Carla Bley - Night-Glo (LP)
- LP
- 1 piece(s)
- 1985
- 5 tracks
- 36 min
- free jazz
Night-Glo
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I absolutely adore this album. While some may call it a "rare, critical misstep" and not "wild" enough for their preferences, I find its refinement and ambiance absolutely captivating, and it doesn't make the music any less intricate. Gavin Bryars has praised Carla Bley as his favorite composer, and he articulates this much more beautifully than I can. Drawing from Mr. Bryars, here's what he says, "Quite a few people were disappointed - Manfred Eicher included - when the band transformed into a sextet (electric guitar, bass guitar, organ, piano, drums and percussion) through a couple of transitional albums: Heavy Heart from 1983 and Night-glo from 1985, which featured the enchanting yet plainly-titled track Rut. Funny enough, some record shops, particularly those with quirky categorization systems like the FNAC chain in France, started shelving her work in the "fusion" section around this time due to the music's melodious exterior and its surface-level similarity to that genre. But this is akin to the blunder made in the early 1960's when certain critics nearly dismissed the Bill Evans trio as "cocktail music". Beneath the seemingly smooth surface, in both instances, lies music of remarkable strength and rhythmic sophistication (even at very leisurely tempos)."So there you go. Random folks on Amazon, "serious" jazz enthusiasts, and retailers attempting to market music for easy sales...just ponder Mr. Bryars' words a bit and you'll start to value this album more.
Despite Carla Bley's recent retrospectives, this album still seems to be overlooked. It's incredibly smooth, but don't let that fool you, it's slick yet elusive. Bley takes the clichés of early '80s "lite" jazz and twists them in her unique, prickly way.
Despite Carla Bley's career overviews, this record still doesn't get its due. Incredibly sleek, yet in a misleading way, polished but evasive. Bley's messing with the clichés of early '80s "light" jazz in her unique, prickly style.
I absolutely adore this album. While some might call it a "rare, critical misstep" and not "wild" enough for their liking, I find its refinement and ambiance absolutely captivating, and it doesn't make the music any less intricate. Gavin Bryars has spoken about Carla Bley as his favorite composer, and he articulates it far better than I can. So, giving credit to Mr. Bryars, here's what he said, "Quite a few people were disappointed - Manfred Eicher included - when this band transformed into a sextet (electric guitar, bass guitar, organ, piano, drums and percussion) after a couple of transitional albums: Heavy Heart from 1983 and Night-glo from 1985, which featured the enchanting yet plainly-named track Rut. Funny enough, some record stores, particularly those with quirky categorization systems like the FNAC chain in France, started to shelve her work in the "fusion" section around this time due to the music's smooth façade and its surface-level similarity to that genre. But this is a comparable blunder to the one made in the early 1960's when some critics nearly dismissed the Bill Evans trio as "cocktail music". Beneath the seemingly effortless surface, in both instances, lies a music of considerable strength and rhythmic intricacy (even at very slow tempos)." So, there you go. Random folks on Amazon, "serious" jazz enthusiasts, and retailers attempting to market music for easy sales...just ponder Mr. Bryars' words a bit and you'll start to value this album more.
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