![]() In fact, his musical journey draws analogy to that of the spawning salmon, swimming upstream, spewing his seed for the future of his species (collaborating along the way with almost all historically important jazz artists including Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, Ornette Coleman, Jimmy Giuffre, Sonny Rollins, Lester Young and Lee Konitz). It has always been like that with the Montreal-born giant the music flowing like a river, breaking through obstacles, unstoppable and ever-changing.īley is one of that rare breed of artist for whom risk and resiliency are not mere empty spoken words, but rather governing principles in a life of unselfish dedication to a merciless art form. His phrases are still as temperamental and intentionally destabilizing as they were in his younger years. Pianist Paul Bley has been searching relentlessly for half a century, yet his playing remains as fresh as spring water. The body may feel a bit tired, but the resolute, searching mind, is still very much intact as sharp as an eagle's eye and as terrifying as a boxer's aim.
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