- Are We There Yet? · 1999
- Are We There Yet? · 1999
- The Ballad of the Fallen · 1982
- Are We There Yet? · 1999
- Life Goes On · 2020
- Life Goes On · 2020
- Trios · 2013
- Night-Glo (With Steve Swallow) · 1985
- Night-Glo (With Steve Swallow) · 1985
- Dinner Music · 1977
- Dinner Music · 1977
- Memoirs · 1992
- Sextet · 1987
Essential Albums
Artist Playlists
- RIP Carla Bley—a jazz pianist and composer whose expressive range was unparalleled (1936–2023).
Live Albums
Compilations
- 2004
- 2001
About Carla Bley
A highly regarded pianist, composer, and arranger, Carla Bley was at the forefront of avant-garde jazz and modern creative music beginning in the '60s. She initially emerged as a composer, working closely with pianist Paul Bley, as well as progressive artists like George Russell and Jimmy Giuffre. She was a founder of the Jazz Composers' Orchestra and her long-form jazz opera Escalator Over the Hill stands as a distinct stylistic signpost of the era. Bley worked with a host of free-jazz icons -- including Pharaoh Sanders, Steve Lacy, and Peter Brotzmann, among others -- and continued to compose challenging genre-bending works into the 21st century. Along with her many large ensemble works, she regularly collaborated in a trio with bassist Steve Swallow and saxophonist Andy Sheppard, issuing albums like 2013's Trios, 2016's Anando el Tiempo, and 2020's Life Goes On. ~ Chris Kelsey
- HOMETOWN
- Oakland, CA, United States
- BORN
- 11 May 1938
- GENRE
- Jazz