Songs with Legs
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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 Watt/ECM label in 1994.[1]
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."[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded it 3 stars, stating: "She doesn't put a foot wrong throughout."[3]
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| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Carla Bley except as indicated
- "Real Life Hits" - 8:08
- "The Lord Is Listenin' to Ya, Hallelujah!" - 7:48
- "Chicken" - 8:21
- "Misterioso" (Thelonious Monk) - 10:20
- "Wrong Key Donkey" - 12:02
- "Crazy with You" - 7:37
- Recorded live on tour in France, Italy, Austria, Germany, Turkey and England in May 1994.
Personnel
References
- ^ Carla Bley discography accessed August 9, 2010
- ^ a b Henderson, A. Allmusic Review, accessed August 9, 2010.
- ^ 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.