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Carla Bley

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Born
11 May 1936 (age 87)
Born In
Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States
Carla Bley (born Lovella May Borg, May 11, 1936) is an American jazz composer, pianist, organist and band leader. An important figure in the free jazz movement of the 1960s, she is perhaps best known for her jazz opera Escalator Over The Hill (released as a triple LP set), as well as a book of compositions that have been performed by many other artists, including Gary Burton, Jimmy Giuffre, George Russell, Art Farmer and her ex-husband Paul Bley. Bley was born in Oakland, California. Her father, a piano teacher and church choirmaster, encouraged her to sing and to learn to play the … read more
Carla Bley (born Lovella May Borg, May 11, 1936) is an American jazz composer, pianist, organist and band leader. An important figure in the free jazz movement of the 1960s, she is perhaps best known for her jazz opera Escalator Over The Hill (released as a triple LP set), as well as a book o… read more
Carla Bley (born Lovella May Borg, May 11, 1936) is an American jazz composer, pianist, organist and band leader. An important figure in the free jazz movement of the 1960s, she is perhaps best known for her jazz opera Escalator Over The Hill (released as a triple LP set), as well as a book of compositions that have been performed by many other artists, including… read more

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3 Play track Vashkar Vashkar
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4 Play track Life Goes On: Life Goes On Life Goes On: Life Goes On
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8 Play track Escalator Over The Hill - A Chronotransduction by Carla Bley and Paul Haines Like Animals
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10 Play track Escalator Over The Hill - A Chronotransduction by Carla Bley and Paul Haines Escalator Over The Hill
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