Leave It Open (album)

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Leave It Open
Gong Leave It Open.jpg
Studio album by
Pierre Moerlen's Gong
Released1981 (1981)
RecordedStars & Stripes, London
GenreJazz rock, progressive rock
Length38:15
LabelArista
ProducerPierre Moerlen
Pierre Moerlen's Gong chronology
Time Is the Key
(1979) 		Leave It Open
(1981) 		Breakthrough
(1986)

Leave It Open is the fifth studio album by Pierre Moerlen's Gong. It was released in 1981.[1]

Featuring an all-instrumental jazz-driven sound, notable for the prominent use of vibraphone, it has little to do with the psychedelic space rock of Daevid Allen's Gong, even though the two bands share a common history.

The album features the American jazz saxophonist Charlie Mariano, the band's only album to do so, and was their last release for a major label.[2]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Pierre Moerlen, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Leave It Open"17:25
2."How Much Better It Has Become"3:29
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."I Woke Up This Morning Felt Like Playing Guitar"3:36
2."It's About Time" (Hansford Rowe)6:11
3."Stok Stok Stok Sto-Gak" (Hansford Rowe)4:13
4."Adrien"3:46

Personnel[]

Pierre Moerlen's Gong
Guest musicians

Production credits[]

  • Nick Bradford – assistant
  • Gordon Johnson – assistant
  • Ian Jones – assistant
  • Graham Lawson – executive producer
  • Keith Moore – assistant
  • Sheila Rock – photography

References[]

  1. ^ "Pierre Moerlen's Gong: Leave It Open". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
  2. ^ "Pierre Moerlen's Gong: Leave It Open". www.progarchives.com. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
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