European Tour 1977
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| Studio album by The Carla Bley Band | ||||
| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | September 1977 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:30 | |||
| Label | Watt/ECM | |||
| Producer | Carla Bley | |||
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European Tour 1977 is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley recorded in 1977 in Munich, Germany and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1978.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "One of Carla Bley's most rewarding recordings... unusual, somewhat innovative and always fun music".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3 stars.[3]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [3] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Carla Bley
- "Rose and Sad Song" - 11:11
- "Wrong Key Donkey" - 7:52
- "Drinking Music" - 4:26
- "Spangled Banner Minor and Other Patriotic Songs" - 19:17
- Recorded at Bavaria Musik Studios, Munich, Germany in September 1977.
Personnel
- Carla Bley - organ, tenor saxophone
- Michael Mantler - trumpet
- Elton Dean - alto saxophone
- Gary Windo - tenor saxophone
- John Clark - french horn, guitar
- Roswell Rudd - trombone
- Bob Stewart - tuba
- Terry Adams - piano
- Hugh Hopper - bass guitar, bass drum
- Andrew Cyrille - drums
References
- ↑ Carla Bley discography accessed July 23, 2010
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 23, 2010
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
