Memoirs serves as a tidy summation of Paul Bley's gifts as an individual and musical conversationalist. It helps that he converses with old friends. Paul Motian is, roughly, to the drums what Bley is to the piano, capable of sculpting icy, paradoxical emotions; on moment's notice, they can venture "out" where tonal centers and rhythmic pulses are not invited. And there, always, is the fundamental Charlie Haden, who demonstrates how a few well-placed notes and well-observed silences can lock a group texture into place. - Josef Woodard
Tracks
01. Memoirs (Paul Bley)
02. Monk's Dream (Thelonious Monk)
03. Dark Victory (Charlie Haden)
04. Latin Genetics (Ornette Coleman)
05. This Is the Hour (Paul Motian)
06. Insanity (Paul Bley)
07. New Flame (Charlie Haden)
08. Sting a Ring (Paul Motian)
09. Blues for Josh (Charlie Haden)
10. Enough Is Enough (Paul Motion)
CHARLIE HADEN bass
PAUL MOTIAN drums
PAUL BLEY piano
Recorded on 20 July 1990 at Mondial Sound, Milano, Italy.
Soul Note - 121240-2