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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
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| Name = Songs with Legs
| Type = Live album
| name = Songs with Legs
| Artist = [[Carla Bley]]
| type = Live album
| Cover = Songs with Legs.jpg
| artist = [[Carla Bley]]
| Released = 1994
| cover = Songs with Legs.jpg
| Recorded = May 1994
| alt =
| Genre = [[Jazz]]
| released = 1994
| Length = 54:14
| recorded = May 1994
| venue =
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| Label = [[ECM (record label)|Watt/ECM]]
| studio =
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| Producer = [[Carla Bley]] & [[Steve Swallow]]
| Chronology = [[Carla Bley]]
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| length = 54:14
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| Last album = ''[[Big Band Theory]]''<br>(1993)
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| label = [[ECM (record label)|Watt/ECM]]
| This album = '''''Songs with Legs'''''<br>(1994)
| Next album = ''[[The Carla Bley Big Band Goes to Church]]''<br>(1996)
| producer = [[Carla Bley]] & [[Steve Swallow]]
| chronology = [[Carla Bley]]
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| prev_title = [[Big Band Theory]]
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = [[The Carla Bley Big Band Goes to Church]]
| next_year = 1996
| misc = {{Extra chronology
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| artist = [[Steve Swallow]]
| type = Live album
| prev_title = [[Real Book (album)|Real Book]]
| prev_year = 1993
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| title = Songs with Legs
| year = 1994
| next_title = [[Parlance (album)|Parlance]]
| next_year = 1995
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'''''Songs with Legs''''' is a [[live album]] by the American composer, bandleader and keyboardist [[Carla Bley]] with the saxophonist [[Andy Sheppard]] and the bass guitarist [[Steve Swallow]] recorded in Europe and released on the [[ECM (record label)|Watt/ECM]] label in 1994.<ref>[http://sudo.3.pro.tok2.com/Quest/cards/C/CarlaBley/index.html Carla Bley discography]. Retrieved August 9, 2010.<br />- [http://www.trovar.com/ECM/WATT.php ECM/WATT discography]. Retrieved August 25, 2016.</ref>


