Paul Bley - The Complete Remastered Recordings on Black Saint & Soul Note (2013) [10CD Box Set]

Canadian pianist Paul Bley is best known for his contributions to the free jazz movement of the 1960s as well as his innovations and influence on trio playing. Over the course of his hundreds of recordings and countless live performances, Bley has worked with nearly every important jazz artist of the past 50 years. Paul Bley - The Complete Remastered Recordings on Black Saint & Soul Note features ten albums in slipcases with original album artwork, housed in a sturdy box. The set includes the albums Sonor, Tango Palace, Hot, Notes, Mindset, Live at Sweet Basil, Memoirs, Conversations with a Goose and Chaos. A bonus album, Not to be a Star, is also included.


Tracks:


CD01 - Sonor (1984)
01. Little Bells (P.Bley) - 4:59
02. Landscape (P.Bley) - 3:52
03. Speed (P.Bley) - 3:11
04. Recollection (P.Bley) - 2:49
05. Joined (P.Bley) - 4:57
06. Sonor (P.Bley) - 6:27
07. Waltz (P.Bley) - 3:35
08. Set (P.Bley) - 3:45
09. Darkness (P.Bley) - 5:00
10. Tight Rope (P.Bley) - 1:25

Paul Bley - piano
George Cross McDonald - percussion


CD02 - Tango Palace (1985)
01. Tango Palace (P.Bley) - 3:49
02. C.G. (P.Bley) - 3:14
03. Woogie (P.Bley) - 2:26
04. A.G.B. (P.Bley) - 4:18
05. But Beautiful (P.Bley) - 6:23
06. Return Love (P.Bley) - 5:37
07. Bound (P.Bley) - 2:48
08. Zebra Walk (P.Bley) - 3:01
09. Please (P.Bley) - 4:58
10. Explain (P.Bley) - 5:32

Paul Bley - piano


CD03 - Hot (1986)
01. When Will the Blues Leave (Coleman) - 12:17
02. Around Again (P.Bley) - 8:05
03. How Long (P.Bley) - 4:52
04. Mazatlan (P.Bley) - 10:52
05. Syndrome (C.Bley) - 7:59

Paul Bley - piano
John Scofield - guitar
Steve Swallow - electric bass
Barry Altschul - drums


CD04 - Notes (1988) (with Paul Motian)
01. Notes (P.Bley) - 4:20
02. Batterie (C.Bley) - 4:41
03. Piano Solo No.1 (P.Bley) - 5:24
04. West 107th Street (Motian) - 5:00
05. Just Us (Motian) - 4:29
06. No.3 (P.Bley) - 4:10
07. Turns (P.Bley) - 4:45
08. Ballad (P.Bley) - 2:35
09. Excerpt (P.Bley) - 2:48
10. Love Hurts (P.Bley) - 4:55
11. Inside (P.Bley) - 5:20
12. Finale (P.Bley) - 3:17
13. Diane (Pollack-Rapee) - 4:10

Paul Bley - piano
Paul Motian - percussion


CD05 - Mindset (1997) (with Gary Peacock)
01. Random Mist (G.Peacock) - 3:15
02. Sunrise Sunlight (P.Bley) - 6:50
03. How Long (P.Bley-G.Peacock) - 6:25
04. E.D.T. (G.Peacock) - 5:28
05. Back Lash (P.Bley) - 4:51
06. Duality (P.Bley-G.Peacock) - 7:33
07. Juniper Blue (G.Peacock) - 5:09
08. Meltdown (P.Bley) - 6:29
09. Heyday (P.Bley-G.Peacock) - 4:39
10. Touching Bass (G.Peacock) - 4:46
11. Flashpoint (P.Bley) - 5:23
12. Mindset (P.Bley-G.Peacock) - 7:37
13. Where Can UB (P.Bley-G.Peacock) - 6:47
14. Circle with the Hole in the Middle (Coleman) - 1:40

