Paul Bley/NHØP is a jazz duet album by Paul Bley and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, released on SteepleChase Records in 1973.[1][2] The album was recorded in Copenhagen, Denmark in June and July 1973, and primarily features Bley's compositions. Bley's performance here is more extroverted than on some of his other recordings.
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| Released | 1973 | |||
| Recorded | June 24 and July 1, 1973 | |||
| Studio | Copenhagen, Denmark | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:58 | |||
| Label | SteepleChase SCS 1005 | |||
| Producer | Nils Winther | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars calling it a "glorious, heady, and intimate album".[3]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Paul Bley except as indicated
- "Meeting" - 6:03
- "Mating of Urgency" - 4:51
- "Carla" - 4:21
- "Olhos de Gato" (Carla Bley) - 5:33
- "Paradise Island" - 2:20
- "Upstairs" - 3:07
- "Later" - 5:23
- "Summer" - 4:06
- "Gesture Without Plot" (Annette Peacock) - 5:33
- Tracks 1-3 and 7-9 recorded on June 24, 1973. Tracks 4-6 recorded on July 1, 1973.
Personnel
edit- Paul Bley: piano
- Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen: bass
References
edit- ^ Paul Bley catalog, accessed March 19, 2015
- ^ SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 17, 2015
- ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed March 19, 2015
- ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.