Duets is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley with bassist Steve Swallow recorded and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1988.Carla Bley discography accessed August 6, 2010ECM/WATT discography accessed August 25, 2016
Reception The Allmusic review by David Nelson McCarthy awarded the album 4½ stars and stated that "their tremendous musical rapport and precise wit are really beautiful. It comes highly recommended".McCarthy, D. N. [ Allmusic Review] accessed August 6, 2010 The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded it 3 stars, stating that it is "an entertaining album and an ideal primer on Bley's compositional and improvising techniques".
Track listing All compositions by Carla Bley except where noted. "Baby Baby" - 6:28 "Walking Batteriewoman" - 4:01 "Útviklingssang" - 4:42 "Ladies in Mercedes" (Steve Swallow) - 5:44 "Romantic Notions No. 3" - 7:02 "Remember" (Swallow) - 5:24 "Ups and Downs" - 6:16 "Reactionary Tango (In Three Parts)" (Bley, Swallow) - 8:44 "Soon I Will Be Done With the Troubles of This World" (Traditional) - 6:58 Recorded at Grog Kill Studio, Willow, New York in the Summer of 1988.
Personnel Carla Bley - piano Steve Swallow - bass guitar
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