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Carla Bley (11 May 1936 - 17 Oct 2023)

Female Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Releases (17)

Official

Album

  1. Tropic Appetites 1974
  2. Dinner Music 1977
  3. Social Studies 1981
  4. Heavy Heart 1984
  5. Sextet Mar 1987
  6. Big Band Theory 1993
  7. Fancy Chamber Music 30 Jun 1998
  8. 4x4 25 Sep 2000
  9. The Lost Chords Find Paolo Fresu 26 Oct 2007

Album - Live

  1. Live! 1982
  2. Fleur Carnivore 1989

Album - Soundtrack

  1. Mortelle randonnée 1983

Album - Compilation

  1. Selected Recordings 26 Jan 2004 :rarum XV
  2. Carla Bley 2008

Promotion

Album - Compilation

  1. Birds of Paradise 2000

Bootleg

Album - Live

  1. 1980-03-12, Berklee Performance Center, Boston, MA

Broadcast - Live

  1. Carla Bley Jazz Realities Live in 1966 (Rome, Paris, Hilversum) (as Carla Bley Jazz Realities)

Relationships (8)

Conductor For

  1. Charlie Haden’s Liberation Music Orchestra

Member Of

  1. The Carla Bley Big Band original, eponymous, piano
  2. The Carla Bley Band original, eponymous, organ, piano
  3. Charlie Haden’s Liberation Music Orchestra tambourine, piano
  4. The Big Guns
  5. The Swallow Quintet organ

Married

  1. Paul Bley (1957 - 1967)

Children

  1. Karen Mantler

Recordings by (100)

