Carla Bley, pianist and composer who became a towering figure in the modern jazz scene – obituary
‘Her music is a bold conversation, full of jokes and twists, dictating the rhythm of everything else,’ wrote Gillian Reynolds
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‘Her music is a bold conversation, full of jokes and twists, dictating the rhythm of everything else,’ wrote Gillian Reynolds
She worked within a scene whose promoters, fans, critics and musicians tend to misunderstand the role of the jazz composer
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Her compositions included the wistful standard 'Ida Lupino' and the jazz opera 'Escalator Over the Hill,' a triple album recorded with dozens of musicians.
A pioneering figure in the free jazz movement of the 1960s, Carla Bley blazed a long and winding trail.