Song:Hand In Hand
Album:Partners
Pianist Paul Bley has been at the forefront of the avant garde jazz movement since the early 60s. Bassist Gary Peacock has been a frequent collaborator. Paul Bley was born Nov. 10, 1932 in Montreal. Gary Peacock was born May 12, 1935 in Burley, ID. Bley started playing piano at age 8 and studied at Julliard in 1951. He played with Charles Parker on a 1953 CBC TV show and also worked with Charles Mingus. He moved to New York to join Jackie McLean's band and then moved to Los Angeles. It was there that he started hanging around with Ornette Coleman and others who started the avant garde jazz movement. Meanwhile, Peacock was in the military and moved to Los Angeles after his discharge. They first worked together in 1962 and have worked together many times. Both have been married to musicians. Bley was married to Carla Bley and then later married Peacock's ex-wife Annette Peacock. So it's all intertwined. This 1989 album was rereleased by Sunnyside Records in 2001. It's a duet record but Bley & Peacock also play solo tracks as well. It's not for beginners. It's intended for fans of the two musicians. Peacock joined Keith Jarrett's trio in 1983 and continues to tour with Jarrett & Jack DeJohnette. Bley continues to tour and record. His latest CD About Time was released by Justin Time Records last month. Here's Paul Bley performing Lucky as part of a 1998 documentary.
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