Paul Bley - piano
Gary Peacock - bass


CD06 - Live at Sweet Basil (1991)
01. Blue Waltz (P.Bley) - 9:03
02. Lover Man (Davis-Ramirez-Sherman) - 15:29
03. When Will the Blues Leave? (Coleman) - 11:00
04. My Old Flame (Johnston-Coslow) - 11:10
05. My Foolish Heart (Washington-Young) - 8:39

Paul Bley - piano
John Abercrombie - guitar
Red Mitchell - bass
Barry Altschul - drums


CD07 - Memoirs (1990) (with Charlie Haden, Paul Motian)
01. Memoirs (P.Bley) - 9:50
02. Monk's Dream (Monk) - 7:56
03. Dark Victory (Haden) - 4:19
04. Latin Genetics (Coleman) - 7:49
05. This Is the Hour (Motian) - 6:10
06. Insanity (P.Bley) - 4:14
07. New Flame (Haden) - 9:46
08. Sting a Ring (Motian) - 7:08
09. Blues for Josh (Haden) - 5:28
10. Enough Is Enough (Motian) - 8:14

Paul Bley - piano
Charlie Haden - bass
Paul Motian - drums


CD08 - Conversations with a Goose (1996) (with Jimmy Giuffre, Steve Swallow)
01. Conversations with a Goose (Giuffre-P.Bley-Swallow) - 5:10
02. The Flock Is In (P.Bley) - 1:58
03. Echo Through the Canyon (Giuffre-P.Bley-Swallow) - 0:46
04. Three Ducks (Giuffre-P.Bley-Swallow) - 1:17
05. Watchin' the River (Giuffre-P.Bley-Swallow) - 5:08
06. Campfire (Swallow) - 2:46
07. Cobra (Giuffre-P.Bley-Swallow) - 10:11
08. Among the High Rocks (Giuffre) - 1:44
09. White Peaks (Giuffre-P.Bley-Swallow) - 5:27
10. Calls in the Night (Giuffre) - 6:11
11. Lonely Days (Giuffre-P.Bley-Swallow) - 5:39
12. Jungle Critters (Giuffre-P.Bley-Swallow) - 8:32
13. Restless (Giuffre-P.Bley-Swallow) - 3:54

Jimmy Giuffre - clarinet, soprano saxophone
Paul Bley - piano
Steve Swallow - electric bass


CD09 - Chaos (1998) (with Furio di Castri, Tony Oxley)
01. Chaos (piano solo) (P.Bley) - 4:50
02. Touch Bass (bass solo) (Di Castri) - 3:48
03. Modulating (drums solo) (Oxley) - 4:38
04. Soft Touch (piano - drums duet) (P.Bley-Oxley) - 5:59
05. Poetic Justice (trio) (P.Bley) - 6:36
06. Interpercussion 1 (drums solo) (Oxley) - 1:52
07. Touch Control (trio) (P.Bley) - 3:22
08. Turnham Bay (piano solo) (P.Bley) - 4:59
09. Street Wise (trio) (P.Bley) - 6:08
10. Bow Out (bass - drums duet) (Oxley) - 4:20
11. Starting Over (trio) (P.Bley) - 5:17
12. Interpercussion 2 (drums solo) (Oxley) - 3:35
13. Template (trio) (P.Bley) - 4:00

Paul Bley - piano
Furio Di Castri - bass
Tony Oxley - drums, percussion


CD10 - Not to Be a Star (1993) (with Keshavan Maslak)
01. Trying Hard to Be (Millions-P.Bley) - 12:44
02. A Star Trying (P.Bley) - 4:35
03. Too Hard to Be a Star (Millions) - 8:23
04. I Must Try (Millions-P.Bley) - 4:00
05. Not to Be (Millions-P.Bley) - 3:10
06. A Star (Millions) - 6:18
07. Try Hard Not To (Millions-P.Bley) - 8:45
08. Be a Star (Millions-P.Bley) - 4:52
09. Trying to Be (P.Bley) - 2:14
10. A Human Being (Millions) - 3:59
11. Trying Hard to Be Human (Millions-P.Bley) - 4:19

Keshavan Maslak - alto saxophone, clarinet, poetry
Paul Bley - piano