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‘Her music is a bold conversation, full of jokes and twists, dictating the rhythm of everything else,’ wrote Gillian Reynolds
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She worked within a scene whose promoters, fans, critics and musicians tend to misunderstand the role of the jazz composer
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Carla Bley passed away on Oct 17, 2023 at age 87 but her music and her compositions occupy an important segment of modern music and Jazz. Her great legacy of compositions and her orchestra represented her broad and eclectic talent over many years and tonight's Jazz Feature is very fine representation of her music and orchestra. The album was recorded with her band full of incredible musicians from all over the world and is called "Big Band Theory". It features some very prominent players like trumpeter Lew Soloff, trombonist Gary Valente, tenor saxophonist Andy Sheppard and the great...
Her compositions included the wistful standard 'Ida Lupino' and the jazz opera 'Escalator Over the Hill,' a triple album recorded with dozens of musicians.