Early Trios

• Artist: Paul Bley
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• Release Date: July 05, 2005
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Jazz

Review

This Fresh Sounds disc of Paul Bley's earliest recorded work contains 19 tracks. The first seven are his from his first recording on Debut, Improvisations: Introducing Paul Bley with Charles Mingus and Art Blakey from 1953, and the final twelve are from his initial offering for EmArcy in 1954, placing the pianist in the company of Percy Heath alternating with Peter Ind on bass (these recordings are from two different sessions that comprised the album), and Al Levitt on drums. These recordings are available separately on CD, but this is a handy way to encounter the young master among some of jazz's giants. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Like Someone in Love		Paul Bley, Charles Mingus, Art Blakey	(4:08)
Opus 1	Paul Bley	Paul Bley, Charles Mingus, Art Blakey	(4:13)
Walkin'	Richard Carpenter	Paul Bley, Charles Mingus, Art Blakey	(4:32)
Spontaneous Combustion	Paul Bley	Paul Bley, Charles Mingus, Art Blakey	(4:19)
Split Kick	Horace Silver	Paul Bley, Charles Mingus, Art Blakey	(3:08)
I Can't Get Started		Paul Bley, Charles Mingus, Art Blakey	(3:40)
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town	J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie	Paul Bley, Charles Mingus, Art Blakey	(3:26)
Drum One	Paul Bley	Paul Bley, Percy Heath, Al Levitt	(2:24)
Autumn Breeze	M. Jackson	Paul Bley, Percy Heath, Al Levitt	(3:09)
That Old Feeling	Lew Brown, Sammy Fain	Paul Bley, Percy Heath, Al Levitt	(2:39)
There Will Never Be Another You	M. Gordon, Harry Warren	Paul Bley, Percy Heath, Al Levitt	(5:46)
My Old Flame	Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow	Paul Bley, Percy Heath, Al Levitt	(3:29)
Topsy		Paul Bley, Percy Heath, Al Levitt	(2:42)
My Heart	Paul Bley	Paul Bley, Percy Heath, Al Levitt	(2:41)
Time on My Hands	M. Gordon	Paul Bley, Peter Ind, Al Levitt	(3:31)
This Can't Be Love	Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart	Paul Bley, Peter Ind, Al Levitt	(3:09)
My One and Only	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	Paul Bley, Peter Ind, Al Levitt	(6:44)
I Want to Be Happy	Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar	Paul Bley, Peter Ind, Al Levitt	(2:18)
52nd Street Theme	Thelonious Monk	Paul Bley, Peter Ind, Al Levitt	(2:49)

Credits

Paul Bley (Piano), Charles Mingus (Bass), Peter Ind (Bass), Percy Heath (Bass), Art Blakey (Drums), Al Levitt (Drums), Jordi Pujol (Producer), Jordi Pujol (Compilation)