A jazz duet album by Paul Bley and Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen released on SteepleChase Records in 1973. The album was recorded in Copenhagen, Denmark in June and July 1973, and primarily features Bley’s compositions. Bley’s performance here is more extroverted than on some of his other recordings.
Niels Pedersen, a virtuoso who mostly played in bop-oriented settings, was in great demand since he was a teenager. He had to reluctantly turn down Count Basie’s offer to join his orchestra when he was just 17, but worked steadily as the house bassist at the Club Montmartre and as a member of the Danish Radio Orchestra.
Whenever Ameerican jazzmen passed though Scandinavian, they asked for Pedersen; during the 1960s he played with Sonny Rollins, Bill Evans, Roland Kirk, Dexter Gordon, Bud Powell and Albert Ayler. In the 1970s, Pedersen was featured in a duo with Kenny Drew. Starting in the mid-‘70s, he was an occasional member of the Oscar Peterson Trio and he recorded several dates as a leader for SteepleChase. He remained very active until his sudden death in April 2005. He was 58.
tracks
01. Meeting (Paul Bley)
02. Mating of Urgency (Paul Bley)
03. Carla (Paul Bley)
04. Olhos de Gato (Carla Bley)
05. Strung Out (Paul Bley)
06. Paradise Island (Paul Bley)
07. Upstairs (Paul Bley)
08. Later (Paul Bley)
09. Summer (Paul Bley)
10. Gesture Without Plot (Anette Peacock)
PAUL BLEY piano
NIELS -HENNING ORSTED PEDERSEN bass
Recorded June 24 & July 1, 1973 in Copenhagen
SteepleChase 31005
http://www.steeplechase.dk/
01. Meeting (Paul Bley)
02. Mating of Urgency (Paul Bley)
03. Carla (Paul Bley)
04. Olhos de Gato (Carla Bley)
05. Strung Out (Paul Bley)
06. Paradise Island (Paul Bley)
07. Upstairs (Paul Bley)
08. Later (Paul Bley)
09. Summer (Paul Bley)
10. Gesture Without Plot (Anette Peacock)
PAUL BLEY piano
NIELS -HENNING ORSTED PEDERSEN bass
Recorded June 24 & July 1, 1973 in Copenhagen
SteepleChase 31005
http://www.steeplechase.dk/