European Tour 1977
European Tour 1977 is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley. Recorded in 1977 in Munich, Germany, it was released on the Watt/ECM label in 1978.
Reception
of AllMusic stated: "One of Carla Bley's most rewarding recordings... unusual, somewhat innovative and always fun music." The Milwaukee Journal considered it "among the funniest jazz albums ever made." In 1996, Billboard noted that Bley has "been steadily praised for integrating whimsy into her scores... On European Tour 1977, there was a daffy nature to the sophisticated orchestration."Track listing
All compositions by Carla Bley- "Rose and Sad Song" - 11:11
- "Wrong Key Donkey" - 7:52
- "Drinking Music" - 4:26
- "Spangled Banner Minor and Other Patriotic Songs" - 19:17
Personnel
- Carla Bley – organ, tenor saxophone
- Michael Mantler – trumpet
- Elton Dean – alto saxophone
- Gary Windo – tenor saxophone
- John Clark – french horn, guitar
- Roswell Rudd – trombone
- Bob Stewart – tuba
- Terry [Adams (musician)|Terry Adams] – piano
- Hugh Hopper – bass guitar, bass drum
- Andrew Cyrille – drums