If We May
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| If We May | ||||
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| Studio album by Paul Bley Trio | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | April 1993 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 55:47 | |||
| Label | SteepleChase SCCD 31344 | |||
| Producer | Nils Winther | |||
| Paul Bley chronology | ||||
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If We May is an album of jazz standards by pianist Paul Bley recorded in 1993 and released on the SteepleChase label.[1]
Reception
[edit | edit source]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | StarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | StarStarStarHalf star[3] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "The music is quite accessible to straightahead fans even if Bley gives these warhorses some new twists, and he shows that he can swing with the best of them (not that anyone really doubted it)".[2]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]- "Long Ago (And Far Away)" (Ira Gershwin, Jerome Kern) - 9:36
- "Don't Explain" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) - 9:43
- "If We May" (Paul Bley) - 10:08
- "Indian Summer" (Al Dubin, Victor Herbert) - 5:59
- "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 9:26
- "Goodbye" (Gordon Jenkins) - 5:12
- "Confirmation" (Charlie Parker) - 5:55
Personnel
[edit | edit source]- Paul Bley - piano
- Jay Anderson - bass
- Adam Nussbaum - drums
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Paul Bley catalog, accessed June 28, 2014
- ^ a b Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed June 28, 2014
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