European Tour 1977 | ||||
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Studio album by The
Carla Bley Band | ||||
Released | 1978 | |||
Recorded | September 1977 | |||
Studio | Bavaria Musik Studios Munich, Germany | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 42:30 | |||
Label | Watt/ECM | |||
Producer | Carla Bley | |||
Carla Bley chronology | ||||
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European Tour 1977 is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley. Recorded in 1977 in Munich, Germany, it was released on the Watt/ECM label in 1978. [1] [2]
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Source | Rating |
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Christgau's Record Guide | A− [4] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Scott Yanow of AllMusic stated: "One of Carla Bley's most rewarding recordings ... unusual, somewhat innovative and always fun music." [3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album three stars. [5] The Milwaukee Journal considered it "among the funniest jazz albums ever made." [6] In 1996, Billboard noted that Bley has "been steadily praised for integrating whimsy into her scores... On European Tour 1977, there was a daffy nature to the sophisticated orchestration." [7]
All compositions by Carla Bley