This came out in May for the first time. When Will the Blues Leave blew away everything ECM put out this year. So much for brand new stuff recorded since being better than old stuff which we all must know (hopefully) in jazz is absurd but mostly forget given the constant journey to grasp the urge within all artists possess to create something from nothing. This 20-year-old recording by the Pauls Bley, Motian and Gary Peacock is to study and learn from as well as to fully absorb at your leisure. Textbook stuff that sings off the page. SG
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