Dinner Music

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Dinner Music
File:Dinner Music.jpg
Studio album by
Released1977
RecordedJuly–September 1976
StudioGrog Kill Studio, Willow, New York
GenreJazz
Length48:09
LabelWatt/ECM
ProducerCarla Bley and George James
Carla Bley chronology
Tropic Appetites
(1974)
Dinner Music
(1977)
European Tour 1977
(1977)

Dinner Music is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley, recorded in 1976 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1977.[1][2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[3]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[4]
Tom HullB+ ((2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention))[5]
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The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos stated: "First excursion on a funky trail, executed immaculately. Near essential".[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Carla Bley except where noted.

  1. "Sing Me Softly of the Blues" – 7:43
  2. "Dreams So Real" – 5:36
  3. "Ad Infinitum" – 5:54
  4. "Dining Alone" (lyrics by Bley & John Hunt) – 4:36
  5. "Song Sung Long" – 6:02
  6. "Ida Lupino" – 7:57
  7. "Funnybird Song" – 3:05
  8. "A New Hymn" – 7:25

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Carla Bley discography accessed July 23, 2010
  2. ^ ECM/WATT discography Archived 2016-09-16 at the Wayback Machine accessed August 25, 2016
  3. ^ a b Nastos, M. G. AllMusic Review accessed July 23, 2010
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