12 (+6) In a Row

12 (+6) In a Row is an album by Paul Bley with Hans Koch and Franz Koglmann recorded in Switzerland in 1990 and released on the hat ART label the following year.[1][2]

12 (+6) In a Row
Studio album by Paul Bley
Released	1991
Recorded	May 23 & 24, 1990
Studio	Foundation Artists' House, Boswil, Switzerland
Genre	Jazz
Length	58:48
Label	hat ART 6081
Producer	Pia and Werner X. Uehlinger
Paul Bley chronology
Memoirs (1990) 12 (+6) In a Row (1991) Right Time, Right Place (1990)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Guardian	[4]

Thom Jurek of AllMusic states, "In all, this is one of Bley's most curious and intimate works, where his own musical mind is given problems -- presented by serialism and its own undoing -- and his ways of resolving them or casting them out of his vocabulary. Brilliant".[3] The Guardian review by John Fordham awarded the album 4 stars noting "This is perhaps predominantly a set for free-jazz fans; however, it's jostling with absorbing melody, and all 18 tracks are invitingly short".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Paul Bley, Hans Koch & Franz Koglmann except as indicated

1. "Solo 1" (Bley) - 3:13
2. "Trio 1" - 3:37
3. "Solo 2" (Bley) - 3:34
4. "Trio 2" - 2:22
5. "Solo 3" (Bley) - 3:27
6. "Trio 3" - 3:04
7. "Duo 1" (Bley, Koch) - 1:59
8. "Duo 2" (Bley Koch) - 1:58
9. "Duo 3" (Bley, Koglmann) - 2:17
10. "Solo 4" (Bley) - 4:27
11. "Trio 4" - 2:59
12. "Solo 5" (Bley) - 3:47
13. "Trio 5" - 4:57
14. "Solo 6" (Bley) - 4:57
15. "Trio 6" - 4:28
16. "Solo 7" (Bley) - 2:37
17. "Trio 7" - 2:20
18. "Solo 8" (Bley) - 3:07

Personnel

• Paul Bley - piano
• Franz Koglmann - flugelhorn
• Hans Koch - clarinet, saxophone

References

1. Hat Hut Records catalog, accessed June 29, 2014
2. European Free Improvisation: album entry accessed July 9, 2018
3. Jurek, T., Allmusic Review accessed June 29, 2014
4. Fordham, J., The Guardian Review April 25, 1998