(1936-05-11)May 11, 1936[1] Oakland, California, U.S.
Died
October 17, 2023(2023-10-17) (aged 87) Willow, New York, U.S.
Genres
Jazz
Occupation(s)
Musician, bandleader, composer
Instrument(s)
Piano, organ
Years active
1960–2020
Labels
WATT Records, ECM, Universal
Musical artist
Carla Bley (born Lovella May Borg; May 11, 1936 – October 17, 2023) was an American jazz composer, pianist, organist, and bandleader.[2] An important figure in the free jazz movement of the 1960s, she was perhaps best known for her jazz opera Escalator over the Hill (released as a triple LP set), as well as a book of compositions that have been performed by many other artists, including Gary Burton, Jimmy Giuffre, George Russell, Art Farmer, Robert Wyatt, John Scofield, and her ex-husband Paul Bley. She was a pioneer in the development of independent artist-owned record labels, and recorded over two dozen albums between 1966 and 2019.[3]
^Chinen, Nate (May 11, 2016). "Carla Bley, Still Improvising and Inspiring as She Turns 80". The New York Times. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
^Larkin, Colin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 145/6. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
^Henkin, Andrey (October 17, 2023). "Carla Bley, prolific and expansive jazz pianist, dies at 87". WNET. NPR.
CarlaBley (born Lovella May Borg; May 11, 1936 – October 17, 2023) was an American jazz composer, pianist, organist, and bandleader. An important figure...
This is a list of works by American jazz musician CarlaBley. 1974: Tropic Appetites (WATT) 1977: Dinner Music (WATT) 1978: European Tour 1977 (WATT) 1979:...
after she came out to meet him in Los Angeles, where she became CarlaBley. In 1957, Bley stayed in Los Angeles where he had the house band at the Hillcrest...
composer, known for his collaborations with Jimmy Giuffre, Gary Burton, and CarlaBley. He was one of the first jazz double bassists to switch entirely to electric...
Archie Shepp, and Cecil Taylor. He founded the Jazz Realities quintet with CarlaBley and toured in Europe with Steve Lacy. After the Guild broke up, he established...
"chronotransduction", with "words by Paul Haines, adaptation and music by CarlaBley, production and coordination by Michael Mantler", performed by the Jazz...
1960s CarlaBley (1936–2023), American jazz composer, pianist, organist and band leader Blei Blay (surname) This page lists people with the surname Bley. If...
Fallen is a jazz album by bassist Charlie Haden, with arrangements by CarlaBley, recorded in November 1982 and released on ECM October the following year...
The Very Big CarlaBley Band is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist CarlaBley released on the Watt/ECM label in 1991. The Allmusic...
The CarlaBley Big Band Goes to Church is a live album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist CarlaBley recorded in Perugia, Italy as part of...
keyboardist CarlaBley recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in 1988 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1989. The album is recognised as one of Bley's finest...
with some notable figures in contemporary jazz, including Gil Evans, CarlaBley, George Russell and Steve Swallow. In 2019 he was presented the degree...
Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Bette Midler, Billy Eckstine, Frank Zappa, CarlaBley (Escalator Over the Hill), Rosemary Clooney, Flaco Jiménez, Philip Glass...
Fictitious Sports (1981), a suite of songs composed by American jazz musician CarlaBley. His follow-up single, a reggae ballad remake of Chris Andrews's hit "Yesterday...
band, the Liberation Music Orchestra, featuring arrangements by pianist CarlaBley. In the late 1960s, he became a member of pianist Keith Jarrett's trio...
This is the discography for the American Drummer/Musician Steve Gadd. This discography contains over 700 original studio and live album releases. It does...
Big Band Jazz de México The Birdland Big Band - jazz CarlaBley Big Band and The Very Big CarlaBley Band – jazz, post bop Bohuslän Big Band - jazz Rob...
and music publisher founded by CarlaBley and Michael Mantler in May 1973. WATT was distributed by ECM Records. Bley and Mantler also set up New Music...
Brecker, Donald Fagen, Billy Cobham, Chris Potter, David Binney, and CarlaBley. Since the early 1990s, Krantz has focused primarily on his solo career...
Global Information