If We May

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If We May
If We May.jpg
Studio album by
Paul Bley Trio
Released1994
RecordedApril 1993
GenreJazz
Length55:47
LabelSteepleChase SCCD 31344
ProducerNils Winther
Paul Bley chronology
Hands On
(1993) 		If We May
(1994) 		Sweet Time
(1993)

If We May is an album jazz standards by pianist Paul Bley recorded in 1993 and released on the SteepleChase label.[1]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3.5/4 stars[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "The music is quite accessible to straightahead fans even if Bley gives these warhorses some new twists, and he shows that he can swing with the best of them (not that anyone really doubted it)".[2]

Track listing[]

  1. "Long Ago (And Far Away)" (Ira Gershwin, Jerome Kern) - 9:36
  2. "Don't Explain" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) - 9:43
  3. "If We May" (Paul Bley) - 10:08
  4. "Indian Summer" (Al Dubin, Victor Herbert) - 5:59
  5. "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 9:26
  6. "Goodbye" (Gordon Jenkins) - 5:12
  7. "Confirmation" (Charlie Parker) - 5:55

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Paul Bley catalog, accessed June 28, 2014
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed June 28, 2014
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
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