{"product_id":"carla-bley-live","title":"Carla Bley Live!","description":"Personnel: Carla Bley (piano, organ, glockenspiel); Steve Slagle (soprano \u0026amp; alto saxophones, flute); Tony Dagradi (tenor saxophone); Michael Mantler (trumpet); Gary Valente (trombone); Earl McIntyre (bass trombone, tuba); Vincent Chancey (French horn); Arturo O'Farrill (piano, organ); Steve Swallow (bass); D. Sharpe (drums).\u003cbr\u003eRecorded live at The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, California from August 19-21, 1981.\u003cbr\u003eThis is a live set recorded in 1981 at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. Much of this same band also recorded the half-live I HATE TO SING album at the same venue a few years later. Bley's music always works well in front of a live audience, with it's strutting loopy gusto and emotionally resonant dramatics. Her six compositions touch on all of her then major musical interests, making this a very good overview for the uninitiated.\u003cbr\u003e\"Blunt Object\" is raucous and relentless. \"The Lord Is Listening to Ya, Hallelujah!\" draws upon Bley's childhood musical upbringing as the daughter of a church musician. \"Time and Us\" evokes a Latin American bearing with its melodic figures, as filtered through Bley's own harmonic sensibilities. The 10-piece band, with six horn players, is rich with inventive soloists who use Bley's compositions as a wonderful springboard for further exploration.","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47145221095711,"sku":"4988031178218","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/158bd7c16abe8207fd9a50adc69fc292.jpg?v=1777747258","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/carla-bley-live","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}