Axis (Paul Bley album)

Axis is a live solo album by pianist Paul Bley recorded in New York in 1977 and released on Bley's own Improvising Artists label the following year.[1]

Axis
Live album by
Paul Bley
Released1978
RecordedJuly 1–3, 1977
Axis in Soho, NYC
GenreJazz
Length30:15
LabelImprovising Artists IAI 373853
ProducerPaul Bley
Paul Bley chronology
Pyramid
(1977)		 Axis
(1978)		 Tears
(1983)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This is one of Bley's most painterly and moving solo dates".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz called it "a meditative and in some ways rather melancholy set" and "an intriguing blend of styles and ideas".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Paul Bley except as indicated

  1. "Axis" - 16:01
  2. "Porgy" (George Gershwin) - 3:38
  3. "Music Matador" (Prince Lasha) - 4:48
  4. "El Cordobes-Please Don't Ever Leave Me" - 5:48

Personnel
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gollark: Quickly, someone send dalevn a million Zimbabwean dollars!
gollark: That's... *a* view.
gollark: If you *are* a millionaire, remember that said $5 snack costs a mere 200000th of your net worth.
gollark: That's not true. I can think of them giving me a million pounds.

References
  1. Paul Bley catalog, accessed June 22, 2014
  2. Jurek, T., Allmusic Review accessed June 22, 2014
  3. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 133. ISBN 0141023279.
  4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 26. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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