Axis (Paul Bley album)

Axis
Live album by Paul Bley
Released	1978
Recorded	July 1–3, 1977 Axis in Soho, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	30:15
Label	Improvising Artists IAI 373853
Producer	Paul Bley
Paul Bley chronology
Pyramid (1977) Axis (1978) Tears (1983)

Axis is a live solo album by pianist Paul Bley recorded in New York in 1977 and released on Bley's own Improvising Artists label the following year.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This is one of Bley's most painterly and moving solo dates".^[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz called it "a meditative and in some ways rather melancholy set" and "an intriguing blend of styles and ideas".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Paul Bley except as indicated

1. "Axis" - 16:01
2. "Porgy" (George Gershwin) - 3:38
3. "Music Matador" (Prince Lasha) - 4:48
4. "El Cordobes-Please Don't Ever Leave Me" - 5:48

Personnel

• Paul Bley - piano

References

1. Paul Bley catalog, accessed June 22, 2014
2. Jurek, T., Allmusic Review accessed June 22, 2014
3. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 133. ISBN 0141023279.
4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 26. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.