  1. What Will Be Left Between Us and the Moon Tonight? 11:05 (1974)
  2. In India 1:11 (1974)
  3. Enormous Tots 6:09 (1974)
  4. Caucasian Bird Riffles 5:07 (1974)
  5. Funnybird Song 1:20 (1974)
  6. Indonesian Dock Sucking Supreme 8:54 (1974)
  7. Song of the Jungle Stream 10:16 (1974)
  8. Nothing 3:33 (1974)
  9. 3/4 23:45 (1975)
  10. Sing Me Softly of the Blues 7:42 (1977)
  11. Dreams So Real 5:35 (1977)
  12. Ad Infinitum 5:53 (1977)
  13. Dining Alone 4:32 (1977)
  14. Song Sung Long 6:02 (1977)
  15. Ida Lupino 7:57 (1977)
  16. A New Hymn 7:25 (1977)
  17. Reactionary Tango (In Three Parts) 12:52 (1981)
  18. Copyright Royalties 6:42 (1981)
  19. Útviklingssang 6:30 (1981)
  20. Valse Sinistre 4:54 (1981)
  21. Floater 5:55 (1981)
  22. Walking Batteriewoman 4:24 (1981)
  23. The Lord Is Listenin’ to Ya, Hallelujah! 7:24 (1982)
  24. Musique mécanique 9:47 (1983)
  25. Whistling Palomino 0:37 (1983)
  26. Morning 1:20 (1983)
  27. Death Rolls 1:15 (1983)
  28. Los Palominos 3:58 (1983)
  29. Sad Paloma 2:44 (1983)
  30. La Paloma 10:08 (1983)
  31. Some Dirge 2:13 (1983)
  32. Teenage Paloma 0:53 (1983)
  33. Grown Up Paloma 1:52 (1983)
  34. Blunt Object 3:56 (1983)
  35. Light or Dark 6:03 (1984)
  36. Talking Hearts 6:48 (1984)
  37. Joyful Noise 5:06 (1984)
  38. Ending It 6:03 (1984)
  39. Starting Again 5:04 (1984)
  40. Heavy Heart 9:50 (1984)
  41. More Brahms 7:29 (Mar 1987)
  42. Houses and People 7:25 (Mar 1987)
  43. The Girl Who Cried Champagne 6:06 (Mar 1987)
  44. Brooklyn Bridge 6:32 (Mar 1987)
  45. Lawns 7:04 (Mar 1987)
  46. Healing Power 6:22 (Mar 1987)
  47. Fleur Carnivore 11:10 (1989) live, 1988-11: Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark
  48. Song of the Eternal Waiting of Canute 9:48 (1989) live, 1988-11: Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark
  49. Ups and Downs 7:05 (1989) live, 1988-11: Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark
  50. The Girl Who Cried Champagne (Parts 1-3) 17:15 (1989) live, 1988-11: Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. J.S. 3:35 Carla Bley, Mike Mantler, Steve Lacy (1966) piano
  2. Oni Puladi 5:25 Carla Bley, Mike Mantler, Steve Lacy (1966) piano
  3. Doctor 7:45 Carla Bley, Mike Mantler, Steve Lacy (1966) piano
  4. Communications No. 7 9:34 Carla Bley, Mike Mantler, Steve Lacy (1966) piano
  5. Walking Batteriewoman 6:18 Carla Bley, Mike Mantler, Steve Lacy (1966) piano
  6. Closer 5:30 Carla Bley, Mike Mantler, Steve Lacy (1966) piano
  7. Preview 3:29 The Jazz Composer’s Orchestra (1968) piano
  8. Communications #11, Part 1 15:32 The Jazz Composer’s Orchestra (1968) piano
  9. Communications #10 13:42 The Jazz Composer’s Orchestra (1968) piano
  10. Communications #8 14:03 The Jazz Composer’s Orchestra (1968) piano
  11. Communications #9 8:14 The Jazz Composer’s Orchestra (1968) piano
  12. Communications #11, Part 2 18:14 The Jazz Composer’s Orchestra (1968) piano
  13. We Shall Overcome 1:19 Charlie Haden (1970) piano
  14. The Ending to the First Side 2:10 Charlie Haden (1970) piano
  15. Circus ’68 ’69 6:12 Charlie Haden (1970) piano
  16. War Orphans 6:45 Charlie Haden (1970) piano
  17. The Interlude (Drinking Music) 1:27 Charlie Haden (1970) piano
  18. El quinto regimiento (The Fifth Regiment) / Los cuatro generales (The Four Generals) / Viva la quince brigada (Long Live the Fifteenth Brigade) 21:00 Charlie Haden (1970) piano
  19. Song for Ché 9:31 Charlie Haden (1970) piano
  20. Why 2:19 Carla Bley & Paul Haines (1971) piano
  21. Desireless 1:22 Don Cherry & The Jazz Composer’s Orchestra (1973) piano
  22. Song of the United Front 1:53 Charlie Haden (1973) piano
  23. March of the Hobbits 3:38 Don Cherry & The Jazz Composer’s Orchestra (1973) piano
  24. The Introduction 1:15 Charlie Haden (1973) piano
  25. Mali Doussn’gouni 5:40 Don Cherry & The Jazz Composer’s Orchestra (1973) piano
  26. The Queen of Tung-Ting Lake 4:30 Don Cherry & The Jazz Composer’s Orchestra (1973) piano
  27. Infinite Gentleness 3:22 Don Cherry & The Jazz Composer’s Orchestra (1973) piano
  28. Tantra 8:00 Don Cherry & The Jazz Composer’s Orchestra (1973) piano
  29. Trans-Love Airways 6:50 Don Cherry & The Jazz Composer’s Orchestra (1973) piano
  30. Nothing 3:33 Carla Bley (1974) piano
  31. Funnybird Song 1:20 Carla Bley (1974) piano
  32. Number Six - Part Four 2:05 Michael Mantler (1974) keyboard
  33. Number Six - Part Two 4:50 Michael Mantler (1974) keyboard
  34. Enormous Tots 6:09 Carla Bley (1974) piano
  35. Number Twelve - Part One 7:35 Michael Mantler (1974) keyboard
  36. In India 1:11 Carla Bley (1974) piano
  37. Number Six - Part Three 5:45 Michael Mantler (1974) keyboard
  38. Number Twelve - Part Two 4:05 Michael Mantler (1974) keyboard
  39. Caucasian Bird Riffles 5:07 Carla Bley (1974) piano
  40. Song of the Jungle Stream 10:16 Carla Bley (1974) piano
  41. Indonesian Dock Sucking Supreme 8:54 Carla Bley (1974) piano
  42. What Will Be Left Between Us and the Moon Tonight? 11:05 Carla Bley (1974) piano

