Axis | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
Released | 1978 | |||
Recorded | July 1–3, 1977 Axis in Soho, NYC | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 30:15 | |||
Label | Improvising Artists IAI 373853 | |||
Producer | Paul Bley | |||
Paul Bley chronology | ||||
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Axis is a live solo album by pianist Paul Bley recorded in New York in 1977 and released on Bley's own Improvising Artists label the following year. [1]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This is one of Bley's most painterly and moving solo dates". [2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz called it "a meditative and in some ways rather melancholy set" and "an intriguing blend of styles and ideas". [3]
All compositions by Paul Bley except as indicated
Axis | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
Released | 1978 | |||
Recorded | July 1–3, 1977 Axis in Soho, NYC | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 30:15 | |||
Label | Improvising Artists IAI 373853 | |||
Producer | Paul Bley | |||
Paul Bley chronology | ||||
|
Axis is a live solo album by pianist Paul Bley recorded in New York in 1977 and released on Bley's own Improvising Artists label the following year. [1]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This is one of Bley's most painterly and moving solo dates". [2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz called it "a meditative and in some ways rather melancholy set" and "an intriguing blend of styles and ideas". [3]
All compositions by Paul Bley except as indicated