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'''''Songs with Legs''''' is a [[live album]] by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist [[Carla Bley]] with saxophonist [[Andy Sheppard]] and bassist [[Steve Swallow]] recorded in Europe and released on the [[ECM (record label)|Watt/ECM]] label in 1994.<ref name="Bley discography">[http://sudo.3.pro.tok2.com/Quest/cards/C/CarlaBley/index.html Carla Bley discography] accessed August 9, 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.trovar.com/ECM/WATT.php ECM/WATT discography] accessed August 25, 2016</ref>
==Reception==
==Reception==
The [[AllMusic]] review by Alex Henderson awarded the album 2½ stars and stated: "For those who've said they wish Bley would solo more often, ''Songs with Legs'' is an album to hear."<ref name="Allmusic">Henderson, A. [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r231471|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review], accessed August 9, 2010.</ref> The ''[[Penguin Guide to Jazz]]'' awarded it 3 stars, stating: "She doesn't put a foot wrong throughout."<ref name="Penguin Guide"> {{cite book|last = Cook|first = Richard|authorlink = Richard Cook (journalist)|author2=Brian Morton |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings|origyear = 1992|edition = 9th|series = The Penguin Guide to Jazz|year = 2008|publisher = Penguin|location = New York|isbn = 978-0-14-103401-0|pages = 131}}</ref>
The ''[[AllMusic]]'' review by Alex Henderson awarded the album 2½ stars and said, "For those who've said they wish Bley would solo more often, ''Songs with Legs'' is an album to hear."<ref name="Allmusic">Henderson, A. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r231471|pure_url=yes}} ''Allmusic'' Review]. Retrieved August 9, 2010.</ref> A biographer also highlighted her increased focus on piano and improvisation at this period in Bley's career, and highlighted the "soulful, spiritual-like piece 'The Lord Is Listenin' to Ya, Hallelujah!'".<ref name="Beal">{{cite book |last=Beal |first=Amy C. |title=Carla Bley |year=2011 |publisher=University of Illinois Press |isbn= 978-0-252-07818-7 |pages=85–86 }}</ref> The ''[[Penguin Guide to Jazz]]'' awarded it 3 stars, saying, "She doesn't put a foot wrong throughout."<ref name="Penguin Guide">{{cite book|last = Cook|first = Richard|author-link = Richard Cook (journalist)|author2=Brian Morton |author-link2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings|orig-year = 1992|edition = 9th|series = The Penguin Guide to Jazz|year = 2008|publisher = Penguin|location = New York|isbn = 978-0-14-103401-0|pages = 131}}</ref>
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| rev1Score = {{rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
| rev2 = ''[[Penguin Guide to Jazz]]''
| rev2 = ''[[Penguin Guide to Jazz]]''
| rev2Score = {{rating|3|4}}<ref name="Penguin Guide"/>
| rev2Score = {{rating|3|4}}<ref name="Penguin Guide"/>
| rev8 = [[Tom Hull (critic)|Tom Hull]]
| rev8Score = B+ ({{Rating-Christgau|hm2}})<ref>{{cite web|last=Hull|first=Tom|author-link=Tom Hull (critic)|date=28 February 2018|url=http://www.tomhull.com/ocston/blog/archives/2608-Streamnotes-February-2018.html|title=Streamnotes|website=Tom Hull – on the Web|access-date=9 July 2020}}</ref>
}}
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==Track listing==
==Track listing==
:''All compositions by Carla Bley except as indicated''
All compositions by Carla Bley except where noted.
# "Real Life Hits" - 8:08
# "Real Life Hits" - 8:08
# "The Lord Is Listenin' to Ya, Hallelujah!" - 7:48
# "The Lord Is Listenin' to Ya, Hallelujah!" - 7:48
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*[[Carla Bley]] - [[piano]]
*[[Carla Bley]] - [[piano]]
*[[Andy Sheppard]] - [[tenor saxophone]], [[soprano saxophone]]
*[[Andy Sheppard]] - [[tenor saxophone]], [[soprano saxophone]]
*[[Steve Swallow]] - [[bass guitar]]
*[[Steve Swallow]] - [[bass guitar]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:ECM Records live albums]]
[[Category:ECM Records live albums]]
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[[Category:Steve Swallow albums]]
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[[Category:Andy Sheppard albums]]
[[Category:Andy Sheppard albums]]
[[Category:1994 live albums]]
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[[Category:1994 collaborative albums]]

Latest revision as of 18:13, 3 September 2024

Songs with Legs
Live album by
Carla Bley
Released1994
RecordedMay 1994
GenreJazz
Length54:14
LabelWatt/ECM
ProducerCarla Bley & Steve Swallow
Carla Bley chronology
Big Band Theory
(1993) 		Songs with Legs
(1994) 		The Carla Bley Big Band Goes to Church
(1996)
Steve Swallow chronology
Real Book
(1993) 		Songs with Legs
(1994) 		Parlance
(1995)

Songs with Legs is a live album by the American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley with the saxophonist Andy Sheppard and the bass guitarist Steve Swallow recorded in Europe and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1994.[1]

Reception

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The AllMusic review by Alex Henderson awarded the album 2½ stars and said, "For those who've said they wish Bley would solo more often, Songs with Legs is an album to hear."[2] A biographer also highlighted her increased focus on piano and improvisation at this period in Bley's career, and highlighted the "soulful, spiritual-like piece 'The Lord Is Listenin' to Ya, Hallelujah!'".[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded it 3 stars, saying, "She doesn't put a foot wrong throughout."[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Penguin Guide to Jazz[4]
Tom HullB+ ((2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention))[5]

Track listing

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All compositions by Carla Bley except where noted.

  1. "Real Life Hits" - 8:08
  2. "The Lord Is Listenin' to Ya, Hallelujah!" - 7:48
  3. "Chicken" - 8:21
  4. "Misterioso" (Thelonious Monk) - 10:20
  5. "Wrong Key Donkey" - 12:02
  6. "Crazy with You" - 7:37
  • Recorded live on tour in France, Italy, Austria, Germany, Turkey and England in May 1994.

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Carla Bley discography. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
    - ECM/WATT discography. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Henderson, A. Allmusic Review. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
  3. ^ Beal, Amy C. (2011). Carla Bley. University of Illinois Press. pp. 85–86. ISBN 978-0-252-07818-7.
  4. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
  5. ^ Hull, Tom (28 February 2018). "Streamnotes". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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