ESP-Disk' · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Closer
| Recorded | Dec 12, 1965 |
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| Label | ESP-Disk' |
| Released | 1965 |
| Personnel | 3 credited players |
| Discogs | master 178108 |
The record
Carla Bley's compositions supply the material for this angular, unhurried trio date, with Swallow's elastic bass and Altschul's coloristic drumming opening the music into spacious, lyrical territory. A record of piano-trio thinking cut for ESP-Disk' at its most exploratory.
Session personnel
- Steve Swallow — bass
- Barry Altschul — percussion
- Paul Bley — piano
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 22 pressings on file.
| 1966 | ESP-Disk' · 1021 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1966 | ESP-Disk' · 1021 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | ESP-Disk' · SMJ-7486 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Stereo |
| 1973 | ESP-Disk' · 1021 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1973 | ESP-Disk' · 1021 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | ESP-Disk' — STEREO |
| 1993 | Venus Records (5) · TKCZ-79128 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 2000 | Calibre (3) · ESP CD 1021 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2003 | Get Back · GET1044 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2008 | ESP-Disk' · ESP 1021 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Digipak |
| 2013 | ESP-Disk' · 1021 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 50th Anniversary |
| 2013 | ESP-Disk' · 1021 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2013 | ESP-Disk' · 1021 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2013 | ESP-Disk' · 1021 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
Follow the players
Steve Swallow also plays on
Barry Altschul also plays on