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Musique Mecanique 
Studio album by Carla Bley Released 1979 Recorded August-November 1978 Genre Jazz Length 44:51 Label Watt/ECM Producer Carla Bley Carla Bley chronology European Tour 1977
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(1980)Musique Mecanique is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley recorded in 1978 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1979.[1]
Contents
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Carla Bley's tentet performs some of her most colorful themes on this often-humorous and generally stimulating set".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3 stars.[3]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[2]Penguin Guide to Jazz [3]Track listing
- All compositions by Carla Bley
- "440" - 9:48
- "Jesus Maria and Other Spanish Strains" - 11:54
- "Musique Mecanique I" - 9:46
- "Musique Mecanique II (At Midnight)" - 7:02
- "Musique Mecanique III" - 6:28
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- Recorded at Grog Kill Studio, Willow, New York in August-November 1978.
Personnel
- Carla Bley - organ, piano (track 2), toy piano (track 3)
- Michael Mantler - trumpet
- Alan Braufman - alto saxophone, clarinet, flute
- Gary Windo - tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, vocal
- John Clark - french horn
- Roswell Rudd - trombone, vocal
- Bob Stewart - tuba
- Terry Adams - piano, electric pump organ
- Steve Swallow - bass guitar
- D. Sharpe - drums
- Charlie Haden - acoustic bass (track 2)
- Eugene Chadbourne - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, walkie-talkie (track 2)
- Karen Mantler - glockenspiel
References
- ^ Carla Bley discography accessed August 3, 2010
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 3, 2010
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992] (in English). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. pp. 130. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
Categories:- ECM Records albums
- Carla Bley albums
- 1979 albums
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