Paul Bley: Ramblin’

One of the more free flowing pianists of the 1960s, Paul Bley is found here with his intuitive trio of Mark Levinson/b and Randy Altshul/dr in Milano, Italy for an album of advanced ideas. He delivers a rich read of his wife Carla’s”Ida Lupino” while a pair of tunes by Gary Peacock result in introspective and intricate reads of “Both” and “Mazatlan”. Ornette Coleman’s “Ramblin’” is treated with nuance, with the whole evening a lesson in communication and subtlty.