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THE album Memoirs, first released in 1989 but now reissued on the Italian Soul Note label, is an outstanding trio session cut by three masters, all of whom have left us over the last decade.
Paul Bley (1932-2016) was from Montreal. As a young pianist he was recognised by his great co-citizen, Oscar Peterson, for whom he deputised in his local club gigs, and found himself playing with legendary horns like Charlie Parker and Lester Young.
When he moved to New York he threw himself into the jazz scene — his first album was for the Debut label owned by Charles Mingus, and features the bassman and the great drummer Art Blakey accompanying him. It was a debut indeed, and sparked a jazz life of experiment, tradition and audacity which continued for six decades.
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