The Floater Syndrome

Paul Bley (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

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• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Savoy Jazz
• ASIN: B0006FZCV6
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Bley's superb talent shines, December 30, 2005

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Douglas Bowman (Bel Air, Maryland United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Floater Syndrome (Audio CD)

After settling into the LA jazz scene in 1956, employed as a sideman for Chet Baker, Bley made his first foray into solo work, forming a trio and cranking out standards for GNP records, and as the house-band for The Hillcrest Club. In 1958 he fortuitously met his future wife, Carla Bley, who was well on her way to becoming one of the most innovative jazz composers. Becoming increasing bored with his career, he took the advice of sideman Charlie Haden, and had Ornette Coleman and Don Cherry sit in at the Hillcrest, purposefully severing his employment.
Returning to New York, and fueled by the creative environment he found there, Bley teamed up with inventive bassist, Steve Swallow, and drummer, Pete LaRoca. With this new trio, Bley could indulge in a more resourceful direction in his approach to performing. "THE FLOATER SYNDROME", recorded in 1962 and 1963 exemplifies Bley's new freedom. His improvisational talent was fueled by the compositions of his wife, Carla, and his mentor, Ornette Coleman. His elastic stylings on the piano allowed Swallow and LaRoca a certain liberation from the standard rhythm section performance, but it is Bley's superb talent that shines.