Produced

  1. Number Twelve - Part Four 2:55 Michael Mantler (1974)
  2. Number Twelve - Part Two 4:05 Michael Mantler (1974)
  3. Number Six - Part Four 2:05 Michael Mantler (1974)
  4. Number Twelve - Part One 7:35 Michael Mantler (1974)
  5. Number Six - Part Two 4:50 Michael Mantler (1974)
  6. Number Six - Part Three 5:45 Michael Mantler (1974)
  7. Number Twelve - Part Three 2:00 Michael Mantler (1974)
  8. Number Six - Part One 4:55 Michael Mantler (1974)

Credited as (24)

  1. Carla Bley
  2. Carla Bley & Steve Swallow
  3. Charlie Haden & Carla Bley
  4. Carla Bley with Phil Woods
  5. Carla Bley & Paul Haines
  6. Andy Sheppard / Carla Bley / Steve Swallow
  7. Carla Bley, Steve Swallow & The Partyka Brass Quintet
  8. Carla Bley / Andy Sheppard / Steve Swallow
  9. Carla Bley, Mike Mantler, Steve Lacy
  10. Richard Bernas, Carla Bley
  11. Carla Bley with Steve Swallow
  12. Carla Bley / Steve Swallow
  13. Michael Mantler / Carla Bley
  14. Gary Windo / Carla Bley
  15. The Carla Bley Big Band
  16. Carla Bley, Andy Sheppard & Steve Swallow
  17. Carla Bley, Alexander Balanescu, Gary Valente, Lew Soloff, Andy Sheppard & Wolfgang Puschnig
  18. Charlie Haden, Carla Bley, Don Cherry, Sharon Freeman, Mick Goodrick, Jack Jeffers, Michael Mantler, Paul Motian, Jim Pepper, Dewey Redman, Steve Slagle & Gary Valente
  19. Carla Bley & The Jazz Composer’s Orchestra
  20. Carla Bley - Mike Mantler - Steve Lacy
  21. Carla Bley / Andy Sheppard / Steve Swallow / Billy Drummond
  22. Carla Bley Jazz Realities
  23. Charlie Haden, Carla Bley, Don Cherry, Sharon Freeman, Mick Goodrick, Jack Jeffers, Michael Mantler, Paul Motian, Jim Pepper, Dewey Redman, Steve Slagle, Gary Valente
  24. Carla Bley & The Scandinavian Jazzensemble

Works (268)

Wrote

  1. Give Up to Get
  2. Syndrome
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Composed

  1. Ida Lupino (1964)
  2. Song of the Eternal Waiting of Canute
  3. Closer
  4. Vashkar
  5. Around Again
  6. Olhos de gato
  7. Intermission Music
  8. And Now, the Queen
  9. Útviklingssang
  10. Olhos de gato
  11. Dreams So Real
  12. Ictus / Syndrome
  13. Vox Humana
  14. Intermission Music
  15. Doctor
  16. Funnybird Song
  17. The Internationale
  18. Murder
  19. Very Very Simple
  20. I Hate to Sing
  21. The Piano Lesson
  22. The Lone Arranger
  23. Battleship
  24. 440
  25. Jesus Maria And Other Spanish Strains
  26. Musique Mécanique I
  27. Musique Mécanique II (At Midnight)
  28. Musique Mécanique III
  29. Blunt Object
  30. The Lord Is Listenin to Ya Halleluja!
  31. Time and Us
  32. Still in the Room
  33. Song Sung Long
  34. Flags
  35. Andando el tiempo: Sin fin
  36. Andando el tiempo: Potación de guaya
  37. Andando el tiempo: Camino al volver
  38. Saints Alive!
  39. Naked Bridges / Diving Brides
  40. Andando el tiempo
  41. Chicken
  42. Wrong Key Donkey
  43. Ad Infinitum
  44. Dream Keeper part 4
  45. Blue Anthem
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Lyrics

  1. Can’t Get My Motor to Start
  2. I Was Wrong
  3. Siam
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Events (2)

Main Performer At

  1. Pescara Jazz 2002
  2. Pescara Jazz 2016

Links (16)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.wattxtrawatt.com/

Other Databases

  1. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w61v8j5n
  2. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb138915849
  3. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80159163
  4. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n80159163
  5. https://d-nb.info/gnd/133607550
  6. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/carla_bley

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Carla+Bley

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/520469

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/250037

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000793506

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0088346/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/44484407

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233721

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/4Byg6TGm4z9TEkUDvEJBGO

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/3b2234ea-2169-41dc-9524-0b896fa69c4c