Mr. Joy

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Mr. Joy
File:Mr Joy.jpg
Studio album by
Released1968
RecordedMay 10, 11 & 12, 1968
StudioAudio Recording Inc. Seattle and the University of Washington, Seattle
GenreJazz
Length40:51
LabelLimelight LS 86060
Paul Bley chronology
Virtuosi
(1967)
Mr. Joy
(1968)
Paul Bley with Gary Peacock
(1963-68)

Mr. Joy is an album led by jazz pianist Paul Bley recorded in the studio and in concert in Seattle in 1968 and released on the Limelight label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svg[2]
Tom Hull – on the WebA−[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating: "in the case of this particular recording the more concise performances have proven to be like mother of pearl found on the beach".[2]

Track listing

  1. "Only Lovely" (Paul Bley) - 6:20
  2. "Kid Dynamite" (Annette Peacock) - 3:10
  3. "Nothing Ever Was, Anyway" (Peacock) - 5:44
  4. "El Cordobes" (Peacock) - 6:04
  5. "Ramblin'" (Ornette Coleman) - 4:44
  6. "Touching" (Peacock) - 4:49
  7. "Blood" (Peacock) - 6:10
  8. "Mr. Joy" (Peacock) - 3:50

Personnel

References

  1. Paul Bley catalog, accessed June 19, 2014
  2. 2.0 2.1 Chadbourne, E., Allmusic Review accessed June 19, 2014
  3. Hull, Tom (September 8, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved September 9, 2020.