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Synth Thesis

by Paul Bley

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    "5 STARS…timbral selectivity and rhythmic spaciousness. …dramatically evocative contrasts the synths sound utterly fresh. …unique sense of harmony and line. ” – Down Beat Magazine

    Jazz star and keyboard pioneer Paul Bley brings his innovative creativity to this Postcards Records album, “Paul Bley: Synth Thesis”. His organic blend of traditional acoustic sounds and electronic experimentation culminate in a unique, sonically surprising, and compelling, futuristic experience. Consisting of acoustic piano and synthesizers, the recording is Bley’s first electro-acoustic album in twenty years, and is every bit as brilliantly original as we have come to expect from this great piano maestro.Paul Bley at piano GOOD

    “…intelligent and sensitive. …Bley’s most finely integrated multi-keyboard statement to date.” – JazzTimes

    “…a wonderful world of music… His creativity never seems to stop.” – Jazz Life Magazine (Japan)

    Sometimes the best improvised music sounds as if it was meticulously composed, and it is precisely in this spirit that Jazz pianist/composer Paul Bley created the Postcards Records CD “Paul Bley Synth Thesis”. Paul’s collaborations over the years with such artists as Charlie Parker, Pat Metheny, Lester Young, and Charles Mingus put him in the top ranks of the Jazz pantheon, and this album naturally progresses his trendsetting path into the future.

    Keyboard pioneer Paul Bley has had a profound decades-long influence on jazz piano. “Synth Thesis”, a completely improvised work, performed entirely without overdubbing, represents a major step into the musical future. In “Synth Thesis”, Bley’s first electronic recording in 20 years, the worlds of synthesizers and piano blend for a unique, sonically surprising and compelling, future-oriented experience – as brilliantly original as we have come to expect from this great maestro.

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Gentle Man 02:50
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Atir 04:25
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Polygons 06:34
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Cold Fusion 03:56
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Fuzzy Logic 01:18
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Still Life 03:08
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Side Kicks 02:18
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Speed Trap 02:14
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Real Magic 03:11

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“5 STARS! …timbral selectivity and rhythmic spaciousness. …dramatically evocative contrasts the synths sound utterly fresh. …unique sense of harmony and line. ” – Down Beat Magazine

Jazz star and keyboard pioneer Paul Bley brings his innovative creativity to this Postcards Records album, “Paul Bley: Synth Thesis”. His organic blend of traditional acoustic sounds and electronic experimentation culminate in a unique, sonically surprising, and compelling, futuristic experience. Consisting of acoustic piano and synthesizers, the recording is Bley’s first electro-acoustic album in twenty years, and is every bit as brilliantly original as we have come to expect from this great piano maestro.Paul Bley at piano GOOD

“…intelligent and sensitive. …Bley’s most finely integrated multi-keyboard statement to date.” – JazzTimes

“…a wonderful world of music… His creativity never seems to stop.” – Jazz Life Magazine (Japan)

Sometimes the best improvised music sounds as if it was meticulously composed, and it is precisely in this spirit that Jazz pianist/composer Paul Bley created the Postcards Records CD “Paul Bley Synth Thesis”. Paul’s collaborations over the years with such artists as Charlie Parker, Pat Metheny, Lester Young, and Charles Mingus put him in the top ranks of the Jazz pantheon, and this album naturally progresses his trendsetting path into the future.

Keyboard pioneer Paul Bley has had a profound decades-long influence on jazz piano. “Synth Thesis”, a completely improvised work, performed entirely without overdubbing, represents a major step into the musical future. In “Synth Thesis”, Bley’s first electronic recording in 20 years, the worlds of synthesizers and piano blend for a unique, sonically surprising and compelling, future-oriented experience – as brilliantly original as we have come to expect from this great maestro.

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released May 6, 2022

Produced by: Ralph Simon
Executive Producer: Sibyl R. Golden
Total Time: 47:16 minutes

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Paul Bley Montreal, Québec

Bley’s profound, decades-long influence on the entire scope of jazz piano has been extraordinary, and he has played, as he puts it, “everywhere, with everybody”. Among the great musicians he has collaborated with are Pat Metheny, Albert Ayler, Ornette Coleman, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Don Cherry, Art Blakey, Charlie Mingus, and more. The list could go on and on. ... more

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