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BLEY Carla
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Personal Data:

Born: 11.05.1938 (Oakland, California, USA, as Karen Borg)
Died: 17.10.2023 (brain cancer)

Appearances:

1-7/75 Jack Bruce Band
cca 9/75 Robert Wyatt (LP "Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard")
1977 Michael Mantler (LP "Silence")
cca 8/77 Carla Bley Band
1978 Michael Mantler (LP "Movies")
1981 Nick Mason (LP "Nick Mason's Fictitious Sports")
1983 Michael Zentner (LP "Present Time")

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Ida Lupina1959
2.Sing Me Softly Of The Blues1965
3.Ad Infinitum1969
4.Relativity Suite1973
5.Tropic Appetites7/1974 Watt
6.Escalator Over The Hill9/1974 Virgin
7.13/3/74
& Michael Mantler		14.11.1975Watt/Virgin
8.Silence1976
9.The Hapless Child
& Robert Wyatt & Steve Swallow & Jack DeJohnette & Terje Rypdal		16.04.1976Watt
10.Europian Tour 1977
credited to: Carla Bley Band
(live)		9/1977 Watt
11.Dinner Music16.12.1977Watt
12.Musique Mecanique1979
13.Social Studies8/1981 Watt
14.Live!
credited to: Carla Bley Band
(live)		6/1982 Watt
15.Mortelle Randonnee1983
16.I Hate To Sing1984
17.Heavy Heart4/1984 Watt
18.Nightglo1985
19.Sextet1987
20.Duets
& Steve Swallow		1988
21.Fleur Carnivore1989
22.The Very Big Carla Bley Band1991
23.Big Band Theory1993 ECM
24.Go Together
& Steve Swallow		1993
25.Songs With Legs5/1995 ECM
26.Goes To Church2/1997 ECM
27.Are We There Yet?
& Steve Swallow		27.06.2000ECM
28.Looking for America13.05.2003ECM
29.Rarum, Vol. 15: Selected Recordings16.03.2004ECM
30.Lost Chords13.07.2004ECM
31.Carla Bley Live
(live)		05.07.2005Universal International
32.Appearing Nightly
& Her Remarkable Big Band		09.09.2008ECM
33.Carla's Christmas Carols03.11.2009ECM
34.Trios
& Andy Sheppard & Steve Swallow		10.09.2013Deutsche Grammophon
35.A Guitar Named Carla
& Ruediger Krause & Steve Swallow		31.07.2015Jazzwerkstatt
36.Andando el Tiempo
& Andy Sheppard & Steve Swallow		06.05.2016ECM
37.Life Goes On2020

Press References:

Melodie
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19816 181profile
Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19751329.03.197524interview
1976317.01.197630Albumsalbum review
19761113.03.197635
19773527.08.197743Caught In The Actgig review
19773710.09.197739Jazzsceneprofile, interview
19782601.07.197824Jazz Albumsalbum review
19782922.07.197851Caught In The Actgig review
19783029.07.197824Albumsalbum review
19813422.08.198114Albumsalbum review
19822412.06.198217Albumsalbum review
New Musical Express
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1974003.08.197431Albumsalbum review
1975026.04.197532Jazz
Rock & Pop
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19922320.11.199220profile