Mr. Joy
| Mr. Joy | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1968 | |||
| Recorded | May 10, 11 & 12, 1968 | |||
| Studio | Audio Recording Inc. Seattle and the University of Washington, Seattle | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:51 | |||
| Label | Limelight LS 86060 | |||
| Paul Bley chronology | ||||
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Mr. Joy is an album led by jazz pianist Paul Bley recorded in the studio and in concert in Seattle in 1968 and released on the Limelight label.[1]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Tom Hull – on the Web | A−[3] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating: "in the case of this particular recording the more concise performances have proven to be like mother of pearl found on the beach".[2]
Track listing
[edit]- "Only Lovely" (Paul Bley) - 6:20
- "Kid Dynamite" (Annette Peacock) - 3:10
- "Nothing Ever Was, Anyway" (Peacock) - 5:44
- "El Cordobes" (Peacock) - 6:04
- "Ramblin'" (Ornette Coleman) - 4:44
- "Touching" (Peacock) - 4:49
- "Blood" (Peacock) - 6:10
- "Mr. Joy" (Peacock) - 3:50
Personnel
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Paul Bley catalog, accessed June 19, 2014
- ^ a b Chadbourne, E., Allmusic Review accessed June 19, 2014
- ^ Hull, Tom (September 8, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved September 9, 2020.