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The Music of Carla Bley, part 2; Small and Large Ensemble Recordings
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The jazz world lost a true original free spirit in October of 2023 when t.he composer, arranger and pianist
Carla Bley
piano1938 - 2023
Carla led both big bands and smaller groups throughout the '70s, '80s and '90s, typically utilizing many of the same musicians, including the trombonist
Gary Valente
b.1953
Andy Sheppard
saxophoneb.1957
Wolfgang Puschnig
woodwinds
Lew Soloff
trumpet1944 - 2015
She displayed an impish sense of humor, using madcap themes as she drew on competing strains of swing, bebop, rock, polka, and German cabaret music. Even her album covers and song titles were funny. Song with Legs featured a photograph of her legs, while a small group she called the Lost Chords recorded an album with song titles: One Banana, Two Banana, Three Banana, Four Banana, Five Banana and "One Banana More."
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