1989
- Big Band Theory 1993
- Go Together 1993
- Songs With Legs 1995
- Fancy Chamber Music 1998
- Are We There Yet? 1999
- 4x4 2000
- The Lost Chords 2004
- The Lost Chords Find Paolo Fresu 2007
- Carla’s Christmas Carols 2009
- Trios 2013
- Andando el tiempo 2016
- Life Goes On 2020
- Joyful Noise (Live In Hamburg 1984) 2026