| European Tour 1977 | ||||
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| Studio album by The Carla Bley Band | ||||
| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | September 1977 | |||
| Studio | Bavaria Musik Studios Munich, Germany | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:30 | |||
| Label | Watt/ECM | |||
| Producer | Carla Bley | |||
| Carla Bley chronology | ||||
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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 awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "One of Carla Bley's most rewarding recordings... unusual, somewhat innovative and always fun music."[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album three stars.[4]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | A−[5] |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [4] |
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
- 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 23, 2010
- 1 2 Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: B". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
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