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12 (+6) In a Row
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12 (+6) In a Row Album Paul Bley 12 (+6) in a Row.jpeg 1991 May 23–24, 1990 Foundation Artists' House, Boswil, Switzerland Jazz 58:48 hat ART 6081 Pia and Werner X. Uehlinger Paul Bley Memoirs 1990 Right Time, Right Place 1990
12 (+6) In a Row is an album by Paul Bley with Hans Koch and Franz Koglmann recorded in Switzerland in 1990 and released on the hat ART label the following year.Hat Hut Records catalog, accessed June 29, 2014European Free Improvisation: album entry accessed July 9, 2018
Reception
AllMusic 4.5 5 The Guardian 4 5
Thom Jurek of AllMusic states, "In all, this is one of Bley's most curious and intimate works, where his own musical mind is given problems -- presented by serialism and its own undoing -- and his ways of resolving them or casting them out of his vocabulary. Brilliant".Jurek, T., Allmusic Review accessed June 29, 2014
The Guardian review by John Fordham awarded the album 4 stars noting "This is perhaps predominantly a set for free-jazz fans; however, it's jostling with absorbing melody, and all 18 tracks are invitingly short".Fordham, J., The Guardian Review April 25, 1998
Track listing
All compositions by Paul Bley, Hans Koch & Franz Koglmann except as indicated
"Solo 1" (Bley) - 3:13
"Trio 1" - 3:37
"Solo 2" (Bley) - 3:34
"Trio 2" - 2:22
"Solo 3" (Bley) - 3:27
"Trio 3" - 3:04
"Duo 1" (Bley, Koch) - 1:59
"Duo 2" (Bley Koch) - 1:58
"Duo 3" (Bley, Koglmann) - 2:17
"Solo 4" (Bley) - 4:27
"Trio 4" - 2:59
"Solo 5" (Bley) - 3:47
"Trio 5" - 4:57
"Solo 6" (Bley) - 4:57
"Trio 6" - 4:28
"Solo 7" (Bley) - 2:37
"Trio 7" - 2:20
"Solo 8" (Bley) - 3:07
Personnel
Paul Bley - piano
Franz Koglmann - flugelhorn
Hans Koch - clarinet, saxophone
References
Category:1991 albums
Category:Paul Bley albums
Category:Hathut Records albums