Fancy Chamber Music is an album by the American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley, recorded in England in 1997 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1998.[1][2]
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 22, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | December 5–6, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 53:04 | |||
| Label | Watt/ECM | |||
| Producer | Carla Bley & Steve Swallow | |||
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Reception
editThe AllMusic review by Tim Sheridan stated: "Always the iconoclast, here pianist Bley applies her keen musical skill on baroque and chamber styles with tongue firmly in cheek and a fine string section to set the mood".[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz stated: "Very little to separate the fancy from the funky. Vintage Bley".[4]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [4] |
| Tom Hull | B[5] |
Track listing
editAll compositions by Carla Bley.
- "Wolfgang Tango" - 14:29
- "Romantic Notion No. 4" - 2:26
- "End of Vienna" - 9:00
- "Tigers in Training" - 19:02
- "Romantic Notion No. 6" - 1:05
- "Jon Benet" - 7:17
- Recorded at SnakeRanch Studio, London, England on December 5 & 6, 1997.
Personnel
edit- Carla Bley - piano
- Steve Morris - violin
- Andrew Byrt - viola
- Emma Black - cello
- Steve Swallow - bass
- Alison Hayhurst - flute
- Sara Lee - clarinet, glockenspiel
- Chris Wells - percussion
References
edit- ^ Carla Bley discography Archived 2009-10-20 at the Wayback Machine accessed August 12, 2010
- ^ ECM/WATT discography Archived 2016-09-16 at the Wayback Machine accessed August 25, 2016
- ^ a b Sheridan, T. AllMusic Review accessed August 12, 2010
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
- ^ Hull, Tom (28 February 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 9 July 2020.