jazz_penguin

Nobody said it better then the man himself: "When I started out, I worked very simply, but I always knew what I was doing"
A very fine and comfy recording. It is fascinating to follow Bill's sound as it evolves over the years. His unique approach to playing the piano creates one of the most distinguishable sounds in Jazz history. He studied conscientiously every harmony change, every passage until it became second nature, not one note in his music is unjustified, something very ... read more

Not sure what happened here, underwhelming, uninteresting, sounds like a watered down James Blake

This comes from the same unknown place in heaven as Cocteau Twins' "Heaven and Las Vegas" does

Enter Paul Bley & Charlie Haden. Coleman's debut sounds like he already has 30 years of experience and is just getting off the Bop train. Including his debut album "Something Else!", it is a rare occasion to hear him play with a pianist for the next 30 years. There is a "Complete Live at the Hillcrest Club" reissue of this album which include tracks previously released under Bley's name.