Notes (album)

Notes is an album by Canadian jazz pianist Paul Bley and American drummer Paul Motian recorded in 1987 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.[1]

Notes
Studio album by Paul Bley and Paul Motian
Released	1987
Recorded	July 3 & 4, 1987
Genre	Jazz
Length	55:08
Label	Soul Note
Producer	Giovanni Bonandrini
Paul Bley chronology
Fragments (1986) Notes (1987) The Paul Bley Quartet (1987)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Eugene Chadbourne awarded the album 3 stars, stating: "...the tracks basically having the flatness and relative lack of detail of the album's cover illustration. These performances have a lingering quality, however, certain moments eventually acquiring magic like illuminations, even though it is all mere residue under the fingers of players who seemingly can create beauty in their sleep."[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz said "Their interplay in the most demanding of improvisational settings is intuitive and perfectly weighted".[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]
Tom Hull	B+ ()[4]

Track listing

1. "Notes" (Paul Bley) - 4:16
2. "Batterie" (Carla Bley) - 4:38
3. "Piano Solo No.1" (Paul Bley) - 5:19
4. "West 107th Street" (Paul Motian) - 4:55
5. "Just Us" (Motian) - 4:26
6. "No.3" (Paul Bley) - 4:08
7. "Turns" (Paul Bley) - 4:40
8. "Ballad" (Paul Bley) - 2:31
9. "Excerpt" (Paul Bley) - 2:44
10. "Love Hurts" (Paul Bley) - 4:51
11. "Inside" (Paul Bley) - 5:16
12. "Finale" (Paul Bley) - 3:13
13. "Diane" (Ernö Rapée, Lew Pollack) - 4:11

• Recorded at Barigozzi Studio in Milano, Italy, on July 3 & 4, 1987.

Personnel

• Paul Bley — piano
• Paul Motian — percussion

References

1. Soul Note discography accessed October 27, 2011
2. Chabourne, E. Allmusic Review accessed October 27, 2011
3. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 134. ISBN 0141023279.
4. Hull, Tom (June 2, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – On the Web. Retrieved June 20, 2020.