Paul Bley

Canadian free jazz, post-bop pianist and keyboardist (1932-2016)

Born: 10 November 1932
Montreal
Died: 3 January 2016
Cherry Valley
Country: Canada
Record labels: Columbia Records, ECM Records, ESP-Disk, BYG Records
Discography: 61 albums

Biography

Paul Bley was a jazz musician who played piano and synthesizer. Paul Bley was born on 10 November 1932 in Montreal and died on 3 January 2016 in Cherry Valley. The music is usually filed under jazz and bebop. Record labels: Columbia Records, ECM Records, ESP-Disk and BYG Records. The discography here lists 61 albums, from “Introducing Paul Bley” (1954) to “When Will the Blues Leave” (2019). Honours include Member of the Order of Canada.

Paul Bley, CM (November 10, 1932 – January 3, 2016) was a Canadian jazz pianist known for his contributions to the free jazz movement of the 1960s as well as his innovations and influence on trio playing and his early live performance on the Moog and ARP synthesizers. His music has been described by Ben Ratliff of the New York Times as "deeply original and aesthetically aggressive". Bley's prolific output includes influential recordings from the 1950s through to his solo piano recordings of the 2000s.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Introducing Paul Bley 1954 · Swing Paul Bley 1955 · Wing Footloose! 1964 · Savoy Records

Blood: In Haarlem 1967 · Live · International Polydor Production

Mr. Joy 1968

Ramblin’ 1969 · BYG Records Ballads 1971 · ECM Records

Improvisie 1971 · America Records

Open, to Love 1973 · ECM Records Paul Bley & Scorpio 1973 · Milestone Paul Bley / NHØP 1973 · SteepleChase Quiet Song 1975 · Improvising Artists Inc. Turning Point 1975 · Improvising Artists Inc. Sonor 1984 · Soul Note Tango Palace 1985 · Soul Note Fragments 1986 · ECM Records Turns 1987 · Savoy Jazz Notes 1988 · Soul Note Solo 1989 · Justin Time Records The Life of a Trio: Saturday 1990 · OWL Records The Life of a Trio: Sunday 1990 · OWL Records Blues for Red 1991 · Red Records Lyrics 1991 · Splasc(H) Records Partners 1991 · OWL Records Annette 1992 · hat ART

Japan Suite 1992 · Improvising Artists Inc.

Memoirs 1992 · Soul Note Plays Carla Bley 1992 · SteepleChase Hands On 1993 · Transheart Homage to Carla 1993 · OWL Records In the Evenings Out There 1993 · ECM Records

Not to Be a Star 1993

Romance In The Big City 1993

At Copenhagen Jazz House 1994 · Live · SteepleChase Axis 1994 · Improvising Artists Inc. Double Time 1994 · Justin Time Records Sweet Time 1994 · Justin Time Records Synth Thesis 1994 · Postcards Time Will Tell 1995 · ECM Records Reality Check 1996 · SteepleChase Mindset 1997 · Soul Note Chaos 1998 · Soul Note Jazz'n (E)Motion 1998 · BMG France Not Two, Not One 1998 · ECM Records Notes on Ornette 1998 · SteepleChase Echo 1999 · Live · SME Records Sankt Gerold Variations 2000 · Live · ECM Records Basics 2001 Partners 2001 · OWL Records One Year After 2002 · Platinum

In the North 2003

Nothing to Declare 2004 · Justin Time Records Paul Bley with Gary Peacock 2005 · ECM Records Solo in Mondsee 2007 · ECM Records Tears 2007 12(+6) in a Row 2008 · hatOLOGY

About Time 2008 · Justin Time Records

Play Blue: Oslo Concert 2014 · Live · ECM Records Lyrics 2015 When Will the Blues Leave 2019 · Live · ECM Records Alone, Again: Piano Solo · Improvising Artists Inc.

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Albums where Paul Bley is credited as a sideman

1960	Mingus — Charles Mingus	piano
1961	Pre-Bird — Charles Mingus	piano
1963	Sonny Meets Hawk! — Sonny Rollins & Coleman Hawkins	piano
1963	Reincarnation of a Love Bird — Charles Mingus	piano
1963	Free Fall — Jimmy Giuffre	piano
1974	Jaco — Jaco Pastorius / Pat Metheny / Bruce Ditmas / Paul Bley	electric piano, producer
1974	Sweet Earth Flying — Marion Brown	organ, piano, electric piano
1976	Dave Holland / Sam Rivers — Dave Holland / Sam Rivers	producer
1977	Vol. 2 — Sam Rivers, Dave Holland	producer
1978	Duet — Lester Bowie, Phillip Wilson	producer
1978	Reed 'n Vibes — Marion Brown & Gunter Hampel	producer
1985	Diane — Chet Baker & Paul Bley	piano
1986	Jaco — Pastorius/Metheny/Ditmas/Bley	electric piano, producer
1988	Out of Nowhere — Don Ellis	piano
1992	Fly Away Little Bird — Jimmy Giuffre, Paul Bley & Steve Swallow	piano
1992	Adventure Playground — John Surman	piano
1994	The Montreal Tapes — Charlie Haden with Paul Bley and Paul Motian	piano
1995	Haiku — Lee Konitz, Rudi Mahall, Andreas Schmidt, Jerry Granelli	liner notes
1996	Conversations With a Goose — Jimmy Giuffre, Steve Swallow, Paul Bley	piano
1996	Carla — Jimmy Giuffre with Paul Bley & Steve Swallow	piano
1996	Touché — Kenny Wheeler, Paul Bley	piano
1997	Out of Nowhere — Lee Konitz & Paul Bley	piano