Fragments (Paul Bley album)

Fragments is an album by Canadian jazz pianist Paul Bley recorded in 1986 and released on the ECM label.[2]

Fragments
Studio album by
Paul Bley
Released1 October 1986[1]
RecordedJanuary 1986[2]
GenreJazz
Length54:05
LabelECM
ProducerManfred Eicher
Paul Bley chronology
My Standard
(1985)		 Fragments
(1986)		 The Paul Bley Quartet
(1987)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[4]

The AllMusic review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "this 1986 session ranks high among his many solo and group outings for the label... Overcast and a bit icy as one might expect, but nevertheless Bley's Fragments makes for a consistently provocative and enjoyable listen."[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz said "The writing and arranging are surprisingly below par and the recording isn't quite as clean as it might be".[4]

Track listing
All compositions by Paul Bley except as indicated
  1. "Memories" – 7:26
  2. "Monica Jane" (Bill Frisell) – 7:09
  3. "Line Down" (John Surman) – 7:17
  4. "Seven" (Carla Bley) – 5:44
  5. "Closer" (Carla Bley) – 5:08
  6. "Once Around the Park" (Paul Motian) – 6:40
  7. "Hand Dance" – 2:54
  8. "For the Love of Sarah" (Motian) – 5:46
  9. "Nothing Ever Was, Anyway" (Annette Peacock) – 6:01
    • Recorded at Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway in January 1986.

Personnel

References
  1. Fragments - Paul Bley, John Surman, Bill Frisell, Paul Motian - ECM Records
  2. ECM discography Archived 2012-10-04 at the Wayback Machine accessed August 29, 2011
  3. Cook, S. AllMusic Review accessed August 29, 2011.
  4. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 133. ISBN 978-0141023274.
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