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Live! (Carla Bley album)

Live!
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Live album by Carla Bley
Released 1982
Recorded August 19–21, 1981
Venue Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, California
Genre Jazz
Length 41:39
Label Watt/ECM
Producer Carla Bley
Carla Bley chronology
Social Studies
(1980)
Live!
(1981)
I Hate to Sing
(1981-83)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars
Penguin Guide to Jazz 3.5/4 stars

Live! is a live album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley recorded at the Great American Music Hall in 1981 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1982.

Critical reaction to the album is generally positive but varies. The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick awarded the album 3 stars, stating: "Listeners looking for prime Carla Bley would do better to search out her earlier, far more adventurous and creative work". The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3½ stars and stated: "Live! is a treat, representing one of the finest performances by her and Mantler on record".

All compositions by Carla Bley.


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