My Standard
| My Standard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by Paul Bley Trio | ||||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Recorded | December 8, 1985 | |||
| Studio | Sound Track Studios, Copenhagen | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 64:16 | |||
| Label | SteepleChase | |||
| Producer | Nils Winther | |||
| Paul Bley chronology | ||||
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My Standard is an album of jazz standards by pianist Paul Bley recorded in Denmark in 1985 and released on the SteepleChase label.[1]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars, stating that Bley "avoids the obvious and comes up with something new to say".[2]
Track listing[edit]
- "I'm Glad There Is You" (Jimmy Dorsey, Paul Madeira) – 2:59 Bonus track on CD
- "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (John Frederick Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 3:06
- "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, Jimmy Sherman) – 5:30
- "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) – 3:02
- "Long Ago (and Far Away)" (Ira Gershwin, Jerome Kern) – 4:29
- "Black and Blue" (Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) – 4:47
- "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:30 Bonus track on CD
- "A.R.B." (Paul Bley) – 6:18 Bonus track on CD
- "Blues Waltz" (Bley) – 3:06 Bonus track on CD
- "I Wish I Knew" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) – 3:43
- "If I'm Lucky" (Eddie DeLange, Josef Myrow) – 3:09
- "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" (Cole Porter) – 4:57
- "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) – 4:03
- "The Theme" (Traditional) - 4:45
- "Becky" (Bley) – 5:11 Bonus track on CD
- "Bolivar Blues" (Thelonious Monk) – 2:18 Bonus track on CD
- "Goodbye" (Gordon Jenkins) – 2:13 Bonus track on CD
Personnel[edit]
- Paul Bley – piano
- Jesper Lundgaard – bass
- Billy Hart – drums
References[edit]
- ^ Paul Bley catalog, accessed June 25, 2014
- ^ a b Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed June 25, 2014.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.