Carla Bley
American jazz composer, pianist, organist and bandleader (1936–2023)
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Carla Bley (born Lovella May Borg; May 11, 1936 – October 17, 2023) was an American jazz composer, pianist, organist, and bandleader. An important figure in the free jazz movement of the 1960s, she gained acclaim 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…
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- Motian in Motion — Self2020
- Escalator Over the Hill — Self1999
- Bill's Hat1967
- Carla Bley Band - Koln 1980 — Self
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Carla Bley (born Lovella May Borg; May 11, 1936 – October 17, 2023) was an American jazz composer, pianist, organist, and bandleader. An important figure in the free jazz movement of the 1960s, she gained acclaim 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.
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1936 births2023 deaths20th-century American jazz composers20th-century American keyboardists20th-century American organists20th-century American pianists20th-century American women composers20th-century American women pianists21st-century American jazz composers21st-century American keyboardists21st-century American organists21st-century American pianists