“That music came out of me just in a sort of, in the hour after I found out that he, as they call it, passed,” Bley says. Immediately after hearing about the death of legendary jazz bassist Charlie Haden in 2014, Bley wrote the song “Time/Life,” which would become the title track for the Liberation Music Orchestra’s 2016 album of the same name that includes two tracks from Haden’s final performance with the group. In a similar light, Bley says she’ll sometimes be inspired to write a piece about a person who has died. It's also incredibly personal for Bley: The three parts of the title composition represent stages of recovery from addiction, all based on her experience watching a friend deal with alcoholism and come out the other end. It might sound like there’s a lot happening musically within the trio, yet a good portion of Bley’s most recent release for ECM, Andando el Tiempo, which means “with the passing of time,” is gorgeous, sparse and unhurried. It’s just an idea I have at the moment, that I’m playing the big band with my hands.” I mean, maybe it’s not even completely true. “We’re all sort of taking parts and responsibility for certain parts of a big band. “Andy’s playing all the solos and Steve’s the rhythm section,” Bley says. She’d much rather have a lot of people playing those things, but, alas, you’ll hear her playing all the background instruments. I could go down the instruments down my fingers at the same time.”īley says she’s got a big job to do. I’ve got to be the soprano player with my pinkie of my right hand, and the finger next to that has to play the alto, and the middle finger plays the tenor, and then the index finger plays the first trombone. “I have to play most of the notes, because Andy and Steve can only play one note at a time and I can play ten,” Bley says. Contributions for the charitable purposes of The Rumpus must be made payable to “Fractured Atlas” only and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.Renowned jazz composer and pianist Carla Bley has recorded albums with her own big band and arranged and written music for Charlie Haden Liberation Music Orchestra, so it’s not surprising that when she performs with her trio, which includes bassist Steve Swallow and saxophonist Andy Sheppard, she approaches the music like a big band. The Rumpus is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. And join us by becoming a monthly or yearly Member.Įach of these subscription programs along with tax-deductible donations made to The Rumpus through our fiscal sponsor, Fractured Atlas, helps keep u s going and brings us closer to sustainability. Subscribe to the Rumpus Poetry Book Clubs, and Letters in the Mail from authors. We believe that literature builds community-and if reading The Rumpus makes you feel more connected, please show your support! Get your Rumpus merch in our online store. We lift up new voices alongside those of more established writers readers already know and love. Our mostly volunteer-run magazine strives to be a platform for risk-taking voices and writing that might not find a home elsewhere. Tags: addiction, americana, Ariana Grande, Astral Weeks, Bandcamp, Black Flag, bob dylan, Car Seat Headrest, Cardi B, Carla Bley, CD Baby, Chris Forsyth, Chuck Berry, community, country music, COVID-19, dB's, Death Grips, Demi Levato, digital music, Dixie Dregs, Donald Trump, drug abuse, EDM, electric guitar, Elvis Costello, eminem, Forgotify, Funkadelic, Gary Giddins, George Harrison, Glenn Branca, grateful dead, Greta Van Fleet, guitar, guitars, hip-hop, Hootie and The Blowfish, Huey Lewis, independent music, Ingram Marshall, jazz, john cage, Jolie Holland, Kendrick Lamar, la monte young, Lindsay Cooper, lou reed, Megan Thee Stallion, Metal Machine Music, michael snediker, moby, Music, music critic, music criticism, neil young, New Albion, nostalgia, Other Music, pandemic, Pete Townshend, Politics, Questlove, Ratt, Ravi Shankar, reggae, Ric Ocasek, Richard Lloyd, Richard Thompson, rick moody, Rihanna, robert christgau, Run The Jewels, sexism, skrillex, songcraft, SoundCloud, Spotify, Steve Gunn, Sun Ra, swinging modern sounds, systemic inequality, systemic racism, tango, Taylor Deupree, Taylor Swift, The Best of Bread, The Messthetics, thurston moore, TikTok, tim ramick, To Pimp a Butterly, Tower Records, Trump, Virgin Megastore, Well-Tuned Piano, William Basinskiįounded in 2009, The Rumpus is one of the longest running independent online literary and culture magazines. The clash of opinions about music is music itself.more
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