| Artist | The Carla Bley Band |
|---|---|
| Cover | European Tour 1977.jpg |
| Released | 1978 |
| Recorded | September 1977 |
| Studio | Bavaria Musik Studios Munich, Germany |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Length | 42:30 |
| Label | Watt/ECM |
| Producer | Carla Bley |
| Chronology | Carla Bley |
| Prev year | 1976 |
| Next year | 1978 |
European Tour 1977 is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley. Recorded in 1977 in Munich, Germany, it was released on the Watt/ECM label in 1978.[1][2]
Reception
Scott Yanow of AllMusic stated: "One of Carla Bley's most rewarding recordings ... unusual, somewhat innovative and always fun music."[3] The Milwaukee Journal considered it "among the funniest jazz albums ever made."[4] In 1996, Billboard noted that Bley has "been steadily praised for integrating whimsy into her scores... On European Tour 1977, there was a daffy nature to the sophisticated orchestration."[5]
Track listing
All compositions by Carla Bley
- "Rose and Sad Song" - 11:11
- "Wrong Key Donkey" - 7:52
- "Drinking Music" - 4:26
- "Spangled Banner Minor and Other Patriotic Songs" (Including Flags, And Now The Queen, King Korn And The New National Anthem) - 19:17
Personnel
- Carla Bley – organ, tenor saxophone
- Michael Mantler – trumpet
- Elton Dean – alto saxophone
- Gary Windo – tenor saxophone
- John Clark – french horn, guitar
- Roswell Rudd – trombone
- Bob Stewart – tuba
- Terry Adams – piano
- Hugh Hopper – bass guitar, bass drum
- Andrew Cyrille – drums
References
- ^ Carla Bley discography accessed July 23, 2010
- ^ ECM/WATT discography Archived 2016-09-16 at the Wayback Machine accessed August 25, 2016
- ^ Yanow, S. [ AllMusic Review] accessed July 23, 2010
- ^ "Carla Bley and Michael Mantler". The Milwaukee Journal. 3 June 1990. p. E7.
- ^ Macnie, Jim (Jun 29, 1996). "Carla Bley's career has Legs". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 26. p. 1.