Bley in 2007 Background information Birth name Lovella May Borg Born ( 1936-05-11) May 11, 1936 (age 82), U.S. Genres,, Occupation(s) Musician, bandleader, composer Instruments Piano, organ Years active 1960–present Labels WATT,, Associated acts,,,,,,,,,,,,, Website Carla Bley (born Lovella May Borg, May 11, 1936) is an American composer, pianist, organist and bandleader. An important figure in the movement of the 1960s, she is perhaps best known for her jazz opera (released as a triple LP set), as well as a book of compositions that have been performed by many other artists, including,,,, and her ex-husband. Feb 14, 2017 - Allison, Victor Bailey, Gato Barbieri, Remo Belli, Paul Bley, David Bowie. Al Caiola, Phil. Ple of single albums that were download-only live stuff. Out—grass roots, easy connections, very personable. Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America. Office xp small business edition. If you have an MSDN or you can download the ISO image of the CD/DVD’s. Carla Bley at, San Francisco 1979 Bley was born in to Emil Borg (1899–1990), a piano teacher and church choirmaster, who encouraged her to sing and to learn to play the piano, and Arline Anderson (1907–1944), who died when Bley was eight years old. After giving up the church to immerse herself in at the age of fourteen, she moved to at seventeen and became a cigarette girl at, where she met jazz pianist. She toured with him under the name Karen Borg, before she changed her name in 1957 to Carla Borg and married Paul Bley the same year adopting the Bley name. He encouraged her to start composing. The couple later divorced but she kept his surname professionally. Later life and career [ ] A number of musicians began to record Bley's compositions: recorded 'Bent Eagle' on his 1960 release in 1960; Jimmy Giuffre recorded 'Ictus' on his album; and Paul Bley's consisted entirely of her compositions. Throughout her career Bley has thought of herself as a writer first, once describing herself as 99 percent composer and one percent pianist. In 1964 she was involved in organising the which brought together the most innovative musicians in New York at the time. She then had a personal and professional relationship with, with whom she had a daughter,, now also a musician in her own right. Bley and Mantler were married from 1965-91. With Mantler, she co-led the and started the JCOA record label which issued a number of historic recordings by, and, as well as her own and Mantler's LPs. Bley and Mantler followed with, which has issued their recordings exclusively since the early 1970s. Bley and Mantler were pioneers in the development of independent artist-owned record labels and also started the now defunct which specialized in small, independent labels that issued recordings of 'creative improvised music'. [ ] Bley has collaborated with a number of other artists, including, and drummer, whose 1981 solo album was entirely written by Bley and performed by her regular band, making it in effect a Carl Bley album in all but name. [ ] She arranged and composed music for 's, and wrote A Genuine Tong Funeral for.
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