Memoirs (jazz album)

Memoirs
Studio album by Paul Bley, Charlie Haden and Paul Motian
Released	1990
Recorded	July 20, 1990
Studio	Mondail Sound, Milano, Italy
Genre	Jazz
Length	70:49
Label	Soul Note
Producer	Giovanni Bonandrini
Paul Bley chronology
BeBopBeBopBeBopBeBop (1989) Memoirs (1990) 12 (+6) In a Row (1990)

Memoirs is an album by pianist Paul Bley, bassist Charlie Haden and drummer Paul Motian recorded in 1990 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Josef Woodard awarded the album 3 stars stating "Memoirs serves as a tidy summation of Paul Bley's gifts as an individual and musical conversationalist".^[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz said "A dream lineup that promises much and delivers royally... Tremendous stuff".^[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Paul Bley except as indicated

1. "Memoirs" - 9:50
2. "Monk's Dream" (Thelonious Monk) - 7:55
3. "Dark Victory" (Charlie Haden) - 4:19
4. "Latin Genetics" (Ornette Coleman) - 7:49
5. "This Is the Hour" (Paul Motian) - 6:09
6. "Insanity" - 4:14
7. "New Flame" (Haden) - 9:45
8. "Sting a Ring" (Motian) - 7:07
9. "Blues for Josh" (Haden) - 5:27
10. "Enough Is Enough" (Motian) - 8:14

• Recorded at Mondial Sound in Milano, Italy on July 20, 1990.

Personnel

• Paul Bley — piano
• Charlie Haden — bass
• Paul Motian — drums

References

1. Soul Note discography accessed October 27, 2011
2. Woodard, J. 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.