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Carla Bley
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Carla Bley, born Lovella May Borg in Oakland, was an American composer, conductor, record producer, and recording artist. Active from 1960 until her death in 2023, she performed on the Hammond organ and piano. Her work spanned jazz, avant-garde jazz, free jazz, and post-bop genres. She was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and received the Guggenheim Fellowship and NEA Jazz Masters award.
Bley was married to Paul Bley, Michael Mantler, and Steve Swallow, and had a child named Karen Mantler. She recorded for ECM Records and is associated with the work *Night-glo*. She spoke English and was recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Night-glo
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Acting · Oakland, California, USA
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…
Known for
- Motian in Motion — Self2020
- Escalator Over the Hill — Self1999
- Bill's Hat1967
- Carla Bley Band - Koln 1980 — Self
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1936
- Active to
- 2023
Discography
- Jazz Realities1966
- Escalator Over the Hill1971
- Tropic Appetites1974
- Dinner Music1977
- Social Studies1981
- Live!1982
- Mortelle randonnée1983
- Heavy Heart1984
- Night-glo1985
- Sextet1987
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Listeners · Last.fm
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- Total plays
- 623,995
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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 is 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 and her ex-husband Paul Bley. <a href="https://www.last.fm/
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,794x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,988x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,999x
- Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines
· 2018 · cited 9,664x
- Purposeful Sampling for Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis in Mixed Method Implementation Research
· 2013 · cited 8,982x
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Key facts
- Born
- Lovella May Borg , ( 1936-05-11 ) May 11, 1936 , Oakland, California , U.S.
- Died
- October 17, 2023 (2023-10-17) (aged 87), Willow, New York , U.S.
- Genres
- Jazz
- Occupations
- Musician, bandleader, composer
- Instruments
- Piano, organ
- Years active
- 1960–2020
- Labels
- WATT , ECM , Universal
- Formerly of
- Michael Mantler , Steve Swallow , Paul Bley , Nick Mason , Johnny Griffin , Gary Burton , Jimmy Giuffre , George Russell , Art Farmer , Liberation Music Orchestra , Jack Bruce , Charlie Haden , Jazz Composer's Orchestra , Paul Haines
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Carla
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Oakland
- Spouse
- Steve Swallow
- Child
- Karen Mantler
- Occupation
- pianist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- ECM Records
- Official website
- www.wattxtrawatt.com
- Image
- Carla Bley 05N8727.jpg
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- Commons category
- Carla Bley
- date of birth
- 1936-05-11
- start of work period
- 1960-00-00
- birth name
- Lovella May Borg
- married name
- Carla Bley
- name in native language
- Carla Bley
- date of death
- 2023-10-17
- end of work period
- 2023-00-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Early life
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