Name: Open To Love
Brand: Paul Bley

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Universal Music GmbH

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Touchstones

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2008-09-19

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1775827

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Paul Bley

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Ecm Records

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ECM Records, also known as "The Creative Label," is a German independent label that was co-founded by producer Manfred Eicher, Manfred Scheffner, and Karl Egger in Munich (Pasing) in 1969. With the label code LC 2516 / LC 02516, ECM stands for Edition of Contemporary Music and focuses on jazz and Western classical music. They showcase both acoustic and electronic artists who produce eclectic versions of contemporary music.

ECM's extensive catalog features a wide range of genres, from contemporary works by renowned composers like Steve Reich, Arvo Pärt, and Philip Glass to experimental and electronic jazz from artists such as Nils Petter Molvær, Pat Metheny Group, and Jan Garbarek. Over the past 40+ years, ECM has released more than 1500 recordings that have been acclaimed for their exceptional music quality, creative production techniques, and outstanding sound.

Although an independent label, ECM titles are distributed by Universal Music Group (UMG) in the US, Japan, and throughout Europe. However, they have also collaborated with other distributors over the years. Notably during the period when Polydor distributed ECM products in Germany; [l447694] was used for pressing identified by a CP suffix on labels and runouts. Afterward,[l25946] became their primary distributor.

Paul Bley, CM was a Canadian jazz pianist. Born on November 10, 1932 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and passed away on January 3, 2016 in Stuart, Florida, USA. With a career spanning over six decades, Bley made significant contributions to the world of jazz music.
Known for his unique improvisational style and innovative approach to composition, Bley's music captivated audiences around the globe. He collaborated with numerous renowned artists including *Marilyn Crispell*, *Carla Bley*, *Gary Peacock*, and *Paul Motian*. His ability to blend different musical genres resulted in a distinct sound that set him apart from his contemporaries.
Bley's influence extended beyond his performances as he also served as an educator and mentor to aspiring musicians. His legacy lives on through his extensive discography which includes collaborations with artists such as *Kenny Wheeler*, *Marc Copland*, and *Jimmy Giuffre*. Discover the captivating sounds of Paul Bley and immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of his musical genius.

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A rare solo performance by one of jazz's great originals, Canadian pianist Paul Bley, recorded live at the Oslo Jazz Festival in 2008 by Jan Erik Kongshaug and Manfred Eicher. Here Bley, encouraged by an attentive and enthusiastic Norwegian audience shapes music in the moment, plays his own compositions, and brings the music to a fine conclusion in a performance of Sonny Rollins's "Pent-Up House". There is nothing else quite like a Paul Bley concert. As the New York Times noted, "Mr. Bley long ago found a way to express his long, elegant, voluminous thoughts in a manner that implies complete autonomy from its given setting but isn't quite free jazz. The music runs on a mixture of deep historical knowledge and its own inviolable principles." The solo medium is one that Bley first broached on ECM. The 1972 recording Open, To Love was to prove one of the defining works in the unaccompanied genre, and at least as influential in its way as Paul's classic jazz trio albums of the 1960s - such as Footloose!, Touching, Closer - had been. 35 years would elapse before the release of a 'sequel' at ECM, Solo at Mondsee, with Bley's kaleidoscopic transformations of standard themes in a series of variations. Bley's vision of musical freedom - as Play Blue again makes plain - is inclusive. Even at the height of the 1960s free jazz movement, Bley argued that the aesthetics of earlier jazz could and should be incorporated by a revolutionary art form. His discography and his live appearances have made the case ever since, with radical, intelligent music whose phrases can reference the blues or bebop, Berg or Bird, Ayler and atonality. In or out of the tradition he still sounds like irreducible Bley in every line. His touch is instantly recognisable. Personnel: Paul Bley (piano)

Open To Love

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